History:

Burlington County first Aid Council History

It all began in an old fire hall in Browns Mills when one evening in 1947 the Burlington County First Aid Council became a reality from the minds of a few volunteers who got together with an idea of uniting the organizations in the county who were offering volunteer first aid service to the residents of the their community.
Through the efforts of the council’s first president, Earl Arey of the America Emergency Squad, the council became a reality. Then in August of 1950 many other squads joined the ranks of the council. They were America, Vincentown, Endeavor, Roebling, Medford, Beverly, Riverside, Palmyra, Delanco, Browns Mills, Delran, and Mansfield. Trustees of organization were: James Coverly, William Woolston, Eleanor Dias, Nelson Bennett, and Wilmer S. Carty. The council was incorporated on the 31st of August, 1950.
Over the years the organization has experienced growth in not only means of improving the first aid service in the county, but also in training their member volunteers with a state recognized training school.
Probably one of the greatest programs to be accepted in the county for training volunteers in the first aid service, the Burlington County First Aid Academy has produced many, many volunteers ready to serve their community.
Now with a total membership of forty one squads, every squad in Burlington County, the Emergency Service Training Center is continuing to actively train the county squads.

The following is a list of Squad and the date of joining the Council

America Emergency Squad	1937
Beverly Edgewater Park Emergency Squad	1947
Bordentown Township EMS	2002
Browns Mills Emergency Squad	1940
Chesterfield Twp Emergency Squad	1988
Cinnaminson Fire Company #1 Rescue	1974
Country Lakes Emergency Squad	1969-2010
Delanco Emergency Squad	1939
Delran Emergency Squad	1939
Eastampton Emergency Squad	1962
Endeavor Emergency Squad	1940
Evesham Fire Department EMS Division	1990
Florence EMS	2006
Green Bank Volunteer Ambulance Company	1960
Hainesport Emergency Squad	1956
Hampton Lakes Emergency Squad	1958
Hope Hose Humane Company	1930
Jacobstown Fire Co. EMS	2004
Lenola Fire Company Emergency Unit	1957
Lumberton Emergency Squad	1978
Mansfield Township Ambulance Corps	1942
Maple Shade Rescue Service	1958
Maple Shade First Aid Squad	1939
Medford Lakes Emergency Squad	1991
Medford Emergency Medical Service	1978
Mercy First Aid Squad	1970
Moorestown First Aid and Emergency Squad	1942
Mount Laurel Emergency Medical Service (Sta 368)	1994
Mount Laurel Emergency Medical Service (Sta 369)	1994
Palmyra Ambulance Association	1921
Palmyra Fire Department Rescue	1950
Pemberton First Aid and Rescue Squad	1981
Presidential Lakes Fire and Rescue	1965
Shamong Emergency Medical Squad	1991
Springfield EMS	1996
Tabernacle Rescue Squad	1953
Thunderbird Rescue First Aid	1973
Vincentown Emergency First Aid Squad	1942
Westampton Twp. Fire Dept. Emergency Unit	1978
Willingboro Emergency Squad	1960
Wrightstown First Aid Squad	1954

The following Squads changed their names or became part of BCFAC

Medford Emergency Squad became Medford Lakes	1991
Union became Medford Emergency Squad	1978
Hope Hose Humane Rescue merged	1973
Marlton First Aid Squad became Evesham Fire Dept. EMS	1990
Medford Lakes became Medford EMS	1991
Fellowship and Masonville merged to become Mt. Laurel EMS	1994
Medford Farms Emergency Squad became Tabernacle Rescue	1988
Levittown Emergency Squad became Willingboro	1965
Beverly became Beverly-Edgewate Park	1992
Community Emergency Squad disbanded	1980
Riverside became Delran Riverside EMS	2004
Rancocas became Westampton EMS	1996
Springfield EMS started	1996
Bordentown Township disbaned 2007
Jacobstown started
Thunderbird disbanded
Florence and Roebling merged to become Florence EMS	2006
Wrightstown disbanded