Did You know?

• The Haddonfield Ambulance Association has been supporting emergency medical needs in the Borough of Haddonfield since 1938.  This includes ambulances, supplies, uniforms for EMTs, and more.

   

• The Haddonfield Ambulance Association, through the community's generous donations, has purchased a total of 17 ambulances since 1938, with a total combined cost of over $1.2 million.   Our first ambulance (1938) cost $2,800 and the most recent purchase (2022) cost over $240,000.

   

• Our 17 purchased ambulances over the years have been built in 3 states and 2 countries (U.S. and England):

  *  12 ambulances built by 4 different manufacturers in OHIO

  *  3 ambulances built by a manufacturer in ARKANSAS

  *  1 ambulance built by a manufacturer in IOWA

  *  1 ambulance built by a manufacturer in ENGLAND

   

• The two (2) newest ambulances (2017 and 2022) each have a gross vehicle weight of over 14,000 pounds.

   

• It takes about ONE-YEAR for a manufacturer to construct ONE ambulance after it has been ordered.

   

• Our  three (3) Oldsmobile ambulances (1968, 1970, 1972) were not traded in on new ambulances but were sold for a very nominal fee to a volunteer ambulance organization in the City of Camden - the 14th Ward Ambulance Association in June 1975 (SEE PHOTO BELOW OF THE 1972 OLDSMOBILE AMBULANCE SOLD FOR $5,000 TO THAT ORGANIZATION).