Tewksbury First Aid & Rescue Squad

What Tewksbury First Aid & Rescue Squad does

Tewksbury First Aid & Rescue Squad (TFARS) is a 100% volunteer, nonprofit emergency medical and rescue organization founded in 1990 and headquartered at 163 Old Turnpike Road, Califon, NJ. It provides Basic Life Support (BLS) emergency medical services, vehicle extrication, off-road rescue, and patient transport to the roughly 1,900 households of Tewksbury Township and surrounding communities through regional mutual-aid agreements. The squad operates a fleet of six emergency vehicles, including two ambulances, a rescue truck, a chief's vehicle, a Chevrolet Suburban first responder vehicle, and a Gator off-road transporter, equipped with Holmatro Core Technology extrication tools and Para Tech stabilization equipment. Membership consists of approximately 40 licensed EMTs, drivers, associates, and cadets, all unpaid, and services are provided entirely free of charge with no billing to patients.

The organization supplements its core emergency response with community-facing programs: American Heart Association-certified CPR and first aid training taught in-house by Chief Jeffrey Fenton and Deputy Chief Michael Woodruff, a reflective address sign program with free installation to aid first responders, school and community safety demonstrations, and participation in local events such as parades, STEM Night, and Trunk or Treat. All services, including emergency response, are delivered at no cost to residents or visitors.

TFARS is funded almost entirely by community donations, with more than 75% of its annual budget sourced from its annual giving campaign, the Tewksbury Harvest Festival fundraiser, and contributions from patients and community members. Secondary revenue streams include CPR course fees, address sign sales, and event sponsorship. The current "Team 250" capital campaign seeks 250 Tewksbury families pledging $250 per year for five years to fund a replacement ambulance costing more than $375,000, highlighting both capital-intensity pressure from an aging fleet and the organization's reliance on grassroots philanthropy rather than government subsidy or fee-for-service billing.

Name

Tewksbury First Aid & Rescue Squad

Legal name

Tewksbury First Aid & Rescue Squad

Website

https://tewksburyrescue.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Tewksbury First Aid & Rescue Squad is a 100% volunteer, nonprofit emergency medical and rescue organization serving Tewksbury Township, NJ, and surrounding communities since 1990. It provides free Basic Life Support, vehicle extrication, off-road rescue, and AHA-certified CPR training funded by donations and its annual Harvest Festival.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Emergency and Other Relief Services (624230), Emergency and Other Relief Services (62423)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Medical Emergency Response & On-site First Aid/Paramedics (BPABANAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Fire & Rescue Services (Fire Suppression, Rescue) (BPAIAGAB), Emergency Response, First Aid/CPR/AED & Incident Management Training (BPAKAOAJ)

Keywords

• Emergency medical services
• Volunteer rescue services
• Basic life support
• CPR and first aid training
• Community emergency response

Headquarters

HQ city

Califon

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Annual Campaign: More than 75% of annual budget funded through annual campaign and donations from patients and community members. The 'Team 250' campaign seeks 250 families to donate $250 each for five consecutive years to fund new ambulance.
2. Harvest Festival Fundraiser: Annual Tewksbury Harvest Festival (28th annual in 2026) is a primary fundraiser featuring craft vendors, food trucks, car show, live bands, and beer garden. Revenue supports normal operations and vehicle replacement.
3. CPR and Education Classes: 3.5 hour CPR course taught by certified American Heart Association instructors. Course fees include all materials and qualification card upon completion. Also offers basic first aid demonstrations.
4. Address Sign Sales/Services: Reflective address sign markers sold to help homeowners clearly mark their property for emergency responders. Free installation is available.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Tewksbury First Aid & Rescue Squad is a 100% volunteer nonprofit organization that provides free emergency medical services (Basic Life Support), technical rescue services, and community safety programs to residents of Tewksbury Township and surrounding areas in New Jersey. The squad also offers CPR/first aid training, sells reflective address signs to aid emergency responders, and operates specialized vehicles for off-road, water, and ice rescue situations.

Product overview

Tewksbury First Aid & Rescue Squad is a 100% volunteer-run emergency medical and rescue organization established in 1990, providing free Basic Life Support (BLS) services to Tewksbury Township, NJ. The core offerings center on emergency medical response and rescue services (including motor vehicle extrication and off-road rescue), supported by community education programs including American Heart Association-certified CPR and first aid training. The organization operates a fleet of six emergency vehicles (two ambulances, rescue truck, chief's vehicle, first responder vehicle, and off-road Gator vehicle) and funds operations primarily through donations and its annual Harvest Festival fundraiser. Additional community services include a reflective address sign program and building/tour visits for groups.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Medical Services (Basic Life Support) Free 24/7 Basic Life Support emergency medical response staffed by volunteer EMTs for residents and visitors experiencing medical emergencies in the service area.
• Technical Rescue Services Specialized technical rescue operations including water rescue, ice rescue, and off-road rescue for residents and visitors in difficult terrain or weather conditions.
• CPR and First Aid Training

Quantifiable outcome

• Immediate CPR can double, or even triple, a person's chances of survival after cardiac arrest (American Heart Association)

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• VCI Emergency Vehicle SpecialistminorOthers · 5 June 2019Emergency vehicle supplier in Berlin, NJ that delivered the 2019 Ford F-550 ambulance with Horton Body to TFARS.
• American Heart AssociationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAHA certified instructors (Jeffrey Fenton and Michael Woodruff) teach CPR classes. Successful completion of the 3.5-hour course provides qualification cards issued by the American Heart Association.
• Christie Hoffman Farm ParkminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerVenue partner for the annual Tewksbury Harvest Festival, held at Christie Hoffman Farm Park in Tewksbury, NJ.
• Hunterdon County Dept. of HealthminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerIssues Temporary Food Vendor License required for food trucks participating in the Harvest Festival, replacing the permit previously required by Tewksbury Township.
• Road Trip RescuesminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPet adoption partner featured at the Harvest Festival, bringing animal rescue organizations together with community members.
• HolmatrocoreOthersRescue tool equipment provider whose Core Technology tools (spreader, cutters, rams, combi tool) are used for vehicle extrication operations.
• Life Star (Emergency Vehicle Body)coreOthersManufacturer of the 10-foot high body rescue unit mounted on the 2005 Ford F-550 chassis, featuring slide-out and transverse mounted trays.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Holmatro: Core technology supplier of the extrication tools used by TFARS; not a peer in services but a critical ecosystem partner whose product capabilities shape the squad's heavy-rescue offering.

Broad incumbents

• St. John Ambulance: International volunteer-driven first aid and emergency response organization with comparable volunteer-staffed training and event medical services; broader geographic reach but similar ethos.
• Atlantic Mobile Health: Larger NJ-based paid EMS and medical transport provider; comparable BLS/interfacility transport offerings but operates as a paid, professionalized counterpart to TFARS's volunteer model.
• American Red Cross: National nonprofit delivering emergency response, training (CPR/first aid), and disaster relief; overlaps with TFARS on the AHA-affiliated CPR education and broader emergency preparedness mission at scale.

Regional players

• Califon Fire Company: Adjacent volunteer fire company providing overlapping fire suppression and emergency response within TFARS's mutual-aid geography; comparable volunteer model but focused on fire rather than EMS.

Direct peers

• High Bridge Emergency Squad: Volunteer Hunterdon County-area emergency squad with comparable BLS, rescue, and community-donation funding model; serves as a direct operational peer in the same region.
• Lebanon Township First Aid & Rescue Squad: Hunterdon County volunteer rescue squad serving a comparable rural-suburban township with free BLS and rescue services; shares funding and volunteer-staffing model.
• Readington Volunteer Ambulance Squad: Nearby NJ volunteer ambulance service with similar free-service, donation-funded, all-volunteer structure serving a comparable suburban township catchment.
• Whitehouse First Aid & Rescue Squad: NJ volunteer first aid and rescue organization offering BLS, vehicle extrication, and CPR training funded by donations—structurally and operationally analogous to TFARS.
• Clinton First Aid & Rescue Squad: Nearby NJ volunteer rescue squad providing free BLS and rescue services to a similar small-town catchment; directly comparable in mission, volunteer model, and service mix.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TewksburyRescue

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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