WELCOME to the Flatlands Volunteer Ambulance Corps Web Site!
The Flatlands Volunteer Ambulance Corps is a group of people working together to provide our community with the highest quality ambulance service at no charge to the patient or the patient's family. Flatlands responds to approximately 1,000 emergency calls per year. The largest cost factor in our $175,000 budget is over $40,000 in insurance premiums. Financial contributions are important. Without the generous support of the community we could not continue our services. More important is the contribution of time. As people move, get different jobs, or decide to pursue other interests we constantly lose members. Good members are hard to replace. This is especially true of the trained individuals who are responsible for the actual delivery of emergency medical care, our EMTs. We provide all of the training necessary for you to become an EMT.
FVAC began operating as the first Advanced Life Support Volunteer Ambulance Corps in Brooklyn in August 2004.
We are currently looking for REMAC certified Paramedics to join FVAC to enable us to open additional ALS shifts.
Twenty-six of our members were honored for exceptional service on September 11, 2001. Almost all of our members provided additional service at Ground Zero, Chelsea Pier, or elsewhere in the aftermath of that terrible event.
FVAC is proud to be one of the 30+ Volunteer EMS agencies that operate in the 5 boroughs of New York City. We look forward to providing our community with many more years of service.
Photograph by Steve Solomonson
Our Phone Numbers
If you need to reach us for an EMERGENCY
call (718)338-0444.
If you have any questions, feel free to contact us on our business line at
(718)338-0434.
Our mailing address
Flatlands Volunteer Ambulance Corps
4623 Avenue N
Brooklyn, NY 11234-3614
Our Service Area
We service the following Brooklyn neighborhoods:
Bergen Beach
Flatlands
Futurama
Georgetown
Marine Park
Mill Basin
Mill Island
Miscellaneous News
FVAC held its End of Year Party on November 30th 2010 at Buckley's Restaurant. Election results were announced and awards were presented. Here are some photos.
Congratulatulations to 30 year member Steve Solomonson.
Fred P Wilken awarded for 25 years of service
Board of Director's member Linda Wilken awarded for 25 years of service
Joe Auerbach awarded for 25 years of service
Paramedics Brett Fields and Dave Moskowitz awarded for 10 years of service
Yitzie Fefferman awarded for 10 years of service
Bitzie Bree and Paramedic Jared Desalvo awarded for 5 years of service
Paramedic Jason Geller recieves Member of the Year award.
Mitch Methal recieves Captain's Award for outstanding service during 2010
Dave Greenberg awarded Driver of the year
Shirley Young awarded Dispatcher of the Year
Marilyn Sagiv awarded Rookie of the Year
Chaim Sabel and Yitzchok Cagan awarded for a Pre-Hospital Save
Most photographs by Steve Solomonson
FVAC provided standby coverage at the Center Stage Concert Series at the Avaitor Sports and Recreation center at Floyed Bennet Field. Here are some photos.
Photographs by Steve Solomonson
Defensive Driving Courses open to the public!
E-Mail questions/comments to: Webmaster@fvac.org
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© 2010 Flatlands Volunteer Ambulance & First Aid Corps, Inc.