The squad's president said ACFAS was on the scene within four minutes - two minutes better than the national average.
When you call 911, it might feel like it's taking forever to get there. Remember, though, it only feels that way, said the president of a local emergency services squad that responded to a dramatic accident in Avenel on Wednesday. "Often, those waiting for an ambulance to respond will feel as if it takes "forever" even though that is not the case," said John McHale of the Avenel-Colonia First Aid Squad (ACFAS). The dispatch records show that ACFAS was on the scene "in four minutes," McHale said of the September 12 accident on Route 1 in front of the Holiday Day Inn Express. Four minutes was "completely acceptable," McHale said, reacting to comments from several observers of the accident who said they called 911 and it took a long time …
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An accident between a car and truck in Avenel yesterday afternoon made rush hour murder on commuters.
A late afternoon collision in front of the Holiday Inn Express in Avenel cracked up two vehicles, overturned one of them, and caused huge traffic delays just in time for rush hour traffic. The crash happened approximately 3:45 pm on Wednesday, September 12, and caused a traffic back up on Route 1 North that one observer said went "all the way to the Driscoll Bridge." A pickup truck flipped over in the collision, and the hood of a grey car was crumpled up like a used tissue. The driver of the truck apparently crawled out of the vehicle and is seen picking up his belongings after a wrecker uprighted the overturned truck. All the airbags deployed in the car. Firemen said that there were no serious injuries in the crash. A passerby in the …
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Tom Maras
8:30 am on Sunday, September 16, 2012
All should be glad the Avenel-Colonia First Aid Squad after decades of service, is taking care of that part of our township. The community recently had to help ACFAS "give them hell from Avenel" in order to keep their doors open. Stories like this one show that fight was worth the effort, as the squad is still aiding the sick and injured in the township. more ›