Marbletown First Aid Unit
Community nonprofit amubulance
In Service Since 1961.
Marbletown First Aid Unit
MFAU is a community based non-profit ambulance service that serves approximately 2800 homes in Marbletown as well as portions of Rosendale and the Aligerville section of Rochester. MfAU is a BLS (Basic Life Support) agency staffing state of the industry ambulances with a blend of paid professional EMTs and certified drivers along with small crew of dedicated volunteers. There is a “duty crew” on call at MFAU twenty four hours a day, seven days a week.
MFAU responds almost solely to 911 calls. The service specializes in emergency response, stabilizing medical care and rapid transport to Hospital based care.
Founded by Harriet Weber in 1961, MFAU has a proud tradition of service.
Though no longer an all volunteer agency, the fundamental ethic of community service is alive and well at MFAU.
Harriet Weber was a trailblazer, she is credited with being “mother of emergency medical services” in Ulster County. MFAU continues to be at the cutting edge of BLS level care and technology. Ambulances 611 and 612 are equipped with the finest equipment available including C-Pap, glucometers, power stretchers, pulse oximeters and electronic BP devices.
Sustainable Long Term Funding: Ambulance Improvement District
During the summer of 2021 the town of Marbletown moved to establish an Ambulance Improvement District to fund MFAU as a partial paid service. This was the culmination of several years of hard work by MFAU’s team and elected officials from Marbletown. Additional agreements were forged with the towns of Rosendale and Rochester.
While MFAU’s long term funding picture is stable, the organization continues to raise funds to replenish the ambulance fund and to support the volunteer platform.
Learn more about New York State legislation on Improvement Districts.
BECAUSE OF COVID-19 WE’RE NEEDED MORE THAN EVER.
AND NOW WE ALSO NEED YOU MORE THAN EVER!
In the spring of 2020, the global pandemic arrived in our region, and Ulster County Health Officials called on emergency medical services like MFAU to rise to the challenge, and we have. A team is currently on call at MFAU 24/7.
What can you do?
Volunteer: Our agency has thrived on the hard work of dedicated volunteers for over 60 years. You can help by becoming a volunteer driver or EMT. We provide professional-level training and have shifts that work for virtually anyone’s schedule. Learn more by calling us at 845-687-9847 or email mfaustrong@gmail.com
Marbletown First Aid Unit/volunteer
There are other ways to volunteer time and/or expertise for the agency and for this campaign in particular. Reach out at mfaustrong@gmail.com for ways to pitch in.
For nearly a two year period MFAU utilized money from our ambulance replacement fund to pay professional drivers and EMT’s. This was a great success for the community. Having a duty crew at the ready 24 hours a day, seven days a week makes our district a far safer place to live and visit. Now that agreements for maintaining our staffing system have been reached with the towns we serve we are working to replenish our savings. A new ambulance costs in the range of $200,000. Your donation will help to keep MFAU strong, securing the future of our response capabilities.
Spread the word:
Help keep MFAU STRONG, make a donation to our ambulance replacement fund, join our organization as a volunteer, share your story as to how MFAU responded to your emergency.
