LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Port
Jefferson Volunteer Ambulance Corps

WHEREAS, The quality and character of life in this Nation, and the great
State of New York, is reflective of the purposeful lives and good works
of those civic-minded community members who dedicate their lives and
careers to the service of others; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, it is the sense of this Legislative Body to commem-
orate the 50th Anniversary of the Port Jefferson Volunteer Ambulance
Corps; and
WHEREAS, Volunteer ambulance corps are an integral part of community
protection services in every locality of our State; during the past 50
years, the devoted members of the Port Jefferson Volunteer Ambulance
Corps have valiantly responded to all types of emergencies and have won
the praise and respect of the community which they serve; and
WHEREAS, Founded by 15 Port Jefferson firemen in 1959, the Port
Jefferson Volunteer Ambulance Corps is currently located on Crystal
Brook Hollow Road in Mount Sinai, New York and has over 120 dedicated
members who offer 24-hour care; and
WHEREAS, With a staff of Paramedics, EMT-CC's, EMT's and First Aiders,
the Port Jefferson Volunteer Ambulance Corps provides pre-hospital care
and transport for the sick and injured in the communities of Mount
Sinai, Belle Terre and Port Jefferson, as well as mutual aid to the
surrounding districts of Sound Beach, Miller Place, Terryville and
Seatauket; and
WHEREAS, The Port Jefferson Volunteer Ambulance Corps continues to
offer EMT-B and EMT-CC training, and CPR, Pediatric Advanced Life
Support and Pre-Hospital Trauma Life Support to its members, and others
in the Suffolk County volunteer system; and
WHEREAS, A member of the Brookhaven Technical Rescue Task Force, the
Port Jefferson Volunteer Ambulance Corps participates in drills in
Confined Space Rescue, High Angle Rope Rescue, Trench Collapse Rescue
and Emergency Shoring, Vehicle and Machinery Extrication, Water and Ice
Rescue, Building Collapse Rescue, Emergency Shoring and Wilderness
Search; and
WHEREAS, An important part of the safety net of America's healthcare
system, volunteer ambulance corps members provide lifesaving care to
those in need, 24 hours a day, seven days a week; access to quality
emergency care dramatically improves the survival and recovery rate of
those who experience sudden illness or injury; and
WHEREAS, This Legislative Body cannot express sufficient gratitude to
those devoted individuals who recognize that the preservation of life is
a sacred responsibility and who make that responsibility their own by
serving as volunteer ambulance corps members; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that we should give
special recognition to those who work so assiduously for the betterment
of their communities, and acknowledge publicly the heroic good works
performed by the volunteer ambulance corps of this great Empire State;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Port Jefferson Volunteer Ambu-
lance Corps, fully confident that it will continue to enjoy the sparkl-
ing successes which have so characterized its past; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to the Port Jefferson Volunteer Ambulance Corps.