Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad Inc

What Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad Inc does

Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad Inc is an all-volunteer, 501(c)(3) nonprofit emergency medical services organization headquartered at 1000 Summit Avenue in Summit, New Jersey. Founded on July 28, 1962, the squad provides pre-hospital emergency medical care and ambulance transport to the city's approximately 22,000 residents and visitors. Operations are delivered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, dispatched through the 9-1-1 system, with services provided entirely free of charge and no billing issued to patients. The core technology stack is conventional EMS equipment: three ambulances, a first responder/scene support unit, a special operations trailer, an EMS bike team, and semi-automatic defibrillators.

The organization supplements its emergency response mission with a portfolio of community health programs, including free CPR/AED training, blood pressure and glucose screenings, flu vaccine clinics, recurring blood drives with the American Red Cross, and an annual Frozen Turkey Drive with the Other Fellow First Foundation. It operates a Junior EMS Program for high-school-aged residents (admitting approximately 13 per year) and a formal EMT training pathway for adult volunteers, with the New Jersey Training Fund covering the ~$1,500, 200-hour EMT school cost. Squad members are certified through the American Heart Association, and the organization holds an industrial membership arrangement with Overlook Hospital allowing employee volunteers to leave work for emergency calls.

The business model is donation-funded rather than revenue-generating: the $430,000 annual operating budget is met entirely through private community contributions, annual fund drives, gifts of securities, bequests, corporate matching gifts, foundation grants, and AmazonSmile donations. No government or tax dollars support operations. The squad employs no paid staff; all roles, including leadership, are filled by volunteers. The organization has no parent company, no subsidiaries, no funding rounds, and no institutional investors, operating as an independent nonprofit with no equity structure.

Name

Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad Inc

Legal name

Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad Inc

Website

https://summitems.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1962

Operating status

Operating

Short description

Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad Inc is an all-volunteer, donation-funded 501(c)(3) nonprofit providing free 24/7 pre-hospital emergency medical services and ambulance transport to the 22,000 residents of Summit, New Jersey, operating since 1962.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Emergency Medical Services

NAICS

Ambulance Services (621910)

SIC

Services-Health Services (8000), Services-Misc Health & Allied Services, Nec (8090)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Volunteer emergency medical services
• Pre-hospital emergency care
• Ambulance transport services
• Community health programs
• CPR training services

Headquarters

HQ city

Summit

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

Revenue model

1. Donations and Fundraising: The organization is funded entirely through community donations. Annual budget of $430,000 is met through private contributions. They conduct annual fund drives and accept gifts of securities, bequests, corporate matching, and foundation grants. No government or tax funding.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

The Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad is an all-volunteer, non-profit organization providing pre-hospital emergency medical care and ambulance transportation 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to all residents and visitors of Summit, NJ. Services are dispatched through the 9-1-1 system using 3 ambulances, a first responder/scene support unit, a special operations trailer, and an EMS bike team. All services are provided completely free of charge with no billing for ambulance transport or emergency medical care.

Product overview

Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad Inc is an all-volunteer, non-profit emergency medical services organization providing pre-hospital emergency medical care and transportation to over 22,000 residents in Summit, NJ. The core offering is 24/7 emergency EMS response with 3 ambulances, a first responder vehicle, and specialized equipment. The squad offers a portfolio of community health services including free CPR training, blood pressure/glucose screenings, flu vaccine clinics, and blood drives. Training programs include a Junior EMS Program for high school students and EMT certification for adult volunteers. All services are provided free of charge and funded entirely through private donations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Emergency Medical Services All-volunteer pre-hospital emergency medical care and transportation provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to all residents and visitors in Summit, NJ. Services are provided free of charge and include CPR, defibrillation, and emergency medical response.
• Ambulance Transport Emergency ambulance transport services responding to 9-1-1 calls. The squad operates 3 ambulances, a first responder/scene support unit, a special operations trailer, and an EMS bike team, all available at no charge.
• CPR Training Free community CPR classes teaching basic lifesaving skills including CPR and automated external defibrillator (AED) use. Training is led by certified EMS members and offered to community members.
• Community Health Screenings Free community blood pressure and blood glucose screenings offered to residents. The squad also conducts flu vaccine clinics as part of community health programming.
• Junior EMS Program High school student volunteer program for Summit residents ages 16 and older. Juniors assist on emergency medical calls, receive free CPR/BLS training through the American Heart Association, and can pursue EMT certification.
• EMT Training Program Emergency Medical Technician certification training for active squad members. The program is approximately 200 hours long, and the New Jersey Training Fund covers the $1,500 cost of EMT school.
• Blood Drive Services Regular blood drives hosted at squad headquarters in partnership with the American Red Cross and New York Blood Center (NYBC), held in memory of Gary Letizia. COVID antibody testing is also offered during these events.
• Community Outreach Programs Various outreach events including the annual Frozen Turkey Drive (food drive for the Community Food Bank of New Jersey), National Night Out, Memorial Day Parade participation, and free health education materials.

Quantifiable outcome

• 2,479 9-1-1 calls responded to in 2025
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Other Fellow First FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual partnership for the Frozen Turkey Drive charity event held at Union Place in front of the Summit Diner. The 18th Annual event in 2025 collects frozen turkeys, non-perishable food, gift cards, and monetary donations to benefit the Community Food Bank of New Jersey.
• American Red CrosscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegular blood drives hosted at the Summit EMS headquarters, including events in memory of Gary Letizia (father of Medical Director Dr. Matthew Letizia). Drives held multiple times yearly with COVID antibody testing offered.
• AmazonSmileminorGTM or Marketing PartnerAmazonSmile charitable program where shoppers can designate the Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad as their recipient (EIN 22-6063974) and Amazon donates a percentage of purchases.
• Overlook HospitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerHistorical partnership dating to 1962 when Overlook Hospital donated its old ambulance to the newly formed squad. Hospital provided land offer (declined) and continues to have industrial membership program allowing employee volunteers to leave work for emergency calls.
• American Legion - Lindsey Street Post #322minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-sponsor of the Frozen Turkey Drive charity event supporting the Community Food Bank of New Jersey.
• Community Foundation of NJminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerFoundation support for the Frozen Turkey Drive and other community programs.
• Summit Fire DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerJoint fire first responder program started as experiment and continued operationally. Firefighters provide initial CPR and response before EMS arrival. Squad members relieve firefighters and complete patient care with defibrillation.
• Summit Police DepartmentcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAnnual co-hosting of National Night Out Against Crime community event at Village Green. Police-EMS collaboration for public safety outreach.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Livingston First Aid Squad: Volunteer first aid and EMS squad serving Livingston, NJ. Direct peer providing free emergency medical response to a comparable suburban NJ community under a volunteer-staffed, donation-funded model.
• Maplewood First Aid Squad: Volunteer first aid and ambulance service in Maplewood, NJ providing free emergency medical services through community donations. Operates under the same volunteer-driven model serving a similar NJ community.
• Millburn-Short Hills First Aid Squad: Volunteer first aid squad serving Millburn and Short Hills, NJ. Direct peer with comparable all-volunteer staffing, donation-based funding, and free EMS services to a similar affluent suburban NJ community.
• Madison Volunteer Ambulance Squad: Volunteer ambulance squad serving Madison, NJ with an all-volunteer staffing model and free service offering to a comparable suburban NJ community. Direct peer in operations, fundraising approach, and community engagement model.
• Scotch Plains Rescue Squad: Volunteer rescue squad in Scotch Plains, NJ providing free emergency medical services and ambulance transport. Operates with a comparable volunteer model and donation-based funding in a similar NJ community.
• Cranford First Aid Squad: Volunteer first aid squad in Cranford, NJ offering free EMS and ambulance services through community donations. Direct peer in volunteer staffing, geographic scope, and operational model.
• Westfield Rescue Squad: Volunteer rescue squad serving Westfield, NJ providing free ambulance and EMS services. Comparable in volunteer-driven structure, community funding approach, and operational scope to Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad.
• New Providence Rescue Squad: Volunteer rescue and EMS squad in New Providence, NJ providing free emergency medical services. Operates under a nearly identical model: volunteer EMTs, donation funding, 9-1-1 response in a small NJ community.
• Chatham Emergency Squad: Volunteer-run EMS organization in Chatham, NJ providing free 9-1-1 emergency medical response and ambulance transport to a similar small-town community. Directly comparable in operating model, donation-based funding, and service offering.

Regional players

• Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad: Highly regarded volunteer rescue squad serving Bethesda-Chevy Chase, MD. Operates a comparable all-volunteer EMS model with donation funding but in a different geographic region; widely cited as a benchmark for volunteer EMS organizations nationally.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/SummitEMS
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UCxevrSCzRcB-rzt4IenEEmA
• Facebookfacebook.com/summitvems
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/summit-volunteer-first-aid-squad
• Instagraminstagram.com/summit_ems?igsh=MW94b3RoY3BneTg4OA==

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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