Welcome to the Geneseo First Response Home Page.  We are a volunteer organization based at SUNY Geneseo that provides emergency medical services to the Geneseo campus community.  Geneseo First Response (GFR) provides emergency medical care to students, faculty, staff, and visitors of Geneseo at the Basic Life Support level.  We operate 24 hours a day, seven days a week.  Our crews are led by a New York State certified Emergency Medical Technician, responsible for all primary patient care, a certified driver, and (when applicable) a trainee.

Geneseo First Response is the primary EMS agency at SUNY Geneseo.  We are integrated into a larger system comprised of the University Police Department, the Lauderdale Center for Student Health and Counseling and the Geneseo Fire Department; all dedicated to providing the best available care to every member of the campus community.

In an emergency call 911

Message from the Chief:

The application deadline for the Spring 2012 period is February 2nd. Any applications received after this date will be reviewed in the Fall.

Thanks for the interest.

Alumni, we would love to hear from you! E-mail esquad@geneseo.edu with updates and announcements and they will be posted.

Get to know our executive officers...

Chief of Operations: Gideon Cohen

Gideon has been involved with Emergency Medical Services for 5 years. He began his service at the Ossining Volunteer Ambulance Corps in Ossining, NY, as the Captain of the Youth Corps and subsequently obtained his EMT-B certification at SUNY Westchester Community College.  He has since worked at other paid and volunteer EMS agencies such as Hudson Valley Paramedic Services and the Geneseo Fire Department.  Gideon is a Junior Psychology major and a Biology Minor with a Pre-Med focus at Geneseo.

1st Assistant Chief: Caroline Schwartz

Caroline has been involved in Emergency Medical Services since her Freshman year at Geneseo. She obtained her EMT-B certification from Monroe Community College during the summer of 2010. She has served as a Lieutenant and Captain for Geneseo First Response and also volunteers as a medic for the Geneseo Fire Department. She is a Junior Computer Science major, mathematics minor, and psychology minor at Geneseo.

2nd Assistant Chief: Megan Spelman

Megan has been involved in Emergency Medical Services since her first semester at Geneseo. She obtained her EMT-B certification through the Mount Morris Public Safety Training Facility while attending Geneseo. She has served as a lieutenant for Geneseo First Response, is a lab instructor for the EMT class at Mount Morris, and is also involved with the Geneseo Fire Department. Megan is a junior Biology and Psychology major with a pre-med focus. 

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Last updated on December 2, 2011