Brick Will Use Opioid Settlement Money to Purchase Ambulance

Medix MSV157 (Credit: Medix Ambulances)

Brick officials last week announced that they will use funds recently awarded through the settlement of ongoing opioid pharmaceutical litigation to purchase a new ambulance for the township’s Police EMS-Rescue squad.

The township council voted to award a contract to purchase the new vehicle at its Oct. 7, 2025 council meeting. The ambulance is a Medix MSV157 model that will be built on a Dodge Ram 4500 chasis. The ambulance is being purchased through a pre-bid contract through a state-approved government cooperative for $333,014. The ambulance is being supplied by Defender Emergency Product Sales and Service, of Farmingdale.

Brick has received two rounds of settlements from national opioid litigation, including a $193,600 award approved earlier this month. The ambulance, specifically, is being funded through a 2024 round of funding that saw the township net $943,000 from the settlements.

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