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With the Kendall Park, Kingston and Monmouth Junction First Aid and Rescue Squad a drive to recruit new volunteers is ongoing.

For residents interested in learning about first aid and joining any of the three squads, the Kendall Park First Aid and Rescue Squad is hosting a variety of training classes over the coming months, in addition to courses for professional credential purposes.

On April 24, residents can sign up for Family & Friends CPR – Adult, Child, & Infant. The class is for members of the general public who want to learn CPR but do not need a course completion card.

On April 28, the squad will present BLS for Healthcare Providers, which teaches adult and pediatric CPR, foreign-body airway obstruction and automated external defibrillation (AED). The course is for health professionals who must have a credential documenting successful completion of a CPR course.

Also on April 28 is Heartsaver First Aid, which teaches how to manage illness and injuries until professional help arrives, including general first aid principles, medical emergencies and injury emergencies in adults. The course is for people who have a duty to respond to a first aid emergency because of job responsibilities or regulatory requirements. 

For a full list of classes over the next few months and for how to sign up click here.

Kendall Park currently has approximately 45 volunteers, Monmouth Junction has 35, and Kingston has about 12. Kendall Park alone responded to about 1,800 calls last year, providing emergency medical service to Franklin Park, Griggstown, Little Rocky Hill and areas in Monmouth Junction and Somerset, in addition to Kendall Park itself.

During the daytime hours, the township has a paid crew to cover Monmouth Junction and Kingston from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m., and to provide backup for the Kendall Park daytime crew. Salaries and supplies for the daytime crew are paid through insurance billing. Within the next several months, another shift will be added to cover primarily Monmouth Junction and Kingston, and to back up Kendall Park from 6 a.m. to noon. 

The squads are in dire need of new members to provide service to all of South Brunswick and the southern half of Franklin Township. If you live or work in any of these areas and want to help your community, call 888-842-6060.