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Springwater-Wayland EMS provides ambulance service to the Town and Village of Wayland, NY We provide Emergency Medical Services to Wayland, NY.

10/21/2026

SWEMS has placed new portable suction units into service, replacing the 15 year old suction units we have been using.

This was funded in large part by the remaining amount of the Assistance for Firefighters Grant that we received several months ago for portable radios and pagers. Thanks to the assistance of Steuben County's Emergency Services radio staff, we were able to leverage state bid pricing to save about 4 thousand dollars on those purchases. Under AFG rules, excess funds in the grant can be used for high priority items and we have received approval to purchase these additional items. We opted to replace the portable suctions on both ambulances and are waiting for a replacement base station radio to be P25 compliant. These were purchased through a bid based buying cooperative to maximize savings.

09/19/2026

SWEMS is proud to support other community organizations. This morning, we had both of our ambulances standing by for the The Vincent House 5k alongside Wayland PD, Cohocton PD, and Wayland FD.

Our 1st unit followed the runners and walkers while our 2nd unit staged at the end of the 5k and was also available for community 911 calls.

We would also like to thank our volunteers for helping to cover this event.

09/11/2026

Never forget. It's been 25 years and we still mourn the 343 firefighter, 60 police, and 12 EMS providers.

Of the 12 EMS providers, 8 are officially recognized as part of the response.
• Ricardo Quinn (Age 40) – Paramedic, FDNY EMS
• Carlos Lillo (Age 37) – Paramedic, FDNY EMS
• Keith Fairben (Age 24) – Paramedic, New York-Presbyterian Hospital EMS
• Mario Santoro (Age 28) – EMT, New York-Presbyterian Hospital EMS
• Mark Schwartz (Age 50) – EMT, Hunter Ambulance
• Yamel Merino (Age 24) – EMT, MetroCare Ambulance
• Richard Allen Pearlman (Age 18) – Volunteer / EMT Trainee, Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance Corps
• David Marc Sullins (Age 30) – EMT, Cabrini Hospital EMS
• Mohammad Salman Hamdani (Age 23) – EMT / NYPD Cadet
• Glenn J. Winuk (Age 40) – Volunteer Firefighter / EMT, Jericho Volunteer Fire Department
• Zhe "Zack" Zeng (Age 28) – EMT, Brighton Volunteer Ambulance
• Jeff Simpson (Age 38) – Volunteer EMT, Dumfries-Triangle Rescue Squad (VA)

Four of these providers were not on duty in an ambulance that morning—they were working civilian jobs nearby or commuting when disaster struck. Driven by their calling as caregivers, each grabbed first-aid supplies and ran toward the towers to help:
• Mohammad Salman Hamdani (Age 23) – A research technician and NYPD cadet who used his EMT credentials to bypass checkpoints and rush to the North Tower to treat victims.
• Glenn J. Winuk (Age 40) – A partner at a nearby law firm and 20-year Jericho volunteer firefighter/EMT who evacuated his office, grabbed his medic kit, and entered the South Tower.
• Zhe "Zack" Zeng (Age 28) – A Bank of New York manager and Brighton EMT who gathered first-aid kits from his office and was captured on live television treating the wounded in his business suit.
• Jeff Simpson (Age 38) – A Virginia volunteer EMT in Manhattan on an IT project for Oracle who immediately left his job site to render trauma care at the site.

These EMS providers gave their lives helping others. We honor your memory.

08/29/2026

The members of SWEMS wish to offer condolences to the family of Paramedic Rob Sparks as well as all of our fellow EMS providers at LCEMS, Livonia, and the other agencies that Rob has been involved with over the years.

Rob was always a great paramedic to work with on calls, he has assisted many of our residents and provided a steady presence for members of our community when he was on calls with our crews. Rob was not only professional, he was also always willing to help other EMS providers and did his best to improve the quality of care provided to patients across our region.

You will be missed. Rest in peace, we'll take it from here.

08/09/2026

In honor of the 40th anniversary of the release of the original 1986 Transformers Movie, we created this clip of what a transformer in EMS might look like.

We may not have robots or transformers on our team, but we are always looking for team members to help us on calls. If you are interested in becoming a volunteer and helping your community, message us here.

07/09/2026

Our ambulances sometimes feel lonely. They want volunteers to help fill the seats and help our community.

Riding members are expected to schedule themselves for 18 or more hours per month. We will provide driving classes and/or sponsor you for an EMT class. If you aren't comfortable with running calls, you can join as a "social" member and help our organization in other ways - fundraising, grant writing, building maintenance, administrative help, etc.

For more information about volunteering, message us here on Facebook, email [email protected], or leave a voice mail at 585-213-4049.

07/08/2026

SWEMS is always looking for volunteers who want to become EMTs or Drivers, but we also appreciate our members who help behind the scenes. We call them social members - those are members who assist around the station with administrative help, paperwork, grant writing, stocking supplies, building maintenance, event help, and more.

It takes a lot of behind the scenes help to ensure that our ambulances are running. Even if you "don't like the sight of blood" or have medical issues where you can't physically be on the ambulance but want to put your mind to use, there are things you can help with. Contact us here, leave a message at 585-213-4049, or stop in when you see a crew at the station for more info.

07/04/2026

America is 250 years old today. This is a milestone that deserves to be celebrated. A-14 participated in the Wayland parade this morning. It was a wonderful parade and good to see everybody out there.

Just before the parade, our duty crew responded to a call on A-4 with ALS-103 as our intercepting partner. When our parade crew got back, they were greeted with the note of appreciate from Melissa on ALS-103.
We have great volunteers and our partner and neighboring EMS agencies have a lot of great providers. We wish everyone who is working today to have a safe holiday shift.

Address

7 S Lackawanna Street
Wayland, NY
14572

Telephone

(585) 213-4049

Website

http://s-wems.org/

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