{"id":21575,"date":"2023-02-09T02:55:25","date_gmt":"2023-02-09T07:55:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/?p=21575"},"modified":"2023-02-09T02:55:25","modified_gmt":"2023-02-09T07:55:25","slug":"disbanded-brick-ems-squad-donates-500k-to-occ-nursing-health-programs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2023\/02\/disbanded-brick-ems-squad-donates-500k-to-occ-nursing-health-programs\/","title":{"rendered":"Disbanded Brick EMS Squad Donates $500K to OCC Nursing, Health Programs"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script src=\"\/\/cdn.playwire.com\/bolt\/js\/zeus\/embed.js\" data-config=\"\/\/config.playwire.com\/1024730\/videos\/v2\/5556075\/zeus.json\" data-width=\"100%\" data-height=\"100%\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>A volunteer first aid squad that disbanded recently due to a lack of available personnel is providing one more assist to the local community.<\/p>\n<p>The Dover-Brick Beach EMS squad was founded in 1952 and, until recently, was located in the Normandy Beach neighborhood \u2013 a neighborhood which is split between Brick and Toms River townships. Its headquarters, which included meeting spaces and ambulance bays, <a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/2022\/09\/with-the-demise-of-another-squad-lavallette-f-a-becomes-the-islands-last-volunteer-ems\/\">was sold last year<\/a>, only to be torn down in favor of four residential homes which are being built in its place. The loss of the nonprofit squad <a href=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/2022\/09\/with-the-demise-of-another-squad-lavallette-f-a-becomes-the-islands-last-volunteer-ems\/\">leaves only one volunteer outfit<\/a> \u2013 Lavallette First Aid \u2013 remaining on the barrier island.<\/p>\n<p>Despite its closure, Dover-Brick Beach EMS is making one of its final \u201ccalls\u201d one of its most significant. Ocean County College announced Wednesday that the college\u2019s foundation accepted a $500,000 donation from the squad to establish the \u201cDover-Brick Beach First Aid Public Health Scholarship Fund.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The donation will be used to support the College\u2019s health sciences programs.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_21576\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dover-Brick-Beach-First-Aid-Squad-Ambulance.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-0\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21576\" class=\"size-large wp-image-21576\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dover-Brick-Beach-First-Aid-Squad-Ambulance-1024x586.jpg\" alt=\"Equipment from the former Dover-Brick Beach EMS squad. (Photo: Dover-Brick Beach EMS)\" width=\"1000\" height=\"572\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dover-Brick-Beach-First-Aid-Squad-Ambulance-1024x586.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dover-Brick-Beach-First-Aid-Squad-Ambulance-400x229.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dover-Brick-Beach-First-Aid-Squad-Ambulance-768x439.jpg 768w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dover-Brick-Beach-First-Aid-Squad-Ambulance-1536x878.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dover-Brick-Beach-First-Aid-Squad-Ambulance.jpg 1780w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21576\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Equipment from the former Dover-Brick Beach EMS squad. (Photo: Dover-Brick Beach EMS)<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_21577\" style=\"width: 970px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dover-Brick-Beach-First-Aid-Squad-Vehicle.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightbox-image-1\" data-rl_title=\"\" data-rl_caption=\"\" title=\"\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-21577\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21577\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dover-Brick-Beach-First-Aid-Squad-Vehicle.jpg\" alt=\"Equipment from the former Dover-Brick Beach EMS squad. (Photo: Dover-Brick Beach EMS)\" width=\"960\" height=\"502\" srcset=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dover-Brick-Beach-First-Aid-Squad-Vehicle.jpg 960w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dover-Brick-Beach-First-Aid-Squad-Vehicle-400x209.jpg 400w, https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/02\/Dover-Brick-Beach-First-Aid-Squad-Vehicle-768x402.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-21577\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Equipment from the former Dover-Brick Beach EMS squad. (Photo: Dover-Brick Beach EMS)<\/p><\/div>\n<p>\u201cThe Ocean County College Foundation is honored to receive such a generous gift from the Dover-Brick Beach First Aid Squad,\u201d said Ken Malagiere, executive director of the Ocean County College Foundation. \u201cThis expendable fund will be dedicated to scholarships in nursing and the health sciences as well as support public health programming for Ocean County College students, and our broader community.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The squad released a statement on the donation, and its seven decades providing emergency medical care to the barrier island community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Dover-Brick Beach First Aid Squad proudly provided pre-hospital emergency medical services along the barrier island sections of both Brick and Toms River townships for 70 years,\u201d the organization said in a statement. \u201cFounded in 1952, dedicated volunteers staffed ambulances and treated medical emergencies without charge to the public. In honor of those dedicated volunteers who gave of themselves and in celebration of their service to the community, Dover-Brick Beach First Aid Squad offers financial support to those pursuing studies in the Public Health\/Sciences Fields.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Ocean County College Foundation, a private non-profit organization, raises funds to establish scholarships, endowments, and capital and special projects.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/lavallette-seaside.shorebeat.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/dover_brick_first_aid_572-scaled.jpg\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1440\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis major gift is an example of the Dover-Brick Beach First Aid Squad\u2019s commitment to healthcare and public health, a testament to its years of service to the Ocean County community, and a recognition of the important role Ocean County College plays in preparing our students to serve that community in the future,\u201d Malagiere said.<\/p>\n<p>Dover-Brick Beach EMS was not affiliated with the larger Brick Volunteer EMS organization, a group of squads that had been consolidated into one town-wide organization. Brick Volunteer EMS, likewise, has shut down. Brick Township residents are now primarily served by Brick Police EMS, a paid squad run by the township\u2019s police department. Toms River is also home to a paid EMS squad run through the police department, however community-based squads continue to exist there.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fcbkbttn_buttons_block\" id=\"fcbkbttn_left\"><div class=\"fb-share-button fcbkbttn_large_button \" data-href=\"https:\/\/shorebeat.com\/brick\/2023\/02\/disbanded-brick-ems-squad-donates-500k-to-occ-nursing-health-programs\/\" data-type=\"button_count\" data-size=\"large\"><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A volunteer first aid squad that disbanded recently due to a lack of available personnel is providing one more assist to the local community. The Dover-Brick Beach EMS squad was founded in 1952 and, until recently, was located in the Normandy Beach neighborhood \u2013 a neighborhood which is split between Brick and Toms River townships. 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