West Essex First Aid Squad

West Essex First Aid Squad WEFAS is self-funded, does not bill & is 100% volunteer. Donations directly fund our organization. 🚑 For emergencies, always call 911. is CH0676300

The West Essex First Aid Squad is a volunteer non-profit EMS agency providing BLS, transport, and rescue to the towns of West Caldwell, North Caldwell, Caldwell, Fairfield, and Essex Fells, and mutual aid to surrounding towns, and is also a 501(c)(3) registered charitable organization. Founded in 1937, West Essex First Aid Squad, commonly called WEFAS, has been providing FREE EMS for over eight de

cades, run entirely on donations and the outstanding support of our towns’ residents. If you would like to learn more about our agency, or want to donate your time and join, please feel free to visit our website at westessexfas.org, send a message here on our page or call (973)809-5124. Our NJ Charitable Registration No.

Save the date! Please consider donating!
06/17/2026

Save the date! Please consider donating!

Last night the members of the West Essex First Aid Squad were dispatched to a structure fire in Fairfield. The squad re...
06/16/2026

Last night the members of the West Essex First Aid Squad were dispatched to a structure fire in Fairfield. The squad responded with three ambulances and our Emergency Response Support Vehicle. Members were standing by, ready to treat any injuries and to assist with rehab for our firefighters.

On this 90 degree afternoon, the West Essex First Aid Squad set up fire rehab to support Caldwell, West Caldwell, and Ve...
06/13/2026

On this 90 degree afternoon, the West Essex First Aid Squad set up fire rehab to support Caldwell, West Caldwell, and Verona Fire as they battled a working fire in Caldwell. 3 ambulances were also on standby.

We want to thank our good friends at Shoprite of West Caldwell for their generous donation of a new automatic vitals mac...
06/09/2026

We want to thank our good friends at Shoprite of West Caldwell for their generous donation of a new automatic vitals machine! This device costs $2100 and will monitor our patients' blood pressure, pulse, and oxygen saturation while we are busy performing other interventions. Shoprite has also decided to cover the cost of our water delivery that is used to stock our building, fire rehab van, and for standbys in the upcoming summer heat. Thank you so much ShopRite!

Tonight, the West Essex First Aid Squad responded to a working structure fire in Fairfield. Three ambulances, the emerg...
05/30/2026

Tonight, the West Essex First Aid Squad responded to a working structure fire in Fairfield. Three ambulances, the emergency response support vehicle and our first response vehicle responded. Members of the squad were standing by to conduct fire rehab and to treat any possible injuries.

Empty bays due to a busy start to the Saturday evening shift. The West Essex First Aid Squad had 3 ambulances and the r...
05/23/2026

Empty bays due to a busy start to the Saturday evening shift. The West Essex First Aid Squad had 3 ambulances and the rescue truck responding to 3 separate incidents in the span of about 10 minutes.

"Improving Outcomes, Together"For the father who regained a heartbeat and was able to return home to see his children of...
05/19/2026

"Improving Outcomes, Together"

For the father who regained a heartbeat and was able to return home to see his children off to college, we do this for you. For the newborn who took their first breath in the back of our ambulance, we do this for you. For the elderly widow who didn't want to worry her family and called 911 when she was having trouble breathing, we do this for you. For the passerby driving through one of our five towns when they lost control of their vehicle, we do this for you.

But EMS is a job that is too heavy to carry alone.

To our EMTs who show up and do their best for their patients each and every time they answer a call,
To our EMT trainees who are just starting out with hopes and dreams of making a difference,
To our driver members who allow us to get calls answered when they otherwise may not have,
To our dispatchers who wake up at 3am alongside us to help guide us,
To our past active members and mentors, whose wisdom we carry every time we step into an ambulance,
To our mutual aid services who make sure no call goes unanswered,
and to our Paramedic partners who work alongside us,
Thank you. We could not do this alone.
Happy EMS Week 2026!

Since our inception in 1937, the West Essex First Aid Squad has been 100% volunteer based and no patient has ever been billed for our services. Every dollar donated keeps our ambulances stocked and on the road, keeps tools on our rescue truck, coolers and shelters in our fire rehab van, jackets on our members in the rain and cold weather, and keeps our building safe and comfortable.
If you are able and would like to help, you can donate via our annual Spring Fund Drive letter sent out to all local residents this week, or on our website at https://westessexfas.org/donate/

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642 Bloomfield Avenue
West Caldwell, NJ
07006

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