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Local First Responders to Serve on Protection Details for VIPS, Celebrities, High-Net-Worth-Individuals, Models, Actors, Actresses

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Twp. of Washington NJ, it is a point that many first responders, in most recent years, have been wanting to make – that long gone are the days when Emergency Medical Technicians were mere ambulance drivers. Today, the modern-day first responder is a highly trained, technically skilled professional with a wide range of demanding duties ranging from counter-terrorism to the protection of high-value individuals.

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Ridgewood Emergency Services Responds to Plan to Replace Per Diem EMS Program with Full Time Paid Firefighters

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February 18, 2021 

Dear members of the Village Council, 

Last night we learned of a plan to disband the Ridgewood per diem EMS program, a  program which has served the Village for over 30 years, via Chief Van Goor’s budget proposal to  the Council. This decision appears to be not just a budgetary measure, but a retaliatory attack  against Ridgewood Emergency Services and its EMTs. We feel you should be fully informed of  this matter, as this is not a decision which should be taken lightly. We want to make it very clear: 

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