Saratoga County Emergency Medical Services Council

What Saratoga County Emergency Medical Services Council does

The Saratoga County Emergency Medical Services Council is a non-profit organization founded in 1979 and headquartered in Ballston Spa, New York, that functions as the collective coordinating body for 11 independent not-for-profit EMS agencies and fire departments operating across Saratoga County. The Council does not deliver emergency medical services directly; instead it provides inter-agency coordination, shared program administration, training coordination, mutual aid management, and unified public-facing emergency communication. Its core programs include EMT Original and Refresher training courses (including specialized tracks for military veterans and high school students), the PulsePoint-integrated citizen CPR/AED alert system, the CodeRED emergency notification system, the IamResponding dispatch coordination platform, an Overdose Prevention Program, the First Responder Peer Support Team, and the Ambulance Patient Offload Times (APOT) data program that tracks ED wait times across 50+ ambulances.

The Council's technology stack is operational rather than proprietary: it integrates third-party platforms (PulsePoint Foundation, CodeRED, IamResponding) into county emergency response workflows and operates GPS-based data collection systems developed by individual member-agency leaders (notably Mark Freiberger's APOT tracking system). It has no commercial product roadmap, no disclosed AI/ML capabilities, and no parent company or institutional funding relationships. The organization is staffed by 11-50 administrative and volunteer coordinators under the leadership of County EMS Coordinator Mike McEvoy, Deputy Coordinator Tracy Weir, and Chairperson Kathy Barton.

The Council's business model is donation-funded: it explicitly states that "Your donations allow us to run our community programs," and there is no fee-for-service revenue captured at the Council level. Member agencies are separately incorporated not-for-profit entities that bill independently for EMS services; the Council itself derives no commercial revenue from coordinating them. Marketing and outreach are conducted primarily through the saratogaems.org website, an email newsletter, and an employment page, with no paid advertising or commercial channel strategy evident.

Name

Saratoga County Emergency Medical Services Council

Legal name

Saratoga County Emergency Medical Services Council

Website

https://saratogaems.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

The Saratoga County EMS Council is a non-profit founded in 1979 that coordinates 11 independent not-for-profit EMS agencies and fire departments across Saratoga County, New York, providing shared training, programs (PulsePoint, APOT, Peer Support), and a unified public voice for emergency medical services.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Saratoga Springs

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: The organization relies on donations from the public to run community programs. The organization states 'Your donations allow us to run our community programs'.

Distribution channels1 record

Core offering

The Saratoga County EMS Council is a non-profit coordinating body that serves as the unified voice for 11 independent Emergency Medical Services agencies across Saratoga County, New York. It provides EMT Original and Refresher training courses, coordinates mutual aid among member agencies, and operates community-facing safety programs including the Pulse Point CPR alerting app, the Overdose Prevention Program, the First Responder Peer Support Team, the IamResponding dispatch coordination platform, the Ambulance Patient Offload Times (APOT) tracking program, and CodeRED emergency notification sign-up.

Product overview

Saratoga County EMS Council is a non-profit organization that serves as a collective voice for Emergency Medical Services in Saratoga County, New York. The organization provides EMT training courses (Original and Refresher), coordinates with multiple EMS agencies, and operates community programs including Pulse Point, Overdose Prevention Program, Peer Support Team, IamResponding, and Ambulance Patient Offload Times tracking. The Council coordinates 12 participating EMS agencies across the county.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pulse Point: A 911-connected mobile app that informs users when CPR is needed in a public location within 0.5 mile radius in Saratoga County, and allows citizens to upload locations and photos of AEDs
• Saratoga County First Responder Peer Support Team
• Ambulance Patient Offload Times (APOT)

Products and services

• EMT Training Courses

Quantifiable outcome

• Mark Freiberger developed automated GPS-based data collection system across 50+ ambulances in Saratoga County and two adjacent counties to track emergency department wait times

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2017Collaborative partnership during EMS Week 2017 for the World CPR Challenge initiative to promote CPR training and awareness across communities.
• International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2017Collaborative partnership during EMS Week 2017 for the World CPR Challenge initiative to promote CPR training and awareness.
• American Medical Response (AMR)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 May 2017Collaborative partnership during EMS Week 2017 for the World CPR Challenge initiative to promote CPR training and awareness.
• PulsePoint FoundationcoreTechnology or Integration · 4 May 2017PulsePoint Respond is a 911-connected mobile app integrated with the Council's emergency response system. The app immediately informs citizens when CPR is needed in a public location within a 0.5 mile radius. Citizens can also upload locations and photos of AEDs so the 911 center can advise Pulse Point responders of their location.
• CodeREDcoreTechnology or IntegrationEmergency notification system allowing the Council to notify residents through CodeRED platform managed by local and county government officials in the event of emergency situations or critical community alerts.
• IamRespondingcoreTechnology or IntegrationEmergency response management system used by Saratoga County EMS agencies for dispatch and personnel coordination.
• Albany Medical CenterminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerAlbany Medical Center Cardio-Pulmonary Surgery ICU works with Saratoga County EMS, advertising job openings for motivated emergency service personnel as cardiac patient care associates.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• National Association of EMS Physicians (NAEMSP): Professional association for EMS physicians and medical directors; comparable to Saratoga as an EMS-focused membership organization, though oriented toward medical direction rather than field operations.
• National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO): NASEMSO coordinates state-level EMS officials and policy, analogous to how Saratoga County EMS Council coordinates county-level agencies — a broader incumbent in the same coordination tier.
• American Ambulance Association: National membership association representing EMS and ambulance services across the U.S. Shares the council/association model with Saratoga, but operates at national advocacy scale rather than a single county.
• National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians: National credentialing body for EMTs, overlapping with Saratoga's EMT Original and Refresher training programs; comparable as a standards and certification organization for the EMS workforce.

Others

• International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC): A current Saratoga partner for EMS Week initiatives; serves as an adjacent peer in emergency services coordination, particularly for fire-based EMS integration.
• American College of Emergency Physicians (ACEP): A current Saratoga partner for the World CPR Challenge; comparable as an emergency-medicine professional organization adjacent to EMS council functions.

Direct peers

• Regional Emergency Medical Organization (REMO): REMO is a regional EMS coordinating body that has awarded Saratoga County EMS personnel (e.g., 2003 EMS Instructor of the Year), making it a directly comparable regional peer for council-level EMS coordination, training, and recognition programs.

Emerging players

• PulsePoint Foundation: Operates the PulsePoint Respond CPR/AED app that Saratoga has integrated; a peer in the civic-tech/EMS data space with overlapping scope on crowdsourced cardiac response.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights5 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/saratoga-emergency-corp-inc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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