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Rockland Paramedic Services, Inc. (RPS) is a non-profit organization formed through the joint efforts of Good Samaritan and Nyack Hospitals to provide state-of-the-art Advanced Life Support Emergency Medical Services to the residents of the Towns of Haverstraw, Stony Point, Clarkstown, Ramapo, and Orangetown in the County of Rockland, NY. In 1996 they began serving the Town of Tuxedo in Orange County. Currently RPS holds the 2008-2009 contract for supplying Paramedic services for, amongst other locations, Clarkstown, valued at 1,832,545.
About Rockland Paramedic Services
Rockland Paramedic Services was formed in 1991 with the merger of the Nyack Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital paramedic programs . Until that point both hospitals provided paramedic "fly-car" services to the various towns in Rockland County. Nyack Hospital covered mostly the eastern half of the county, while Good Samaritan Hospital covered the western half. Patient transport was provided by the various local volunteer ambulance corps.
Facts about RPS
The RPS population served is 304,064 with a response area of 246 square miles.
Firsts for RPS
* First in Orange and Rockland Counties to be certified as an Advanced Life Support First Responder
* First to Develop a comprehensive 12-Lead EKG program in NY State
* First to use Cellular Telemetry in NY State
* First Bike Medic Program in NY State
* First to obtain EMT-D Certification for Volunteer Corps. in Rockland County
* First to conduct EMT-Intermediate programs in Rockland County
* First to establish a Fire Department Rehabilitation Program in Rockland County
Units and Area Served
RPS has seven "Medic" units which are stationed in the various communities.
* Medic 1 responds to 911 calls in the Towns of Haverstraw and Stony Point, including Bear Mountain State Park with the following Volunteer Ambulance Corps:
** Haverstraw Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
** Stony Point Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
* Medic 3 responds to 911 calls in the Town of Clarkstown with the following Volunteer Ambulance Corps:
** New City Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
** Congers-Valley Cottage Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
** Nanuet Ambulance Corps.
* Medic 5 responds to 911 calls in the Towns of Clarkstown and Orangetown with the following Ambulance Corps:
** Nanuet Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
** Nyack Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
** Congers-Valley Cottage Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
* Medic 21 responds to 911 calls in the Town of Orangetown with the following Ambulance Corps:
** Pearl River Alumni VAC
** South Orangetown Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
** Piermont FD
* Medic 23 responds to 911 calls in the Town of Ramapo with the following Ambulance Corps:
** Ramapo Valley Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
** William P. Faist Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
** Sloatsburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
** Hatzolah Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
* Medic 25 responds to 911 calls in the Town of Ramapo with the following Ambulance Corps:
** Spring Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
** Hatzolah Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
* Medic 31 responds to calls in the Town of Tuxedo with the following Ambulance Corps:
** Tuxedo Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
Special Operations
The Rockland Paramedic Services Special Operations Division was entered into service in September 2002. They were created as an answer to the need in Rockland County for a specialized medical unit to assist regular 911 operations during extended emergency incidents .
Extended emergency incidents include fire stand-bys, Hazardous Materials Incidents, extrication of patients from remote areas and search and rescue incidents. The team is also used for non-emergency events or stand-bys. These type of events include parades, marathons, fireworks events, street fairs, cycling races and any other event where there are large numbers of people.
Team members undergo extensive training in Incident Command Systems, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Hazardous Materials Operations and Public Safety Rehabilitation. Specialized equipment used includes VHF, UHF and low band base radios, cellular telephones, cellular facsimile, special misters for cooling crowds, chemical agent antidotes, portable stretchers, tents, and large amounts of bulk supplies that our crews would need. They also have a portable generator, portable lights, and oxygen administration equipment capable of administering oxygen to 25 patients at a time .
The team's first actual deployment was very successful. The team was utilized at the Hazardous Materials incident at the Rockland County Health Complex in the fall of 2002 . Over 100 patients were triaged, evaluated and treated by the team members working side by side with local EMS volunteers and representatives from the Rockland County Health Department, as well as Fire Services and other emergency management officials.
Rockland MobileCare / Regional EMS
RPS also manages Rockland MobileCare/Regional EMS, which provides ambulance transportation and Advanced Life Support EMS for Orange and Rockland Counties in New York, and in Pike County, Pennsylvania.
In Pike County, PA, Regional EMS is dispatched as Medic 403. Medic 403 is the primary ALS provider for Westfall Township and Matamoras Borough and the secondary provider for Milford Township, Milford Borough, and when requested Dingman Towship. Regional EMS also operates Hemlock Farms Advanced Life Support known as Medic 403-H, a non-transporting fly-car contracted 24/7/365 to the Hemlock Farms Community Association covering parts of Blooming Grove, Dingman, and Porter Townships.
About Rockland Paramedic Services
Rockland Paramedic Services was formed in 1991 with the merger of the Nyack Hospital and Good Samaritan Hospital paramedic programs . Until that point both hospitals provided paramedic "fly-car" services to the various towns in Rockland County. Nyack Hospital covered mostly the eastern half of the county, while Good Samaritan Hospital covered the western half. Patient transport was provided by the various local volunteer ambulance corps.
Facts about RPS
The RPS population served is 304,064 with a response area of 246 square miles.
Firsts for RPS
* First in Orange and Rockland Counties to be certified as an Advanced Life Support First Responder
* First to Develop a comprehensive 12-Lead EKG program in NY State
* First to use Cellular Telemetry in NY State
* First Bike Medic Program in NY State
* First to obtain EMT-D Certification for Volunteer Corps. in Rockland County
* First to conduct EMT-Intermediate programs in Rockland County
* First to establish a Fire Department Rehabilitation Program in Rockland County
Units and Area Served
RPS has seven "Medic" units which are stationed in the various communities.
* Medic 1 responds to 911 calls in the Towns of Haverstraw and Stony Point, including Bear Mountain State Park with the following Volunteer Ambulance Corps:
** Haverstraw Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
** Stony Point Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
* Medic 3 responds to 911 calls in the Town of Clarkstown with the following Volunteer Ambulance Corps:
** New City Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
** Congers-Valley Cottage Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
** Nanuet Ambulance Corps.
* Medic 5 responds to 911 calls in the Towns of Clarkstown and Orangetown with the following Ambulance Corps:
** Nanuet Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
** Nyack Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
** Congers-Valley Cottage Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
* Medic 21 responds to 911 calls in the Town of Orangetown with the following Ambulance Corps:
** Pearl River Alumni VAC
** South Orangetown Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
** Piermont FD
* Medic 23 responds to 911 calls in the Town of Ramapo with the following Ambulance Corps:
** Ramapo Valley Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
** William P. Faist Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
** Sloatsburg Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
** Hatzolah Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
* Medic 25 responds to 911 calls in the Town of Ramapo with the following Ambulance Corps:
** Spring Hill Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
** Hatzolah Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
* Medic 31 responds to calls in the Town of Tuxedo with the following Ambulance Corps:
** Tuxedo Volunteer Ambulance Corps.
Special Operations
The Rockland Paramedic Services Special Operations Division was entered into service in September 2002. They were created as an answer to the need in Rockland County for a specialized medical unit to assist regular 911 operations during extended emergency incidents .
Extended emergency incidents include fire stand-bys, Hazardous Materials Incidents, extrication of patients from remote areas and search and rescue incidents. The team is also used for non-emergency events or stand-bys. These type of events include parades, marathons, fireworks events, street fairs, cycling races and any other event where there are large numbers of people.
Team members undergo extensive training in Incident Command Systems, Weapons of Mass Destruction, Hazardous Materials Operations and Public Safety Rehabilitation. Specialized equipment used includes VHF, UHF and low band base radios, cellular telephones, cellular facsimile, special misters for cooling crowds, chemical agent antidotes, portable stretchers, tents, and large amounts of bulk supplies that our crews would need. They also have a portable generator, portable lights, and oxygen administration equipment capable of administering oxygen to 25 patients at a time .
The team's first actual deployment was very successful. The team was utilized at the Hazardous Materials incident at the Rockland County Health Complex in the fall of 2002 . Over 100 patients were triaged, evaluated and treated by the team members working side by side with local EMS volunteers and representatives from the Rockland County Health Department, as well as Fire Services and other emergency management officials.
Rockland MobileCare / Regional EMS
RPS also manages Rockland MobileCare/Regional EMS, which provides ambulance transportation and Advanced Life Support EMS for Orange and Rockland Counties in New York, and in Pike County, Pennsylvania.
In Pike County, PA, Regional EMS is dispatched as Medic 403. Medic 403 is the primary ALS provider for Westfall Township and Matamoras Borough and the secondary provider for Milford Township, Milford Borough, and when requested Dingman Towship. Regional EMS also operates Hemlock Farms Advanced Life Support known as Medic 403-H, a non-transporting fly-car contracted 24/7/365 to the Hemlock Farms Community Association covering parts of Blooming Grove, Dingman, and Porter Townships.
The Color Rendering Capacity is a measure that concerns the effectiveness of color rendering.
The Color Rendering Capacity goes in proportion to the volume of the color solid that stems from
the unique set of all possible spectral reflectance functions under a light of a certain spectral composition.
The Color Rendering Capacity indicates the upper limit for the number of the colors that can be vividly rendered by a light of a certain spectral composition, and can be used to assess the light's ability to vividly render a great number of widely different colors.
The Color Rendering Capacity goes in proportion to the volume of the color solid that stems from
the unique set of all possible spectral reflectance functions under a light of a certain spectral composition.
The Color Rendering Capacity indicates the upper limit for the number of the colors that can be vividly rendered by a light of a certain spectral composition, and can be used to assess the light's ability to vividly render a great number of widely different colors.
Rack Attack is a company that sells and installs car racks. This is a niche of both the automotive accessories market in addition to the sporting goods market. The company was founded in Vancouver, BC in 1996 by Chris Sandy and Peter McGee. Like many business in this arena, it was started after automotive manufacturers increasingly moved towards a gutter-less raingutters. Car rack manufacturers had to increase product lines, which required retailers to acquire greater knowledge of the extended lines.
Because of these extended lines, many companies were founded with the specialty store concept in mind. This is similar to a store that sells and installs mufflers or brakes on a car, versus an automotive store that might sell and install everything for a vehicle.
The main competition for Rack Attack is typically the local sporting goods stores. This includes national brands like The Sports Authority and REI, as well as a myriad of local brands like the Pacific Northwest chain Joe's (formerly GI Joe's), and Specialty Sports Venture in Colorado. The competing company's philosophies differ in their common product. The large chains will sell racks in addition to the products the racks are designed to carry, like skis, snowboards, bicycles, kayaks and canoes. This makes for convenience, versus the expertise of a specialty store.
Corporate Details
Rack Attack currently has eight locations in the United States and Canada, there were nine up until 2005. The Canadian Stores are in Vancouver, and Coquitlam, British Columbia, as well as in Toronto and Mississauga, Ontario
The United States locations are in Boston, Massachusetts, Portland, Oregon, and Denver and Golden, Colorado. They had a store in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, but it has since been closed.
In 2007 the company is forecasting sales of over $10 million, a majority of which will be from their online website, rackattack.com. The company has seen much of its sales from the site increase since a pay-per-click contract with Google.com, which started in 2003.
A sidenote to the particular market for car racks is geography. There is much national competition, and car rack specialist. However, due to the specialized nature, there is minimal overlap with multiple specialist in a metropolitan area. This became prevalent in the industry when SportRack (now called Rack N Road) came into the Denver market with an established Rack Attack. They opened three locations looking to take over the market, but ended up selling the stores to Rack Attack in 2004. The Golden location is the only remaining location.
Because of these extended lines, many companies were founded with the specialty store concept in mind. This is similar to a store that sells and installs mufflers or brakes on a car, versus an automotive store that might sell and install everything for a vehicle.
The main competition for Rack Attack is typically the local sporting goods stores. This includes national brands like The Sports Authority and REI, as well as a myriad of local brands like the Pacific Northwest chain Joe's (formerly GI Joe's), and Specialty Sports Venture in Colorado. The competing company's philosophies differ in their common product. The large chains will sell racks in addition to the products the racks are designed to carry, like skis, snowboards, bicycles, kayaks and canoes. This makes for convenience, versus the expertise of a specialty store.
Corporate Details
Rack Attack currently has eight locations in the United States and Canada, there were nine up until 2005. The Canadian Stores are in Vancouver, and Coquitlam, British Columbia, as well as in Toronto and Mississauga, Ontario
The United States locations are in Boston, Massachusetts, Portland, Oregon, and Denver and Golden, Colorado. They had a store in Highlands Ranch, Colorado, but it has since been closed.
In 2007 the company is forecasting sales of over $10 million, a majority of which will be from their online website, rackattack.com. The company has seen much of its sales from the site increase since a pay-per-click contract with Google.com, which started in 2003.
A sidenote to the particular market for car racks is geography. There is much national competition, and car rack specialist. However, due to the specialized nature, there is minimal overlap with multiple specialist in a metropolitan area. This became prevalent in the industry when SportRack (now called Rack N Road) came into the Denver market with an established Rack Attack. They opened three locations looking to take over the market, but ended up selling the stores to Rack Attack in 2004. The Golden location is the only remaining location.