Freehold Emergency Medical Services

06/01/2026

All four (4) available BLS units on the street tonight handling multiple emergency assignments. Our dedicated employees and membership have responded to over 20 calls for service today including a mutual aid request into a neighboring jurisdiction. Units are currently working a multi vehicle collision on the east side of town.

05/28/2026

***MEMORIAL DAY PARADE***

This past Monday, 50+ members and employees of Freehold EMS attended the annual Freehold Borough Memorial Day Parade.
Members reported for breakfast, crew assignments, and event briefing at 8am before departing the station for the parade lineup and response staging locations along the parade route.

To enhance event coverage while ensuring our ability to respond to routine 911 calls through the Borough and Township, mutual aid EMS assets were requested from our friends at Millstone Township Fire Department and Elberon First Aid Squad to assist with covering various points on the parade route.

Thank you to Millstone FD EMS and Elberon EMS for their assistance and a special thank you to the Freehold EMS Auxiliary for supplying breakfast.

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05/20/2026

It’s EMS Week, and there’s no better time to highlight what volunteering with Freehold EMS is all about. From responding to emergencies to building lifelong friendships and gaining real-world experience, being part of our team is more than just volunteering — it’s making a difference when it matters most.

Watch the video below to get a glimpse into life at Freehold EMS and see what being part of the team is all about.

05/19/2026

Freehold EMS kicking off EMS week with over 60 calls for service in the borough, Township and surrounding communities so far.

On behalf of our administrative and operations leadership, a sincere thank you to all of our members and employees for everything you do, not just this week, but always.

This years EMS Week gifts will be an upgrade for many of our members to put to use both on and off duty. To our colleagues in EMS/ Public Safety, thank you for what you do, and for your support. Enjoy your week!

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05/09/2026

***3RD ALARM STRUCTURE FIRE***

Friday May 8th, at approximately 12:05pm, Freehold EMS units were requested into East Freehold Township for reported structure fire. Based on multiple 911 calls and confirmed active fire reported by the initial arriving police officers with the Freehold Township Police Department, the box alarm was transmitted bringing all Freehold companies, Freehold EMS, and mutual aid companies to the scene.

With several medical calls already active, Chief 1550 and BLS 1561 responded on the initial dispatch. Upon arrival of the chief, the EMS All Call was transmitted requesting off duty personnel to respond with a 3rd and 4th BLS unit to the scene.
During the early phases of the incident, on scene EMS personnel transported a patient to an area hospital for evaulation. Shortly after, two additional Freehold EMS ambulances responded to the scene to provide incident EMS coverage as the incident reached the 3rd alarm.

The incident rehab trailer, supplied by gcfc261 was requested and responded to the scene along with Marlboro Emergency Medical Services ensuring the adequate presence of EMS personnel on location.

In total, FEMS units operated for about three hours before being released by incident command. Four of our ambulances were staffed during this incident. Thankfully, no serious injuries were reported.

🚨Responding EMS Units🚨

Chief 1550 (EMS Branch)
Deputy Chief 1551 (Operations & Rehab)
BLS 1557
BLS 1558
BLS 1561
Marlboro Captain 28-152
Marlboro BLS 28-158

BLS 1560 handled several additional calls for service during this incident.

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Borough of Freehold

05/06/2026

On Thursday, April 30th around 4:20pm, Freehold EMS units were alerted to respond to the downtown area at the Freehold Public Library for a reported shooting. BLS 1559 arrived to find a victim who had sustained a gunshot wound resulting in significant injury and required rapid emergency care. After clearing another assignment, BLS 1557 also responded to the scene to assist with patient care and removing the victim from the building to the ambulance. Once removed from the library, our personnel along with our advanced life support partners on with Atlantic Mobile Health (Medic 14) worked together to stabilize the patient and transport to an area trauma center.

We are proud to commend our members for their swift response, professionalism, and tireless lifesaving efforts during this incident.

Responding EMS Units

BLS 1558 (D/C Henein, EMT Shanahan, EMT Monterosso, Member Mota)

BLS 1557 (EMTs Krauss and Woolley and Member J. Williams)

Atlantic Medic 14

Prosecutor Raymond S. Santiago announces that a Keansburg man has been charged in connection with a shooting incident that took place on Thursday in Freehold Borough.
Freehold Borough Police Department

https://mcponj.org/2026/05/05/keansburg-man-charged-in-connection-with-freehold-shooting-incident/

05/01/2026

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04/16/2026

🚨2026 Happenings🚨

Freehold EMS is off to a spectacular start to 2026 and we want to share all our recent happenings with our followers!

Call stats:

January 2026: 485 Calls
Mutual aid required: 2 (5 calls covered by M/A during our annual banquet)
Mutual Aid Provided: 14
Patients Transported: 369
January Answer Rate: 98.8%

February 2026: 434
Mutual aid required: 2
Mutual Aid Provided: 22 (Includes two NJ EMS Task Force Activations into Ocean County
Patients Transported: 314
February Answer Rate: 99.8%

March 2026: 465
Mutual aid required: 2
Mutual Aid Provided: 17
Patients Transported: 328
March Answer Rate: 99.6%

Total Mutual Aid Required: 6
Total Mutual Aid Provided to surrounding communities: 53

Total requests for service for January, February, & March: 1,386

In late January, Freehold EMS held our annual installation dinner honoring top responders, length of service, special awards recipients, and unit citations for actions taken during emergency assignments resulting in a positive outcome for our patients. We were joined by our neighboring EMS, fire, and police department leadership as well as members of our governing body for the borough and township. Special thank to our neighbors with Marlboro EMS for covering us for this important event.

Length of service awards:

Alyshia Aggarwal- 5 years
Tyler Dovel- 5 years
Richard Alavarces- 5 year
Olivia Rafferty- 5 years
Jaidyn Schaer- 5 years
Juan Vazquez- 15 Years
Kevin O’Brien- 50 years
Charlie Buscaglia- 65 years

Cadet of the year: Joseph Montorosso
Employee of the year: Erick Kessner
Chief’s Award: Zachary Mahboub
Chief’s Award: Deputy Chief Olivia Henein
Life Membership: Juan Vazquez

Congratulations to our award recipients!

In addition, Freehold EMS personnel have also attended various trainings such as “Firefighter Down CPR,””Effective Communication in EMS,” and Emergency Response to Fire/Rescue Incidents” with many more training opportunities coming over the course of the year.

And finally, we are excited to share that so far in 2026, we have recruited over 25 new volunteers to join our ranks to serve our Freehold communities!

Stay tuned, more exciting things to come!

03/31/2026

This past Sunday evening, Freehold EMS responded on the box in 16-1s local for a reported building fire. BLS 1560 arriving within 3 minutes of dispatch, was amongst the first units on the scene, observed visible fire conditions, and reported conditions to the dispatch center which was related to responding fire companies.

As the assignment was upgraded, additional EMS were requested to the scene in addition to rehab units from Gordon's Corner Fire Company. With multiple active medical calls, the EMS all call was transmitted bringing all additional off duty Freehold EMS Units to the scene as well as mutual aid requested from Colts Neck First Aid Squad. While operating at this large scale incident our neighbors with Millstone Township Fire Department handled a medical call in the borough. In total, 5 BLS units responded to the scene over the course of the incident providing careful watch and incident rehab to fire personnel. EMS units operated on scene for approximately 5 hours prior to being released. No injuries were reported.

🚑Responding EMS Units🚑

Chief 1550
Deputy Chief 1551
Captain 1553
Responder 1555
BLS 1558
BLS 1559
BLS 1560
BLS 1561
BLS 8462 (CNFAS)

Thank you to our mutual aid partners for their assistance.

03/22/2026

***CHANGE OF SCENERY***

This morning, Freehold EMS was requested to participate in a drill hosted by the Red Bank Fire Department. Ambulance 1561 staffed by EMTs Carter, Naiman, and member Giacolona provided careful watch over members of the RBFD during their live evolution training. Members provided standby EMS coverage during the drill and operated for several hours prior to being released without incident.

Thank you to Chief Welsh and members of Red Bank Fire Department for not only the hospitality but your confidence in us to provide service to your membership.

While we operated in the Borough of Red Bank, our on duty staff in Freehold answered 7 calls for service so far today.