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National EMS Week
May 21 - May 27, 2023

Celebrate With Us
Recognition Day - Friday 5/26
"Together, We Keep Glen Rock's Heart Beating"

The Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps (GRVAC) was chartered September 16, 1951 by a group of concerned citizens to provide emergency first aid and transportation for their neighbors.  A door-to-door fund drive raised the $10,000 needed to purchase an ambulance, which was housed in the garage of Charles White, the first GRVAC captain.  This garage is now the offices of Kilroys Wondermarket.  Charter members included Harvey and Janet Hatch, Frank Balou, Frank Kuna, Bob Brunswick, John Krantz, Don Knapp, Harold Pabst, and Bill Hashagen.  The GRVAC was on call five days a week.  Until the advent of a paging system in the late 1960s, members left their phone numbers at the police desk, which contacted them by telephone whenever an ambulance was needed.

By 1953, the Corps was responding to 150 calls per year and membership grew accordingly, requiring that a headquarters and garage be built. With groundbreaking on December 22, 1953, Phil Gulmy, Sr. poured concrete and Charley White's trucks transported bricks from Sayreville.  The new headquarters building was dedicated in 1955.

With the need to replace an aging ambulance, the GRVAC conducted a fund drive in 1961 to purchase a Sayers & Scovill (S&S) ambulance built on a Cadillac chassis.  Dedicated on September 10, 1961, GRVAC President William Hashagen presented the keys to Captain Jack Murphy.  Another S&S ambulance was acquired a few years later and dedicated on May 30, 1968, with President Robert Chapman 
presenting the keys to Captain Emil Vanderspiegel.

Since our early years the GRVAC has seen new ambulances, state-of-the arts equipment, new technologies, changes to our facilities, and more stringent training requirement. With each passing year, and each change, the level of our service has continued to grow. The members of the GRVAC want to offer our sincere thanks and recognition for the continued support from our residents and town officials.


Read Our History
Special Recognition
Please take a moment to recognize our members' accomplishments!
Letter of Recognition to the GRVAC from Paula Weiler, President of EMS Council of New Jersey. Read Recognition Letter...
Diane Herrlett receives recognition award for 40 years of membership on the GRVAC. Read More...
Christine Kochaniec was celebrated by the GRVAC for 25 years of membership and service to the GRVAC. Read More...
Edward Esposito was recognized for his 50 years of contributions to EMS in NJ. Read More...
Please take a moment to meet our members and learn who they are. View Members...
Please meet our current officers. See Officers...
Please meet our Life Members (Members that have served for at least 10 years) - See Life Members...
Please meet our members that have served for at least 30 years. See 30 Year Members...
Please meet our members that have served for 25 Years. See 25 year Members...
Please take a moment to recognize our members that have recently passed on. See Our Memorial...

EMS Week 2023
MEET THE GRVAC
EMS Training Day
EMS Safety Day
EMS Week CPR Day
EMS Week Stop The Bleed Day
Learn How You Can Keep
Glen Rock's Heart Beating

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Keep Glen Rock's Heart Beating
Membership in the GRVAC is very rewarding. The corps' members come from diverse backgrounds but with a common goal: giving back to the community through neighbors helping neighbors.  I feel very lucky to be part of such a caring, dedicated group of people.
Brian Markey.

Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps
201-444-9795

president@grvac.org
The Glen Rock Volunteer Ambulance Corps
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  • Home
  • About Us
    • EMS Week 2023 >
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          • ColDalton
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          • Mayor van Keuren Honorary Member
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          • Josh Stein Eagle Scout
          • John DeLaat's 25th Anniversary
        • 2015 News >
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          • North Star Landing
          • 2015 Wetdown
          • Dave Behar Honored For 30 Years
          • Noreen Egan Honored
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    • 2018 >
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    • 2017 >
      • 30 Year Members Honored
      • Installation Dinner 2017
      • Prospect Street Fire Award
      • July 4th 2017
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    • 2016 >
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      • 821 Rig Dedication
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      • Emergencies >
        • Medical Emergencies >
          • Airway
          • Cardio Vascular
          • AHA CPR Flowchart
          • Stroke
          • Meds We Carry
        • Psychological Emergergencies
        • Trauma >
          • Burns
          • Splinting and Bandaging
        • ICS
      • Medical Protocols
      • Taking Vitals
      • EMS Field Guide
      • Equipment >
        • Rig Supplies >
          • Door 9
          • Jump Kit
        • GRVAC Other Equipment
        • Child Seat
        • Radios
        • Stryker Stretchers
      • 822
    • Recruitment >
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    • EMS Stress Management
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      • 20th District Business Meetings >
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        • 2022 Business Meetings
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    • State Of NJ OEMS
    • Verizon Discount