OPRA Request – EMS Vehicle Status, Staffing, and Vehicle Procurement (1/1/2024 – 7/15/2025)
Dear Brick Township,
Please accept this electronic request for public records made under OPRA and the common law right of access. I am not required to fill out an official form or use a particular software platform to submit my request per NJSA 47:1A-6(f), which states that an email from a requestor including all of the information required on the adopted form shall suffice in place of a completed form as a valid government record request.
I HAVE NOT been convicted of any indictable offense under the laws of New Jersey, any other state, or the United States.
I WILL NOT use the requested government records for a commercial purpose.
I AM NOT seeking records in connection with a legal proceeding.
Records requested:
I am requesting access to the following records regarding Brick Township’s EMS (Emergency Medical Services) operations for the period of January 1, 2024 through July 15, 2025:
A list of EMS vehicles (ambulances and emergency response units) owned or operated by the Township during this period, including:
The make, model, and year of each vehicle.
Status of each vehicle (operational vs. non-operational).
The dates any vehicle was marked out-of-service and the reason for its status.
All records or documentation related to the purchase, order, or planned acquisition of new EMS vehicles, including:
Council resolutions or approvals.
Purchase orders or contracts.
Delivery timelines and current status of the pending vehicle(s).
A breakdown of the number of EMS personnel for calendar years 2024 and 2025, including:
The number of paid EMS employees.
The number of volunteer EMS personnel.
My preferred delivery method for response(s) to this request is by E-mail as attachments. Please confirm you have received this request. If you are not the custodian of records, please forward my request to that person and provide their email address to me for future reference.
Yours faithfully,
Brick Resident
Please see the attached documents in response to your below OPRA request:
In response to the number and break down of personnel: Full time: 31
Part time: 31
Seasonal: 7
Volunteers: 0
Sincerely,
Jessica L. Larney, RMC/CMR
Assistant Municipal Clerk
Deputy Registrar of Vital Statistics
Office of the Township Clerk/Vital Statistics
401 Chambers Bridge Road
Brick, New Jersey 08723
732-262-1003