Eastern Broome Emergency Services was formed in March of 2018 after several years of work. Back in the Spring of 2015, Windsor Emergency Services Inc. and the Deposit Fire Department First Aid and Rescue Company began discussions on having a joint ambulance service. The agencies agreed on the need to improve the pre-hospital medical care system in our area and saw the great potential if the project came to fruition. Over the three year period, the administrations of both agencies worked with local, county and state officials to make the new agency a reality. Today, Eastern Broome Emergency Services operates two ambulances and provides advance life support and basic life support emergency medical services to over 12,000 residents within the Village of Windsor, Town of Windsor, Village of Deposit, Town of Deposit, Town of Sanford, Village of Sherman and Town of Scott.
Windsor Emergency Services Inc. was formed in 2012 after separating E.M.S. operations from the Windsor Fire Company. After separating from the fire company, they formed a not-for-profit 501(c)3 organization. Windsor Emergency Services is a combination ambulance agency; meaning they are made up of volunteer and paid E.M.S. providers. This agency became what is known as Eastern Broome Emergency Services today.
The Deposit Fire Department First Aid and Rescue Company has remained a fire based ambulance agency since it was created. This proved difficulty to sustain for normal operations in recent years due to laws that limited what a village fire based ambulance could and could not do. As a result, in 2015 the administration of the Deposit Fire Department began looking at other avenues for operating the ambulance service in their district. After looking at several different options, the administration deemed the best avenue was to pursue forming a joint agency with Windsor.
It was the goal of all parties involved to provide the best service possible to the community while keeping the cost to the tax payers in mind. We feel the plan in place meets that goal. We strive to provide our residents and visitors with quality, compassionate pre-hospital medical care every day.
Our E.M.S. Providers work hand in hand with the fire departments in the communities we serve. These fire departments include the Windsor Fire Department, West Windsor Fire Company, Deposit Fire Department and Ouaquaga Fire Company.
During June and July of 2018, our E.M.S. Providers had the privilege of working with the Cast and Crew of the Golden Globe winning show "The Marvelous Mrs. Mazel". Our crews worked with them for a period of about four weeks while they were filming in our district.
On July 21, 2018 our community suffered a great loss. Our former Mayor, Trustee and Honorary Member of the Deposit Fire Department, Willis Smith passed away at the age of 50. During his years of service to the Village of Deposit, he was instrumental in managing several natural disasters including the Flood of 2006 and Winter Storm of 2017. When Willis returned to the Village Board after his term as Mayor, he became involved with our Regional E.M.S. Project that was in development. He was instrumental in getting the agency off the ground. In addition to his local service, he served his country for 21 years in the Army National Guard, during that time answering many calls to state active duty including countless natural disasters, the recovery of Flight 800, the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, along with an overseas deployment to Afghanistan (Operation Enduring Freedom). During his time in the military, Willis received numerous awards, including the NATO Meritorious Service Awards. Ambulance 8422 will be dedicated to Willis Smith for his service to our community and our country in 2019.
In August of 2018, Eastern Broome Emergency Services and the Village of Windsor were awarded a grant from the Broome County Small Communities Grant Fund toward the purchase of a new cardiac monitor. This monitor was purchased and placed into service in December of 2018. The purchase of this monitor will enable our agency to operate two A.L.S. ambulances.
On December 11, 2018 Eastern Broome Services was dispatched to our 1,000 call for service. This is the first time either of our previous agencies has ever reached the 1,000 calls for service mark in a single calendar year.
In September of 2019, Eastern Broome Emergency Services purchased our first new ambulance under the new agency. This ambulance is a 2019 Ram ProMaster and makes the fourth ambulance in our fleet. We also placed our first fly car into service.
In May of 2020, The Deposit Fire Department lost a long time member of their department, Captain Carol Dailey, after a battle with cancer. Captain Dailey had served in the fire department and emergency squad for many years. Over the last 10 years of her life, Captain Dailey had responded to over 616 calls for service. Many of these calls were with the emergency squad responding to medical emergencies. Eastern Broome Emergence Services felt it only fitting to dedicate one of the ambulances based out of Deposit (Ambulance 8423), which was formerly operated by Captain Dailey, in her memory.
In January of 2021, our agency placed our second fly car into service. This new fly car brought our total fleet to four ambulances and two fly cars.
In December of 2021, our agency placed three new AutoPulse Resuscitation Systems into service. Each of our primary ambulances are equipped with one of these devices. The AutoPulse provides high-quality automated CPR to victims of sudden cardiac arrest.
In 2022, our agency began answering the calls from our local hospitals who were in desperate need of help with inter-facility transfers. Inter-facility transfers occur when a patient needs to be moved from one hospital to another hospital. Our crews have transported patient's from local hospitals to destinations in Albany, Syracuse, New York City, Philadelphia, etc.
In June of 2022, our agency was able to place three new pediatric emergency bag systems into service with special funding from the Town of Windsor. These bags are state of the art equipment and are provider friendly when it comes to treating any pediatric emergency. These bags contain twenty eight size-specific procedural modules in seven pouches. All seven pouches are color coded and sized separately for children 3 to 36 kg. There is also a Resuscitation/Infusion Guide, designed as a quick reference to common resuscitation IV push drugs. These quick guides help our providers avoid any medication mistakes while treating children in a life threatening emergency. All of the equipment in the bag is weight based so our providers can offer quick, emergency care to any child in need, potentially saving that child's life.
In November of 2022, our agency purchased a new 2022 Chevy / Crestline Type III Ambulance. This ambulance replaced our 2006 Ford / Braun Ambulance and was the first to have our new patriotic graphics theme.
In December of 2022, our agency ended the year being dispatched to 1,545 calls for service. 2022 became our busiest year yet.
In January of 2023, Eastern Broome Emergency Services officially began providing service to the northern most part of the Town of Sanford. This area had previously been sub contracted off to a Chenango County E.M.S. Agency for coverage. We were happy work with the Town of Sanford and add this area to our primary service area.
In March of 2023, our agency purchased our third Zoll Cardiac Monitor. The purchase of this monitor will help make our third primary ambulance capable of providing Advanced Life Support.
In April of 2023, our agency purchased another new ambulance. This ambulance was a 2023 Ford / Medix Type III Ambulance. This ambulance replaced our 1999 Ford / Horton Ambulance and was the second ambulance in our fleet to have our new patriotic graphics theme.
In May of 2023, our agency was able to purchase two new power stretchers for our agency. With the purchase of these two new stretchers, we were able to improve the level of safety we could offer to our patients and providers. This purshase completed our fleet stretcher upgrade.
In October of 2023, our agency purchased and began installing new narcotics safes across the entire fleet of ambulances.
In November of 2023, our agency purchased a 2004 G.M.C. Envoy fly car to replace our original Crown Victoria fly car. This new fly car increases our agencies capabilities as both fly cars will now be four-wheel- drive and be able to tow trailers when needed.