Gates Volunteer Ambulance Service, Inc.

Get you vaccine today and tomorrow. Gates Town Hall, call the number listed below to get an appt.

Great Day! Vaccines have started for EMS! https://twitter.com/gatesambula/status/1343600454220054529

Looking for ways to help crews take their minds off the daily physical toll of COVID 19 on top of normal call volume. We quietly posted these giant coloring posters and left pencils to see what would happen. There is one at each base and we cannot wait to compare all three to see what will become. A small way to take their minds to a nice place for a brief moment on busy shifts. We will be looking for more ideas in the coming weeks. AmandaJo Young, John Griffiths and John Roman.

A heartfelt "Thank You" to the residents of Noel Drive and surrounding neighbors for providing our crews with hot coffee, water, and food both last night and again today while out at the Noel Drive scene. We are grateful you are all safe and appreciate your support! Gates Volunteer Ambulance Service, Inc.

Special Thank You on this Christmas Day to Serenity Hair Studio and Slayton Place in Spencerport for the wonderful meals for our crews today. #supportlocalbusiness

Christmas Caroling in covid times. Thank you @ Trinity-Emmanuel-Lutheran Church and Rochester Corvette Club a gesture that warms our hearts.

As many rise this Christmas Eve morning, the events that unfolded on 12/24/12 at 05:30 in the small fire district of West Webster NY will be with us in our hearts. Forever changed by this event. The first responder community is smaller than many know. Many of our comrades in service were dispatched to this event, worked the radios or are in some way are connected to Michael Chiapperini of WWF and WPD, Tomasz Kaczowka WWFD and ECD 911, Joseph Hofstetter WWFD and RFD, Theodore ...Scardino WWFD and Jon Ritter GPD, by service or friendship. Please bow you head in honor and say a prayer for the fallen. Surround the survivors with strength and love. Hold your loved ones closer, tighter and a little longer in their honor. Gates Ambulance joins in honoring these men today. Please consider a random act of kindness to someone today in honor of a first responder who went on a call that became their last alarm. West Webster Fire Department Emergency Communications Department - 911 in Rochester, NY See more

Thank you, and may you have a silent and peaceful night. ROCtheDay! and www.roctheday.org/gatesems

Thank for for your support on this ROCtheday 2020. Please consider donating at www.roctheday.org/gatesems We are grateful for your support. Disclaimer, some of these pictures are pre-covid

Thank you Professional Driver Institute . We Had the opportunity to work with PDI today and learn how to best remove drivers from tractor trailer trucks. Big thanks to Professional Driver Institute for allowing us to use your trucks!

On the anniversary of 9/11, We encourage everyone to honor the victims and emergency responders by doing a good deed. As an act of service to yourself and those around you, learn how to #STOPTHEBLEED. You could save a life. Learn more: https://www.stopthebleed.org/ #911Day Contact us today to learn this life saving skill for yourself, your family or your community group! Email: [email protected]

Thank you @Oak Hill Country Club Oak Hill for hosting Hometown Heroes Day. Such an honor for our staff members to play on such a prestigious course and take a break from several months of hard work with COVID. Thank you!!

Thank you to Gravante Fitness in Gates and Theresa Marko for 2 pizza'a with a special note for our crews. It was very much enjoyed by the crews!

We know the clouds will part, rain will make rainbows and blue skies will be a part of our lives again and covid will be something we talk about over holiday events when it is safe to gather again. Until then we are humbled by your support for us today and every day. ROCtheDay! is not over till midnight! Support your local EMS agency on ROCtheDay 2020. So far our community has donated over $700,000 to Rochester in 16 hours to ALL the ROCtheDay initiatives, almost 8500 people have ROC'd the day for all of us! Rochester is an amazing and giving community. Thank you. www.roctheday.org/gatesems or https://www.roctheday.org//Gates-Volunteer-Ambulance-Servi

The Face Behind The Mask, Cameron Michaelree - Paramedic. Cameron joined our team in 2011. As you can see he has a friendly smile to greet you every time. Cam as we call him is a dedicated, skilled provider who takes excellent care of his patients. He is proud to provide an advanced level of care and works hard to be the best he can. Cam also helps train new EMT's and Paramedics and they a certainly better providers by learning from him. He is calm, easy going and incredibly ...methodical in his care. Cam is "the face behind the mask" you want to see if you need to call 911 for any reason. Cam is also a member of the Rochester City Fire Department as firefighter. His call to serve his community is a lifelong commitment. Cam lives in Rochester is married and has a beautiful daughter who they love to bring on adventures with them. Thank you for your service to Gates, Spencerport, Ogden and Parma! See more

ROCtheDay! John Harrington, EMT. John joined GVAS in 2010 as a part time EMT, John is found covering overnight shifts and keeping our community safe while most are sleeping. Thank you John for your service! Donate today to your local EMS agency. www/rocheday.org/gatesesms https://roctheday.org//Gates-Volunteer-Ambulance-Service,-

The Face Behind The Mask; Jerry Patterson, RTE, retired EMT and current Member of the Board of Directors. Jerry has given nearly 40 years of service to the Gates community. And is still active with us today. He has filled many roles over the years and is a dedicated member of our team. Our "go to guy" for all things electrical or building maintenance. He stops in daily to check on everyone and can be heard coming with his trademark whistle. Jerry has a love of classic cars an...d model trains with a train collection that would rival any other. Jerry recently moved to Greece (right at the border so we still consider him in Gates) after raising a beautiful family with many grandchildren and great grand children he decided to downsize. Jerry is a proud veteran of the United States Army and continued his call of service by joining Gates Ambulance. We are proud to have Jerry leading our team at Gates! Thank you for your many years of service to Gates, Spencerport, Ogden and Parma. See more

ROCtheDay! Ann Miraglia, EMT joined GVAS in 2017. Annie came to GVAS with many years of experience as an EMT from an neighboring agency. Annie is quick with a smile or a friendly greeting. Annie has been out on a medical leave since before covid and we cannot wait to have her back with us soon. Keep fighting Annie! We have your watch till you are back on Wednesday evenings with your regular crew. Donate today at www.roctheday.org/gatesems or https://roctheday.org//Gates-Volunteer-Ambulance-Service,-

The Face Behind The Mask; Ashley Johnson - EMT. Ashley joined our team in 2019. She is a dedicated hard worker who will never say no to any task. She enjoys being busy and taking calls for help to our community. Covid19 is no match for Ashley! She has had multiple uniforms replaced due to bleach. That's ok by us though, we know she is going above and beyond to ensure her patients and co workers are as safe as possible. Ashley is a quiet one around base, but alway listening an...d asking her peers what can I do better?. She strives to improve her patient care each and every call by reviewing if she could have done anything different. Her care and compassion are second to none and she will stand up and make herself heard if she feels she needs to advocate for her patient. So is she "quiet"?, yes she is. When she needs to be heard, fear not you will hear her! We love that quality about her, she truly loves caring for her patients and helping her ALS partners when needed. We are proud to have her on our team to help you! Thank you for your service to the Town of Gates, Spencerport, Ogden and Parma. See more

The Face Behind the Mask; Willam "Pops" Vogel; Bill joined Gates Ambulance in 1983. 37 years of service to the community! Bill has retired from the road, but still joins us weekly to stay active and help out by being a base attendant. Our phones ring non stop, people coming to borrow medical equipment from our loan closet. Our base attendants play a vital role in helping our crews get needed information to complete their charts and also maintaining a presence for the communit...y to reach out to when crews are busy taking 911 calls. Bill has also retired from The Town of Gates after many years of keeping our roads clear during snow falls and other times. Also a member of Gates Fire Department for more years than he has been at Gates. Bill is also a proud veteran of The United States Air Force. Bill has lived up to the his calling of duty and service dedicating his life in one way or another to alway help his community. Thank you for your service to our country and our community. Gates, Spencerport, Ogden and Parma are safer because of your service. See more

ROCtheDay! Edward Hart, Paramedic. Ed joined GVAS in 2018 with many years of experience as a paramedic and RN. Ed can be found on Saturdays riding along with his favorite partner, Jeff Leusch. GVAS thanks you Ed for joining our team and helping keep our community safe! Suport your locale EMS community today on ROCtheDay, donate: www.roctheday.org/gatesems or www.gatesems.org or at this link also! . https://roctheday.org//Gates-Volunteer-Ambulance-Service,-

The Face Behind The Mask; Steven Holmstrom EMT and Captain. Steve joined Gates Ambulance in 1999 he has seen a lot of changes over the years. A cup of coffee or Starbucks espresso never far from his reach he is always ready with a hearty hello, a smile and a one of a kind boisterous laugh. Steve is an EMT instructor and has patiently guided 100's of new EMT's on their way into Emergency Medicine. He is an Field Training Officer at Gates as well and is always ready to teach th...e new EMT's "the way to do it right". Steve is approaching retirement which he delayed due to covid19 to keep working alongside his peers to help them and the community. Steve is a proud veteran of the United States Navy, duty and service are a way of life to him. He has been involved in the fire/ems services since he was a teenager. He is also a Captain at Monroe County ROC Airport. Steve lives in Gates, is married and has 2 beautiful children. Thank you for your service to Gates, Spencerport, Odgen and Parma Steve. See more

@ROCtheDay! Mary Hartman, EMT. Mary joined GVAS in 1989. 31 years of service to the community she loves and cares for. Mary can be found most Thursday evenings ready to responded to the communities request for help.Thank you Mary for your dedication and service! Donate today on ROCtheDay at: https://roctheday.org//Gates-Volunteer-Ambulance-Service,- or www.roctheday.org/gatesems

Today we will continue our Face Behind The Mask posts. We have many more amazing people to share with you all. Stay tuned!

ROCtheDay! Hunter Salisbury, EMT. Hunter joined GVAS in January 2020, just a few short months before the pandemic started. A very uncertain time to sign up to be on the front lines in health care. We are thankful for our new members who have showed strength and resolve and stepped up to help the community. On this ROCtheDay 2020 Please give thanks to the folks stepping into provide EMS on the front lines of covid. www.roctheday.org/gatesems or https://roctheday.org//Gates-Volunteer-Ambulance-Service,-

ROCtheDay! Edward Mauro, Board of Director-RTE/Retired Driver. Ed joined Gates EMS in 1982. For 38 years Ed has remained involved and a strong leader for Gates EMS for all these years. He has filled almost every role we have to offer over the years and his service to his community is commendable. Ed can be found working hard behind the scenes and stopping in to say hello and greet the crews. Thank you Ed for an amazing 38 years of service to your community! Donate today! www.roctheday.org/gatesems www.gatesems.org or right here Facebook for Giving Tuesday!

@ROCtheDay Jeffrey Leusch EMT. Jeff joined Gates EMS in 2005 as a part time EMT, Jeff can be found most Saturdays covering the the Town of Gates, Ogden and Parma to keep everyone say. A gentle smile and a great EMT who is always calm and focused in an emergency. Thank you Jeff fo your service to our community! Donate now for @ROCtheDay 2020 and Giving Tuesday. www.gatesems.org

To all who have won the fight with any cancer, and in memory of those who did not.

585 Rockin Burger Bar Thank you Gail Gallupeau and staff for the wonderful meal for our crews! Thy enjoyed a nice treat on a very busy day!