Editing Old Bridge Township, New Jersey (section)

====Medical/first aid services====
Old Bridge is divided into five districts each with a volunteer first aid squad. Numerous ambulances are in service for the community. A paid squad is employed between the hours of 6am to 6pm.
*Cheesequake Volunteer First Aid Squad, formed in 1969<ref>[http://www.cheesequakefirstaid.net/ Home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150213143340/http://www.cheesequakefirstaid.net/ |date=February 13, 2015 }}, Cheesequake Volunteer First Aid Squad. Accessed September 23, 2014.</ref>
*Laurence Harbor Volunteer First Aid Squad, established in 1927 and serving the areas of Laurence Harbor, Cliffwood Beach, Genoa, Cheesequake State Park, Cheesequake Village and Ellen Heath<ref>[http://www.lhfas.org/ About Us] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141217135436/http://lhfas.org/ |date=December 17, 2014 }}, Laurence Harbor Volunteer First Aid Squad. Accessed September 23, 2014.</ref>
*Madison Park Volunteer First Aid Squad, formed in 1959<ref>[http://www.madisonparkfirstaid.org/ Home page] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002042044/http://madisonparkfirstaid.org/ |date=2015-10-02 }}, Madison Park Volunteer First Aid Squad. Accessed September 23, 2014.</ref>
*Old Bridge First Aid and Rescue Squad (nicknamed "Red & White" due to the color of their ambulances)<ref>[http://www.oldbridgefirstaid.com/ Home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140828231148/http://www.oldbridgefirstaid.com/ |date=August 28, 2014 }}, Old Bridge First Aid and Rescue Squad. Accessed September 23, 2014.</ref>
*Old Bridge Volunteer Emergency Medical Services (nicknamed "Green & White" due to the color of their ambulances)<ref>[http://www.obvems.org/ Home Page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141222060422/http://www.obvems.org/ |date=December 22, 2014 }}, Old Bridge Volunteer Emergency Medical Services. Accessed September 23, 2014.</ref>

Old Bridge Township Emergency Medical Services (OBTEMS) is the municipal paid service which covers daytime hours 6am–6pm.<ref>[http://www.obtems.com/ Home page] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130623054259/http://obtems.com/ |date=June 23, 2013 }}, Old Bridge Township Emergency Medical Services. Accessed June 15, 2012.</ref>

Advanced Life Support (ALS), also known as medics, are paid personnel dispatched to all township calls based on the requirements of assistance. Medics respond to all life/death situations due to a traumatic injury, industrial accident, heart problems, strokes, serious vehicle crashes, etc. The medics are housed by [[Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital]], [[Saint Peter's University Hospital]] and Raritan Bay Medical Center. Each are assigned their own ambulance.