Killingly-Brooklyn Ambulance Corps, Inc

Yesterday:

K-B Ambulance Corps was organized in 1939 as an all volunteer corps serving the towns of Killingly and Brooklyn Connecticut. The original headquarters was established on Furnace Street in Danielson in the current location of The Imperial Room. The first service of its kind in Northeastern Connecticut, K-B Ambulance Corps is the primary emergency medical transport provider for the Town of Killingly.

Today:

K-B Ambulance is a non-profit organization. We routinely assist other area services on a call-by-call basis as needed. With our three ambulances, we average 197 EMS calls a month. In 1980, K-B moved to its current location on Westcott Road, a former body shop retrofitted to meet the Corps needs. In the early 1990's, the town of Brooklyn formed its own ambulance service with the Mortlake Fire Company.

January 1, 2012 - KB is excited to announce the creation of the KB Ambulance Training Center.  We will be offering everything from CPR Classes to EMT and EMR Initial Classes to EMT and EMR Refresher Classes, so please stay tuned to our web site as we add a whole new training page.  Until then check out our news page for upcoming classes.

April 1, 2012 - KB Ambulance would like to announce the addition of Service 561 to our fleet of trucks.  Service 561 is a 2004 Ford Expedition and was purchased from Eastford Fire & Rescue Sales.  This truck will have many uses for the ambulance service.  Stay tuned for pictures of our service truck coming soon.

May 16, 2012 - Congratulations to our Operations Manager Shayne Kettle, he is this years recipient of the Giloolly-Lawton Award-For Exceptional Providers who consider EMS a Vocation. He will receive his award during CT EMS Week at the Legislative Office Building on May 21, 2012.

Check out our news page for upcoming classes being held here at KB Ambulance in our new training facility!

Staff:

In 1995 K-B added a full-time paid administrator, one part-time and two full-time Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT). Today, the full time K-B staff consists of an Administrator, Operations Manager, 5 full time EMTs and 3 part time EMTs.

Paid crews now protect our community Monday thru Friday, 6 a.m.- 6 p.m., and 24 hours a day Saturday and Sunday. They are supplemented by a force of 34 volunteer EMTs and 23 Medical Response Technicians. They cover the time when paid staff is not on duty and also handle any second and third crew calls.