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News from South Branch Emergency Services

And the winners are.....

5/25/2023

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The 2023 SPRING RAFFLE

The 2023 Spring Raffle benefiting South Branch Emergency Services was held this past week.  We would like to congratulate all those who not only purchased a ticket, but those who purchased winning tickets.  
  • $10,000 - Robert Walton of Hampton NJ
  • $2,500 - George Tatariw of Whitehouse Station NJ
  • $1,000 - Michael Dudas of High Bridge NJ
  • $1,000 - Louis Delery of Henrico, VA
  • $1,000 - Ronald Nicolato of Flemington NJ 
  • $200 - Stacie Brown of Bristol, TN
  • $200 - Susan McKinsey of Glen Gardner NJ
  • $200 - Demarco Brothers in Readington NJ
  • $200 - Mabner Terron of Perth Amboy NJ
  • $200 - Roy Hoffman of Branchburg NJ
  • $200 - Thomas Campell of Hampton NJ 
  • $200 - Joyce Jackson of Glen Gardner NJ
  • $200 - Lori Riter of Lake Worth, FL
  • $200 - Ross Traphagen of Town of Clinton NJ
  • $200 - Cathy Cregar of Hampton NJ  
Be sure to watch out for our next public raffle in the Spring of 2024!
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Graduate: Jeel Patel

5/25/2023

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Our next graduate is Jeel Patel, a volunteer EMT with South Branch since May 2018.  Jeel, who is one of our Cadet Advisors as well as a Team Member, graduated on Monday from Seton Hall University, where she earned a B.S. in Biology, Magna Cum Laude. 

EMT Patel stated upon her graduation that she is "looking forward to applying what I've learned this past year in PA School as a volunteer EMT at SBES".  She added that she is "grateful for having joined Clinton First Aid & Rescue Squad (now SBES) as a cadet in high school which helped me solidify my decision of choosing a profession in the medical field". 

Jeel, one of our more active volunteers when not at school, heads off to Physician Assistant school for her 2nd semester next week.   She completed her first semester while at Seton Hall as part of their Interprofessional Health Sciences Campus.  

Congrats Jeel and best of luck this semester!  

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Graduate: Audrey Riccitelli

5/22/2023

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Congratulations to EMT Audrey Riccitelli, who graduated late last week from The College of New Jersey with a BS in Biology.   Audrey, who has been a volunteer with SBES since January 2020, currently serves as a Team Member EMT as well as one of our Cadet Advisors.  

EMT Riccitelli graduated summa cum laude, majoring in Biology, and double minors in Chemistry and Philosophy.  She is a member of two national honor societies, Phi Beta Kappa and Phi Kappa Phi. 

And even further congratulations as Audrey has just been accepted into medical school!  After a short break, and some ride time, she's off to Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine to get her DO in emergency medicine.  

Great Job Audrey!  

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Graduate: Emily Hajduk

5/21/2023

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Our first of the season congratulations goes out to EMT Emily Hajduk, and per diem EMT with South Branch Emergency Services.   

Emily graduated from The College of New Jersey, earning a B.S. in Accounting, Summa cum laude - highest honors.  

EMT Hajduk also serves with the NJ National Guard Medical Corps. 

Congrats Emily!  Great job!  

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200 Club of Hunterdon County Life Saving Award received by two SBES Volunteers

5/17/2023

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Picture2023 Life Saving Award for your Exemplary Performance and Commendable Actions in the Line of Duty
Celebrating "Our Proudest Moment", the 200 Club of Hunterdon County held their 2023 Valor and Merit Awards Dinner earlier this evening in Kingwood Township.  Two of the recipients included South Branch Emergency Service volunteers EMT/FF Jason Mayer and EMT Patrick Kochanowski.  Along with High Bridge Fire Chief Sean Smith, Mayer, and Kochanowski were awarded the only Live Saving Award of the year for actions taken in the early morning hours of May 1, 2022, at a large residential fire in a multi-unit dwelling in Union Township, Hunterdon County.   

The submission for their award read as follows:
On May 1, 2022, South Branch Emergency Services was dispatched with numerous fire departments for a building fire with people trapped.  An ambulance from SBES was first to arrive on the scene in less than 5 minutes from dispatch to find a large condo building involved in fire with 3 people that had jumped from the 2nd and 3rd floors to escape. (EMTs) Jason and Patrick immediately began to render aid to those that were seriously injured.  They worked for several minutes by themselves until additional units arrived.  Jason and Patrick kept calm under pressure and the severity of the injured in providing the best care to those in need, they triages as needed and had others assist when possible until other ambulances and personnel arrived.  The crew called for medical helicopters and additional Basic Life Support and Advanced Life Support units to evacuate the injured to a regional burn center and a local trauma center.   The direct actions by volunteers EMT/FF Mayer and EMT Kochanowski led to successful outcomes for all those seriously injured. 

Chief Smith, one of the first arriving Chiefs on the scene, was directed by bystanders and the NJSP personnel on the scene to a woman hanging out a window several stories up with heavy fire behind her.  Chief Smith ascended the Clinton Fire Department's Ladder Truck and approached the disoriented woman.   While making the rescue and descending the ladder truck, both Chief Smith and the burned, disoriented victim who had tried to get away from her rescuer, lost their footing, which resulted in a fall from the ladder to a NJSP State Trooper below. 

Additional residents were evacuated by the quick actions of additional State Troopers and arriving firefighters, including one elderly resident who was still asleep in bed and successfully removed uninjured.  

Congratulations to all involved, especially our very own members, for doing what you train to do, but luckily rarely have to use to their full potential.  Great job all! 

200 Club of Hunterdon, 2023 Honorees

Life-Saving Award - Incident: Union Township Fire
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(L to R) EMT/Firefighter Jason Mayer, South Branch Emergency Services
EMT Patrick Kochanowski, South Branch Emergency Services 
Chief Sean Smith, High Bridge Fire
Unit Citation Award - Incident: Union Township Fire
Sergeant Michael Delgaizo, NJSP
Trooper Juan Jacome, NJSP
Trooper Filip Konieczkowski, NJSP
Trooper Zachary Manley, NJSP
In addition to South Branch Emergency Services, High Bridge Fire Department, and NJSP, other honorees included members of:
  • Clinton Township Police Department
  • Flemington Borough Police Department
  • Hunterdon County Office of Emergency Management
  • Lambertville Fire Department
  • Lambertville Police Department
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