Colonie EMS Department

09/02/2026

Happy National Preparedness Month!
Week 1: What to Put in Your Emergency Supply Kit?
Now is a good time to get your home ready for anything. If you have the right supplies, emergencies will be easier to handle.
The Albany County Department of Health suggests packing these items:
• Water (1 gallon for each person, for each day. Try to have at least 3 days of water).
• Food that won't spoil (enough for 3 - 4 days, plus a manual can opener).
• Flashlight and extra batteries.
• First aid kit.
• Cell phone charger (a portable or solar charger is best).
• Blankets.
• Extra clothes.
• Hygiene and sanitation items (like toilet paper, toothpaste, shampoo, feminine products, and garbage bags).
• Whistle.
• N95 masks for each person.
Check your supply kit once a year to make sure nothing has expired.
• Visit www.ready.gov/kit for more information

08/28/2026

37 Years of Colonie EMS

On August 28, 1989, Colonie EMS began serving our community. In the 37 years since, emergency medical services have changed dramatically.

The ambulance of 1989 and the ambulance of today may look similar from the outside, but what happens inside is very different.

Modern EMS is far more than transportation to the hospital. Today’s EMTs and Paramedics bring advanced emergency care directly to the patient’s side. We can obtain and transmit 12-lead EKGs, treat life-threatening heart rhythms, administer critical medications, manage complex airways, provide advanced trauma care, recognize strokes and heart attacks, and begin treatments that once had to wait until a patient reached the emergency department.

Technology has changed. Medicine has changed. Equipment, education and training have changed. The needs of our community have changed, too.

What hasn’t changed is the reason we are here.

For 37 years, generations of Colonie EMS professionals have answered the call at all hours of the day and night, caring for our neighbors during some of the most frightening and vulnerable moments of their lives.

Today, we celebrate how far EMS has come, everyone who helped build this department along the way, and the responsibility we have to keep moving it forward.

Happy 37th Birthday, Colonie EMS. Serving Colonie since 1989.

08/27/2026

Thank you Tiny Town Of Colonie for having us! We had such a great time visiting with everyone and sharing a little about what we do. And we’re pretty sure the “wee-woos” were the unanimous favorite too! 🚑😂

08/25/2026

Get your applications in…Physical Ability Test is this Saturday!

Interested in becoming a Colonie EMS paramedic? Interest alone does not place you in the hiring process.

To move forward, candidates must have an application on file with Town of Colonie Civil Service and complete the required hiring steps.

The next Physical Agility Test is:
Saturday, August 29, 2026

Do not wait until the final week to begin.
- Visit ColonieEMS.org/apply
- Request information and hiring updates
- Complete your Civil Service application
- Review the PAT and medical-clearance requirements

Questions? Contact [email protected].

08/14/2026

08/07/2026

08/06/2026

Damage Self-Reporting Tool: Homes & Businesses

In collaboration with affected counties, New York State has developed this online form allowing residents to self-report damages to their homes and/or businesses. The purpose of this form is solely to collect information that may help State and local officials identify supplemental damages to develop and augment potential requests for available federal assistance programs.

This form is NOT an application for relief programs.

Please note:

Do not use this form to report immediate, life-threatening needs. Call 911.
Reporting damage is a voluntary activity and is not a substitute for reporting damage to your insurance agency, nor does it guarantee disaster relief assistance.
Please submit one survey per affected housing unit or business.
This form is for damages that occurred in New York State only.

This survey is utilized after a disaster to collect self reported damages from survivors.

08/05/2026

Every EMT and paramedic has a story.

Some came from commercial EMS. Some from volunteer agencies. Some are just beginning their careers, while others have decades of experience. Different paths, one shared purpose: serving the Town of Colonie with compassion, professionalism, and clinical excellence.

Over the next few slides, meet some of the people behind Colonie EMS and hear why they chose to join our team.

If you’re looking for a progressive 911 EMS system, we’d love to meet you. Schedule a ride-along, meet the team, and see what makes Colonie EMS different.

Our next Physical Agility Test (PAT) is Saturday, August 29.

Apply today at ColonieEMS.org/apply

08/05/2026

Interested in becoming a Colonie EMS paramedic? Interest alone does not place you in the hiring process.

To move forward, candidates must have an application on file with Town of Colonie Civil Service and complete the required hiring steps.

The next Physical Agility Test is:
Saturday, August 29, 2026

Do not wait until the final week to begin.
- Visit ColonieEMS.org/apply
- Request information and hiring updates
- Complete your Civil Service application
- Review the PAT and medical-clearance requirements

Questions? Contact [email protected].

05/26/2026

Thank you!