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Sand Lake Ambulance reports sub-10-minute average response time, seeks ventilator donations
Summary
Sand Lake Ambulance reported 254 emergency calls over a 12-month period and an average response time of 9 minutes, 29 seconds; the service also described mutual-aid coverage, call-type breakdowns and a fundraiser to buy ventilators.
Jess Marcy, a Poestenkill resident and board member of Sand Lake Ambulance, presented the service's annual operational report and highlighted response metrics and community outreach.
Marcy told the board that over the 12-month reporting period (July 2025 through July 2026) Sand Lake Ambulance responded to 254 emergency calls, with an average response time of "9 minutes and 29 seconds" overall and 8:32 for high-priority calls. She reported monthly averages (21.2 calls per month) and peak months (34 calls in May 2026), and provided a call-type breakdown showing categories such as sick-person calls (17.3 percent), falls and traffic accidents.
Marcy and other representatives said mutual-aid arrangements with neighboring services help ensure at least one ambulance and life-support capability is available; she also described a fundraising campaign to purchase ventilators and appealed to residents for support.
Board members thanked the ambulance representatives and asked staff to provide year-end comparative response-time data after expansion of services between partner municipalities.
What happens next: Ambulance leadership will continue outreach for equipment fundraising and the board asked for follow-up reporting on year-end response-time comparisons.
