{"id":30408,"date":"2022-02-02T16:12:14","date_gmt":"2022-02-02T21:12:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/?p=30408"},"modified":"2022-02-02T16:12:14","modified_gmt":"2022-02-02T21:12:14","slug":"genesee-county-contracted-fema-ambulances-are-now-assisting-with-9-1-1-calls","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/02\/02\/genesee-county-contracted-fema-ambulances-are-now-assisting-with-9-1-1-calls\/","title":{"rendered":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Contracted FEMA ambulances are now assisting with 9-1-1 calls"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
\"\"
FEMA contracted ambulances at their base on Commerce Drive<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n

As of January 31, 2022, FEMA contracted ambulances are now assisting with 9-1-1 calls in Genesee County.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One Advanced Life Support ambulance will be available 24\/7 and one Basic Life Support Ambulance will be available from 8:00a.m. to 8:00p.m. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“They are here to back up Mercy Ambulance and LeRoy Ambulance services, the duration of service is evaluated each day, based on usage. Thus far the County 9-1-1\u00a0EMS demand has been in the normal range, so we have yet to\u00a0engage them,” says Tim Yaeger, Genesee County Emergency Management Services Coordinator.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The FEMA contracted ambulances have had a base in Batavia since mid-December. Genesee County made their request to NYS on January 31st and the request for use of the FEMA contracted ambulances was approved that day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The state originally brought them to assist with inter-facility transports between hospitals, once that demand decreased, they allowed them to be used in the 9-1-1 system.\u00a0There is no cost for their services to the county.”\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\"\"<\/figure><\/div><\/div>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div>
\"\"<\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

Question<\/strong>: Will they be able to stay in the area if and when there is another surge in Covid related calls? Or is there an end date for service? “Unknown, there has not been an established end date, they are evaluated every few days by the state,” says Yaeger.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

(Currently, positive Covid cases in Genesee County have lowered from a high of 1,800 cases on January 11th(after 383 positive cases a week earlier on 1\/4\/22) to 745 positive Covid cases on January 25th, according to the Genesee\/Orleans County Health Department data) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question:<\/strong> How does this relieve volunteer ambulance services in the county, will volunteers be called out first before FEMA? “No change to our current dispatching procedure, they are only used to\u00a0cover calls\u00a0for Mercy and LeRoy when they are out of\u00a0resources.” Yaeger says.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Question<\/strong>: Do think this is a relief for both ambulance services and volunteer ambulances who have been working under great deal of stress during the Pandemic? <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yaeger says, “That is very much the reason, could have used them a couple months ago, but hopefully this will help short term.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As of January 31, 2022, FEMA contracted ambulances are now assisting with 9-1-1 calls in Genesee County. One Advanced Life Support ambulance will be available 24\/7 and one Basic Life Support Ambulance will be available from 8:00a.m. to 8:00p.m. “They are here to back up Mercy Ambulance and LeRoy Ambulance \u2026<\/p>\n

Continue reading<\/i><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":30406,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-30408","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-genesee-county"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8eTP4-7Us","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31025,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2022\/03\/04\/genesee-county-fema-ambulances-end-their-tour-of-duty-in-genesee-county\/","url_meta":{"origin":30408,"position":0},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/FEMA ambulances end their tour of duty in Genesee County","author":"aka","date":"March 4, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"File photo\/February 3, 2022 Stationed FEMA ambulances signed off from the Genesee County 9-1-1 airwaves at about 8:00a.m. on Friday morning with much thanks from dispatchers and local EMS crews. \"Their deployment has ended per New York State,\" says Tim Yaeger, Genesee County Emergency Management Services Coordinator. Yaeger says the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Genesee County"","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220202_140211-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C617&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220202_140211-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C617&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220202_140211-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C617&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220202_140211-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C617&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220202_140211-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C617&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":2347,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2017\/09\/29\/genesee-county-mercy-ems-breaks-ground-on-new-operations-center\/","url_meta":{"origin":30408,"position":1},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/ Mercy EMS breaks ground on new operations center","author":"aka","date":"September 29, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Mercy EMS has been serving Genesee County since 2009 and today they officially broke ground on a new 11,500 square foot operations center on Call Parkway. The $2.3 million dollar project will enable the ambulance service to be located in a central location in the County and have a large\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Genesee County"","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/mercy-still.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/mercy-still.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/mercy-still.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4417,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2018\/05\/01\/genesee-county-finishing-touches-being-put-on-new-ambulance-hub\/","url_meta":{"origin":30408,"position":2},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Finishing touches being put on new ambulance hub","author":"aka","date":"May 1, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"The spring like weather on Tuesday allowed work crews to put the finishing touches on a new ambulance hub for Mercy Flight EMS on Call Parkway in the Town of Batavia. After a groundbreaking last September, the new 12,000 square foot ambulance hub for Mercy Flight EMS will house 7\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Batavia"","block_context":{"text":"Batavia","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/gennesse-county\/batavia\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mercy-still.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mercy-still.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/mercy-still.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4689,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2018\/05\/21\/batavia-mercy-flight-ems-officially-moves-in-to-their-new-hub-on-call-parkway\/","url_meta":{"origin":30408,"position":3},"title":"BATAVIA\/Mercy Flight EMS officially moves into their new hub on Call Parkway","author":"aka","date":"May 21, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Mercy Flight EMS in the Genesee County region held a ribbon cutting at their brand-new Batavia facility on Call Parkway on Monday afternoon.. The ambulance hub is nearly 12,000 square feet and provides necessary storage and space for Mercy Flight EMS's\u00a0 lifesaving mission. They broke ground to the centralized emergency\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Genesee County"","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ribbon-cut.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ribbon-cut.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/ribbon-cut.jpg?fit=640%2C360&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":63652,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2025\/04\/14\/genesee-county-le-roy-ambulance-service-secures-350000-grant-for-critical-vehicle-upgrades\/","url_meta":{"origin":30408,"position":4},"title":"GENESEE COUNTY\/Le Roy Ambulance Service secures $350,000 grant for critical vehicle upgrades","author":"aka","date":"April 14, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Press release\/provided photos Le Roy, NY \u2014 Le Roy Ambulance Service is proud to announce it has been awarded a grant from the New York State Dormitory Authority, enabling the purchase of two new emergency vehicles to strengthen our ability to serve the community. The grant, valued at approximately $350,000,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Genesee County"","block_context":{"text":"Genesee County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/genesee-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Squad_47-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Squad_47-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Squad_47-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Squad_47-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Squad_47-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1200%2C798&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]},{"id":58075,"url":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/2024\/10\/17\/wyoming-county-second-county-ambulance-will-return-to-being-available-16-hours-a-day-as-opposed-to-24-hours-a-day\/","url_meta":{"origin":30408,"position":5},"title":"WYOMING COUNTY\/Second County ambulance will return to being available 16 hours a day as opposed to 24 hours a day","author":"aka","date":"October 17, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"Effective beginning next week, a second County Ambulance that was available 24 hours per day, 7 days per week, will now be available 16 hours per day, 7 days per week until the end of the year. According to County Administrator Scott Schrader, the service levels have creeped up over\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "Wyoming County"","block_context":{"text":"Wyoming County","link":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/category\/wyoming-county\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Document.png?fit=1054%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Document.png?fit=1054%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Document.png?fit=1054%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Document.png?fit=1054%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Document.png?fit=1054%2C1200&ssl=1&resize=1050%2C600 3x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/videonewsservice.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/20220202_140211-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1317&ssl=1","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30408","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=30408"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30408\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":30421,"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/30408\/revisions\/30421"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/30406"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=30408"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=30408"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/videonewsservice.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=30408"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}