LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION commending Bay Shore-Brightwaters Rescue Ambu-
lance, Inc. upon the occasion of receiving the 2011 Impact Volunteer
Emergency Medical Service Agency of the Year Award

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and pay
tribute to those distinguished organizations within the State of New
York which devote their energies and purpose to providing vital emergen-
cy medical rescue services; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to commend
Bay Shore-Brightwaters Rescue Ambulance, Inc. upon the occasion of
receiving the 2011 Impact Volunteer Emergency Medical Service Agency of
the Year Award; and
WHEREAS, The Bay Shore-Brightwaters Rescue Ambulance, Inc. (BSBRA) of
Bay Shore, New York, was nationally recognized as the 2011 Impact Volun-
teer Emergency Medical Service of the Year; this particular award is
co-sponsored by the National Association of Emergency Medical Techni-
cians (NAEMT) and EMS Magazine's National Emergency Medical Service
(EMS) Award of Excellence Program; the award was presented during the
opening ceremonies of the EMS Expo Conference on August 31, 2011, in Las
Vegas, Nevada; and
WHEREAS, The Impact Volunteer EMS Service of the Year, which is spon-
sored by Impact Instrumentation, Inc., recognizes outstanding perform-
ance by a volunteer EMS service; award criteria considers service demo-
graphic, call volume, advances in education, innovation in pre-hospital
care, protocol development, wellness programs, and public education
projects; and
WHEREAS, Founded in 1958, BSBRA provides EMS care to the communities
of Bay Shore, Brightwaters and West Bay Shore, as well as to residents
of Fire Island through the Bay Shore Ferries, and mutual aid to neigh-
boring departments; BSBRA responds to approximately 4,000 medical
assistance calls a year in a 25-square-mile region and provides
medical/rehabilitation care for all fire scenes; and
WHEREAS, BSBRA's current membership consists of 175 individuals with
certifications ranging from dispatchers to paramedics; as of January
2010, the service offers 24/7 ALS coverage to the community; and
WHEREAS, In addition to emergency calls, BSBRA provides standby
services for many special events, including concerts, sporting events
and other large gatherings assisted by an EMS bike patrol unit; in addi-
tion, BSBRA recently purchased a special operations vehicle to respond
to larger-scale incidents; and
WHEREAS, The agency works closely with the Bay Shore School District,
local hospitals, nursing homes, as well as with the Boy and Girl Scouts;
reaching out to the community, the organization adopts families during
Thanksgiving and Christmas, hosts blood drives for local hospitals, and
participates in many other events; 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 EMS personnel; 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 fire departments of this great Empire State,
their officers and auxiliaries; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
commend Bay Shore-Brightwaters Rescue Ambulance, Inc. upon the occasion

of receiving the 2011 Impact Volunteer Emergency Medical Service Agency
of the Year Award; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Peter Klopsis, President, Bay Shore-Brightwaters Rescue Ambu-
lance, Inc.