SPECIAL OPERATIONS UNIT

To help meet the mass casualty and EMS needs of the county, The Bergen County EMS Training Center and Bergen County Office of Emergency Management have established a Special Operations Group (S. O. G.). This Special Operations Group will support EMS in austere environments that require specialized knowledge, equipment, or vehicles to access patients or address patient care situations that differ from the routine situations that are handled by local EMS agencies.

This page is for members of the Bergen County EMS Special Operation Group only.

BERGEN COUNTY EMS SPECIAL OPERATIONS GROUP (S.O.G.)

In May 2016, County Executive James Tedesco announced the formal creation of the Bergen County EMS Special Operations Group (S.O.G.). Since that time we have slowly grown and have attained an assortment of specialized equipment. Post pandemic we are looking to grow further.

Some of the equipment includes:

MAB - Medical Ambulance Bus
MERV - Medical Emergency Rehab Vehicle
ASAP - Alternative Support Apparatus - all terrain / off-road
EMS Staging Area Management Trailer
Oxygen Refill Trailer
Tactical Support

QUALIFICATIONS / REQUIREMENTS:

Current MT certification
Present and/or past riding experience (1 year) on an emergency 911 EMS unit
Bergen County resident
Recommended by an agency lead operational officer or S.0.G. member
Commitment to attend both emergency and non-emergency deployments as well as training sessions

Interested in becoming a member? New members please CLICK HERE to fill out an application. Once your application is approved, you will be contacted by the EMS Coordinator or Deputy EMS Coordinator.

Existing members please CLICK HERE.