named programs · 3 · from sources
What they call their work
Advanced Life Support (ALS)
Advanced emergency care delivered by paramedics, including IV placement, advanced airway management, ECG monitoring, and administration of a wide range of medications.
Basic Life Support (BLS)
Emergency medical services provided by EMTs including CPR, AED operation, splinting, bandaging, and administration of limited medications.
Explorer Post 215
Youth program for individuals aged 14–19 offering training in emergency response, CPR, and community service, chartered under the Boy Scouts of America’s Learning for Life program.
activities · 6 groups
What they do
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Emergency Ambulance & Medical Response 3 activities
- Basic and Advanced Life Support Care DeliveryDelivers BLS services including CPR, AED operation, splinting, bandaging, and administration of limited medications, as well as ALS interventions such as ECG performance, IV placement, advanced airway management, and administration of a broad range of medications during emergency responses.
- Emergency Medical Dispatch and CoordinationOperates a dispatch system that receives emergency calls from the County 911 system, alerts and coordinates emergency crews, monitors responses from dispatch to hospital arrival, and maintains communication with hospitals, police, fire departments, utility companies, and the Long Island Railroad.
- Emergency Medical and Ambulance ServicesProvides 24/7 emergency medical response, including Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Life Support (ALS), to the Huntington Community Ambulance District in New York. Services are delivered by a volunteer team of over 250 members, with responses staffed by at least one EMT and, when appropriate, a Paramedic.
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Volunteer Fire Department Services 2 activities
- Member Training and Probation ProgramConducts dispatch training for new members over a two-week period followed by on-shift training and a one-year probationary period prior to full deployment on ambulance services.
- Volunteer RecruitmentAccepts applications for volunteer membership to support emergency medical services operations.
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Blood and Marrow Donation Drives 1 activity
- Community Blood DrivesOrganizes blood drives at its headquarters to collect blood donations for the community.
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Community CPR and First Aid Training 1 activity
- Community Emergency Prevention and Education ProgramsProvides preventative and educational services to the community, including first aid training, AED training for all members, and public health initiatives such as blood glucose monitoring and Narcan administration through pilot programs.
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Emergency Response Vehicle Operations 1 activity
- Emergency Equipment and Ambulance MaintenanceConducts regular inspections, maintenance, and restocking of ambulances and emergency equipment, including emergency supplies and medications, to ensure operational readiness.
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Regional EMS Coordination and Quality Improvement 1 activity
- Historic Medical Innovations ImplementationEstablished the first cardiac care telemetry system in Suffolk County and implemented operational innovations such as a fire stand-by protocol (sending two ambulances per incident), pilot programs for Narcan and intramuscular epinephrine administration, and deployment of blood glucose monitors across all emergency vehicles.
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financials · form 990 · fy2024
revenue
Total revenue$2.33M
Contributions & grants$369K16%
Program service revenue$1.88M81%
Investment income$75K3%
Other revenue$9K
expenses
Total expenses$2.23M
Program expenses71%
Admin / overhead28%
Fundraising1%
Salaries & benefits$418K
Grants paid out$0
Largest expense lineFacilities
balance sheet
Total assets$6.71M
Cash$726K
Investments$1.54M
Liabilities$275K
Net assets$6.44M
Liquid reserves12.3 mo
4 years on record · 2020–2024 · YoY revenue +14.0%
leadership · form 990 part vii · fy2024
Who runs it
board members · 9
- BETTY WOOD — Director
- BRIAN CANTY — Secretary
- ERIC KRAMER — Director
- FIONA WITKOWSKI — President
- JAMES MALLILO — Treasurer
- LEHTI LAAS — Director
- ROBERT J FRANZ — Director
- SETH FISCHER — Vice President
- WILLIAM CONNOLLY — Chief
relationships · 6
Who they work with
- Boy Scouts of America Partner — HCFAS serves as the chartering organization for Explorer Post 215 under the Learning for Life Program of the Boy Scouts of America.
- County 911 system Government — Receives emergency calls from the County 911 system and dispatches emergency crews accordingly.
- Long Island Railroad Partner — Maintains communication with the Long Island Railroad during emergency responses when necessary.
- NYS Volunteer Ambulance Association Network — Member organization since 1970.
- SYJCC Partner — HCFAS member teaches American Sign Language at SYJCC, supporting special-needs adults.
- Town of Huntington Government — Provides emergency medical services within the Huntington Community Ambulance District located in the Town of Huntington, New York.
strategies · 3
How they approach the work
Named approaches extracted from this org’s sources. Where others share an approach, follow it to see the full set of orgs running it.
- Pilot-Based Rapid Adoption of Life-Saving Interventionsmethodology: pilot_based_innovationBy implementing pilot programs to quickly integrate new emergency health interventions like Narcan administration, the organization improves public health outcomes because agile, localized innovation allows rapid response to emerging community health threats.
- Tiered and Dual-Response Emergency Protocolsmethodology: tiered_response_modelBy deploying resources according to incident severity (tiered response) and sending two ambulances per incident, the organization ensures both timely advanced care and uninterrupted scene coverage, because matching provider level to need improves clinical outcomes while dual deployment maintains operational readiness.
- Volunteer-Staffed Emergency Response Modelmethodology: volunteer_modelBy relying on trained volunteers to deliver emergency medical and ambulance services, the organization sustains community-based emergency care capacity and ensures local responsiveness because volunteerism fosters deep community integration and cost-effective service delivery.