South Orangetown Ambulance Corps

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The South Orangetown Ambulance Corps, located in Rockland County New York, provides ambulance and emergency medical services to the hamlets of Blauvelt, Orangeburg, Palisades, Sparkill and Tappan in the Town of Orangetown. SOAC responds to other parts of the town, county and to New Jersey as per a mutual aid agreement with our neighbors. SOAC is on call for the community 24 hours a day, 7 days a w

eek, 365 days a year and responds to approximately 2000 emergency medical calls a year. We are a BLS agency and are responsible for all emergency medical transport for the above hamlets. SOAC also provides scheduled non-emergency transports for community residents as well as stand-by coverage at a wide variety of sporting events and public affairs. The Corps was born at an informal meeting at a local Sparkill restaurant (now the Mountain House) in March, 1957, by eight members of the community. The community members had just witnessed a serious auto accident and a significant amount of time pass before an ambulance arrived to provide first aid to the victims and transportation to the hospital. The South Orangetown community did not have its own ambulance service so it relied on ambulance service from Nyack Community Ambulance Corps, which they had provided faithfully since 1939. The community members discussed their concerns and recognized the need for having a community based volunteer ambulance service located in South Orangetown so they didn't have to rely on ambulances coming from neighboring Towns. After three monthly meetings, the Corps was formally organized in July 1957 and officially chartered by the State of New York as a non-profit membership corporation on September 20, 1957.

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Congratulations to EVO Geoff Dick, our member of the year for 2025 for his dedication to our agency and behind the scene...
05/17/2026

Congratulations to EVO Geoff Dick, our member of the year for 2025 for his dedication to our agency and behind the scenes work as an engineer and on our communications that helps keep us going, and EMT Avery Carter and EMT/EVO Ciara Hargaden (not pictured) on them both being awarded the Rockland County Nurse Honor Guard Scholarship! All 3 of these volunteers exemplify what it means to serve our community and we are all incredibly proud of them and their accomplishments.

Our volunteers are , are you? Volunteer today! Call 845-359-3030 or click www.soacems.org/join-us

Congratulations to our neighbors in Ramapo, on their new rehabilitation unit going into service. Firefighter rehabilit...
05/14/2026

Congratulations to our neighbors in Ramapo, on their new rehabilitation unit going into service. Firefighter rehabilitation and MCIs are a critical aspect of EMS and it's great to see the capabilities continuously growing in Rockland. We are excited to start training with you and growing both of our special operations together!

Do you have what it takes to be ? Call 845-359-3030 or click www.soacems.org/join-us to volunteer today!

Yesterday, South Orangetown Ambulance was requested mutual aid to Norwood to assist with firefighter rehabilitation at t...
05/13/2026

Yesterday, South Orangetown Ambulance was requested mutual aid to Norwood to assist with firefighter rehabilitation at the scene of a large structure fire. Firefighter rehabilitation is an important aspect of fire ground safety and something we specialize in at SOAC. Norwood EMS also does rehab and we have had the pleasure of training and working with them in the past.

Do you have what it takes to be ? Call 845-359-3030 or click www.soacems.org/join-us

SOAC volunteers crushed it today at the Piermont FD 5k fundraiser, showing off how they are! SOAC EMT Chris Ouseph too...
05/09/2026

SOAC volunteers crushed it today at the Piermont FD 5k fundraiser, showing off how they are! SOAC EMT Chris Ouseph took first place men's EMS and Lieutenant Tori Waite took first place women's EMS. Further back in the pack, EMT Exdi Martinez and Chief Kyle Weiss battled it out at the finish line for a photo finish with fierce competition. Great job and congratulations to EMTs Chris Ouseph, Albert Ouseph, Jordan Scott, Captain Brendan Scollan, Lieutenant Tori Waite, Chief Kyle Weiss, Exdi Martinez, Mia Petruniak and Bryan Taylor (former).

Do you want to be SOAC Strong? Volunteer today!
Call us at 845-359-3030 or click www.soacems.org/join-us to apply!

Congratulations to our 8 EMT academy graduates, as well as the entire academy graduating class. We had 3 graduates come ...
05/03/2026

Congratulations to our 8 EMT academy graduates, as well as the entire academy graduating class. We had 3 graduates come out of our youth division as well this semester, and our very own Sophie Oliensis was the class salutatorian. Congratulations everyone, you are the future of EMS, and we know you will serve our community with pride.
Congratulations to (from top left) Chrismiah Louisjean, Ashley Lopez, Shirley Avila, Drew Wagner, Amanda McCabe, Sophie Oliensis, Maya Eapen, and Jamie Wekerle.
We look forward to seeing you all finish training and get out into the community, helping people and saving lives. We could not be more proud of you all. Thank you for volunteering your time and being SOAC Strong.

Do you have what it takes to be ? Volunteer today! Call 845-359-3030 or click www.soacems.org/join-us

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70 Independence Avenue
Tappan, NY
10983

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(845) 359-3030

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