Neptune Township EMS and Shark River Hills First Aid are host agencies of the New Jersey EMS Task Force. Our agencies host a Medical Ambulance Bus (MAB2) Alternative Support Apparatus (ASAP8) Special Operations Vehicle (SOV-C) with a John Deere gator, a Gatekeeper Field Hospital Tent System, and several other support vehicles and supplies. We have about 12 members who are on the NJEMSTF.
The New Jersey EMS Task Force is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization that represents more than 200 career and volunteer EMS providers positioned throughout the state, who are trained in various disciplines of emergency medical services to respond to large-scale man-made and natural disasters as well as pre-planned events. The NJEMSTF was formed after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks as a way to better prepare New Jersey’s preparations and responses to large-scale events. Today, through partnerships with local agencies, the NJEMSTF has specialized equipment and EMS providers strategically stationed throughout the state and ready to respond to any emergency. The NJEMSTF
has been critical in the response to such events as Superstorm Sandy, Hurricane Irene, the hurricanes that hit the US Virgin Islands, wildfires, flooding in Bound Brook, a fire on the Seaside Heights boardwalk, and the crash of US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River.
