About Us

The Killingworth Ambulance Association dates back to April 14, 1971 when it was incorporated and ...

--- First used a 1964 Cadillac ambulance that was purchased in 1971 from the town of Greenwich, thanks to a $3,000 donation by another local resident, philanthropist Marion Platt.

--- Currently has 25 active EMTs.

--- Has been located at its present site on Route 81 (on land leased from the town) since 1982.

--- Made 496 transports from Jan. 1, 2021 to Jan. 1, 2022, not including calls where no one was taken to a hospital (lift assists, fire stand-bys, refusal of transports, etc.). The majority of the calls occurred between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Compare the total figure to the number of transports 40 years ago when the KAA had fewer than 50 calls a year. Or compare it to two years before when it had 355 from 2019-20, a jump of 39.7 percent.

The Killingworth Ambulance Association is a member of the Valley Shore Mutual Aid Association and is operated by a dedicated group of community members and Emergency Medical Technicians (EMTs), committed to providing outstanding patient care and community service to the people of Killingworth, Ct. Our EMTs are trained to rapidly and efficiently respond to all types of medical and trauma emergencies.

The KAA works alongside members of the Killingworth Volunteer Fire Company's Rescue Squad (Rescue 8) at the location of the incident or medical emergency. It also works closely with the Middlesex Hospital Paramedic program, with paramedics responding from the hospital in Middletown or the Shoreline Clinic in Westbrook.

The KAA also runs a variety of classes each year, including EMT, EMT re-certification, CPR/AED and basic first aid. If you're interested in learning what is required to become an EMT, taking the classes we offer or becoming a volunteer in any way, please contact us by telephone (860-663-2450) or be email. We are always looking for volunteers to join the KAA family.

The KAA's board of directors is composed of 13 volunteers who meet the fourth Wednesday of every month, with all meetings open to the public. The board this year consists of the following persons:

DAN O'SULLIVAN -- President

MARGUERITE HAAGA -- Vice President

MIKE HAAGA -- Chief of Service

LEOTA LANOUE -- Treasurer

KATIE CLIFTON -- Recording Secretary

MARY ROBBENHAAR-FRETZ

JAMES FRETZ

CAROLYN RAMBUS

CLARK JUDGE

PAT MILLER

LISA BARBOUR

DONNA CLARK

ED FUNARO

Meet the Team!

Click on each photo below to learn more about our EMTs and team members. Want to join us? Click here to fill out a volunteer form.

MARY ROBBENHAAR-FRETZ
BACKGROUND: Mary Robbenhaar-Fretz was born in Canada and came to Killingworth when her parents (who had emigrated to Canada as Read more
LARA HAJEK
BACKGROUND: Lara has been an EMT with the Killingworth Ambulance Association the past 18 years,. She joined shortly after marrying Read more
STEPHANIE NIXON
BACKGROUND: Stephanie, 23, has lived in Killingworth her entire life. She attended Haddam-Killingworth High School, graduated from there in 2014 Read more
JORDAN WHITE
BACKGROUND: Jordan, 20, recently became an EMT after taking a break from her studies at the University of Connecticut where Read more
LISA BARBOUR
BACKGROUND: Lisa grew up in Madison, where she raised her two children, now 37 and 36 years of age. She Read more
ROB CLARK
BACKGROUND: Rob Clark is a practicing psychologist who grew up on a small New England town and has lived in Read more
PATRICK MONICO
BACKGROUND: Patrick Monico is an EMT who lives in Madison and has been volunteering with the KAA since January, 2017. Read more
RICK PRIBNOW
BACKGROUND: Rick Pribnow is a mechanical/marine engineer who is now retired but who, for the last 10 years of his Read more
LISA ANDERSON
BACKGROUND: Lisa Anderson is a member of the KAA board and an EMT who moved to Killingworth from California in Read more
JESS ACCETTA
BACKGROUND: Jess Accetta is an EMT and nursing student with a degree in biology. She's been an EMT in Killingworth Read more