Emergency Medical Services

Jody Whitney

Michael Watts

Randi Swires

About the EMS Department

Our EMS department assists in the coordination and training of pre-hospital emergency care for Essex County. The office handles many day-to-day tasks including but not limited to:

  • Providing technical and administrative support to local emergency medical services agencies around and in Essex County, NY.
  • Investigating and developing recommendations dealing with problems affecting the EMS system.
  • Administering the training programs and services for EMS agencies around Essex County.
  • Serving as the information resource to governmental and local agencies (including hospitals and ambulance services) regarding EMS.
  • Providing support to REMAC, EMS Council and the EMS Advisory Board.
  • Responding to major incidents including Hazardous Materials.

EMS Coverage Details

Medic Car Coverage

Michael Watts, Senior Paramedic

Matthew Rudow, Paramedic 

Nathan Thomas, Paramedic

Michael Adams, Paramedic

Matthew Watts, AEMT-CC

Vacant, Paramedic

Station Coverage

Elizabethtown-Lewis EMS
Melanie Philp, AEMT

Lisa Hudson, AEMT-CC

Newcomb EMS
Eric Fitzgerald, Paramedic

Nathan Thomas, Paramedic

Joseph Connelly, Paramedic

Ticonderoga EMS

Samantha Montville, AEMT

Aren Caza, AEMT 

Zachary Stagg, AEMT

Cole Plumstead, AEMT

Willsboro-Essex EMS
Benjamin Ahern, Paramedic

Joseph Norton, EMT

Per Diem Staff

Steve Miller, EMT

Jayde Trow, EMT

Joshua Gijanto, EMT

Melanie Lincoln, AEMT

Kelly Ashe, AEMT

Jonathan Ordway, AEMT

Patty Bashaw, AEMT- CC

Lisa Fish, Paramedic

Matt Levenson, Paramedic

James Thomsen, Paramedic

James Moricette, Paramedic

Alexander Provost, Paramedic

Rebecca Thomsen, Paramedic