ATLANTIC HIGHLANDS FIRST AID & SAFETY SQUAD

The annual Atlantic Highlands First Aid Santa Runs and Food Drive are set to take flight for the 2017 holiday season. The Santa Runs will get underway Dec. 4 and, weather permitting, run through Dec. 7. Each night between 6 and 9 PM, Santa and his team of elves from the Atlantic Highlands First Aid Squad will visit a section of the borough in a specially designed sleigh pulled by an ambulance. Santa will stop to visit with the children and families, pose for pictures and list

Residents of Atlantic Highlands heard the call and opened their pantries to help others in need as part of the Atlantic Highlands First Aid & Safety Squad’s Santa Runs 2016. In keeping with tradition, the Squad asked residents to donate non-perishable food items when they visited with Santa during the week-long event. The donations, hundreds of items, a pair of jeans, and cash, were delivered to the AACC Food Pantry in Atlantic Highlands. For nearly two decades, Santa and his

Members of the Atlantic Highlands First Aid & Safety Squad Cadets spent five hours on a recent Sunday morning learning skills that one day could help them save a life. While many of their counterparts were still sleeping, the Cadets were up early learning how to perform a variety of patient assessment skills, including how to measure vital signs such as blood pressure, breathing and pulse rates. They also learned how to document their initial assessment, and afterward, severa

Santa and his elves at the Atlantic Highlands First Aid & Safety Squad have been visiting with big crowds of families throughout the borough this week during the annual Santa Runs and the fun continues Thursday and Friday nights. Santa will head out to Zone 4 on the AHFAS map Thursday, Dec. 8, and on Friday, Dec. 9, he will be in Zone 2, which was rescheduled because of rain on Tuesday. Santa and the crew start their visits at 6 p.m. and remain on the streets until approximat

Members of the Atlantic Highlands First Aid & Safety Squad have prepared Santa’s sleigh and everything is set for the organization’s 2016 Santa Runs and food drive, which begins on Monday. Weather permitting, the Santa Runs will be held Dec. 5 through Dec. 8. Each night, starting at 6 p.m., Santa and his team of AHFAS elves will visit one section of town until approximately 9 p.m. Should bad weather get in the way – Santa needs good weather to travel  – an additional day will

A Little History Since 1929, the Atlantic Highlands First Aid & Safety Squad has been providing around-the-clock emergency medical and rescue services to the residents of Atlantic Highlands and surrounding towns. The AHFAS has been nationally and regionally recognized as a top volunteer organization in the field of emergency medical services. We know that when you pick up the phone to dial 9-1-1 you expect us to be there and we take that commitment seriously. We may be volunt