Cranbury First Aid Squad

What Cranbury First Aid Squad does

Cranbury First Aid Squad (CFAS) is a private emergency medical services organization founded in 1957, headquartered at 68 Maplewood Ave in Cranbury, New Jersey. It provides 24/7/365 ambulance response and patient transport services to the Township of Cranbury and surrounding areas, answering over 900 emergency calls in 2024 and maintaining mutual aid coverage for five neighboring municipalities (East Windsor, Hightstown, Plainsboro, South Brunswick, and Monroe). The organization operates a hybrid staffing model that combines paid per-diem EMTs (requiring 2+ years of 911 EMS experience) with volunteer members who receive free EMT certification and uniforms. All personnel are New Jersey State Certified EMTs with 240+ hours of initial training, and ambulance units are inspected annually to meet NJ state requirements. Average dispatch-to-enroute response time is 3.23 minutes.

CFAS generates revenue primarily through billing for ambulance transport services, which is administered by a third-party billing partner, ARS-Ambulance Reimbursement Systems Inc. (Allentown, PA). Bills are submitted to patient insurance providers, and balance billing may occur for uncovered amounts. Patients transported with Advanced Life Support involvement may receive two separate bills. Beyond ambulance transport, CFAS offers supplementary community programs including free CPR training for residents and a selective Cadet Program for high school students aged 15-18. Distribution is entirely direct via the 911 emergency dispatch system; the organization has no app, no public API, and no digital consumer channel.

The organization is community-owned and volunteer-staffed, governed by an elected administration (President Charlie Smith, VP Mark Nebbia, Treasurer Jon Rosenberg, Recording Secretary Mike Kervan, Corresponding Secretary Suzanne Nydick) with operational command led by Captain John Nichols. CFAS has no parent company, no external investors, no funding rounds, no patents, no M&A activity, and no AI/ML technology footprint. It is a mature, single-station community EMS operation that has operated continuously for over 68 years.

Name

Cranbury First Aid Squad

Legal name

Cranbury First Aid Squad

Website

https://cranburyfirstaid.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1957

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Cranbury First Aid Squad is a private, community-based emergency medical services organization founded in 1957, providing 24/7 ambulance response and transport to Cranbury, NJ residents and mutual aid to five neighboring municipalities via a hybrid paid and volunteer EMT staffing model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Ambulance Services (62191)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYBPAIAGAC

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) & Ambulance Services

Business & Public Services/Public Sector & Government Administration/Law Enforcement & Public Safety (Police, Fire, EMS)

SECONDARYHLAFANAA

911/Public EMS Agencies (Municipal/County/Fire-Based)

Healthcare & Life Sciences/Healthcare Providers & Systems/Emergency Medical Services

Keywords

• Emergency medical services
• Ambulance transport
• CPR training
• Volunteer EMT program
• 911 EMS response

Headquarters

HQ city

Cranbury

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. Ambulance Transport Billing: CFAS bills all patients transported to the hospital through third-party billing company ARS-Ambulance Reimbursement Systems Inc. Billing is submitted to patients' insurance providers. Patients may receive separate bills if Advanced Life Support units were also involved.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Cranbury First Aid Squad provides 24/7 emergency medical response and ambulance transport to Cranbury Township, NJ residents and Cranbury Business Park. In addition to primary 911 EMS coverage, the organization delivers community CPR training, volunteer EMT certification training, and a youth Cadet Program. Patient billing is administered through a third-party billing company.

Product overview

Cranbury First Aid Squad provides emergency medical services as its core offering, operating a hybrid model of paid and volunteer staff. The organization delivers 24/7 ambulance response, transports, and emergency medical care. Supporting the core EMS product are complementary programs including CPR training for community residents and a youth Cadet Program that trains high school students in EMS basics. The squad also recruits and trains volunteer EMTs, providing free certification to those who join.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• 24/7 Emergency Medical Response and Ambulance Transport Round-the-clock Basic Life Support ambulance response, treatment, and transport for medical emergencies for residents of Cranbury Township, NJ and Cranbury Business Park.
• CPR Training and Certification Community CPR certification courses offered to Cranbury Township residents and the public to build bystander emergency response capability.
• Volunteer EMT Training Program
• Youth Cadet Program

Quantifiable outcome

• Average response time of 3.23 minutes
• +1 more outcomes

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• ARS-Ambulance Reimbursement Systems Inc.coreOthersThird-party billing company handling all insurance claims and patient billing for ambulance transport services. Located in Allentown, PA. Handles customer inquiries, payment arrangements, and insurance follow-up.

Scale indicators7 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Plainsboro Rescue Squad: Volunteer EMS provider serving Plainsboro Township in Middlesex County, NJ. Listed as one of CFAS's mutual aid partners, making it a directly comparable township-level first aid squad in the same New Jersey central region.
• Princeton First Aid & Rescue Squad: Volunteer BLS/ALS first aid and rescue squad serving Princeton, NJ, immediately adjacent to CFAS's service area. Operates a similar hybrid volunteer/paid model with comparable community training and youth programs, making it a directly comparable peer.
• Hightstown First Aid Squad: Volunteer first aid squad serving Hightstown, NJ, and listed by CFAS as one of its five mutual aid partners. Closely comparable in operating scale, model, and geography.
• East Windsor Volunteer Fire Company #1: Volunteer emergency services organization covering East Windsor Township, NJ, and one of CFAS's mutual aid partners. Provides overlapping EMS response in the same Central NJ corridor.
• Pennington First Aid Squad: Volunteer EMS squad serving Pennington Borough in Mercer County, NJ. Directly comparable in size, volunteer hybrid model, and Central New Jersey township-level service scope.

Broad incumbents

• Robert Wood Johnson Mobile Health Services: Hospital-affiliated ALS ambulance provider operating throughout Central New Jersey. Provides the Advanced Life Support units that serve the same area as CFAS and is mentioned by name on CFAS's billing page as the ALS partner for the territory.
• Atlantic Mobile Health: One of the largest private ambulance and EMS providers in New Jersey, offering BLS, ALS, and specialty transport across a broad geography. A scaled commercial peer in the same NJ EMS market, with substantially larger operations than CFAS.
• Capital Health EMS: Hospital-affiliated ALS ambulance service operated by Capital Health, also identified on CFAS's billing information as one of the ALS units that serves the Cranbury area. A broader incumbent that overlaps CFAS at the higher-acuity end.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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