Art Cooke Receives EMS Excellence Award
Westfield Volunteer Rescue Squad
Art Cooke, Westfield resident and 41-year EMT member of the Westfield Volunteer Rescue Squad, received the 2022 ‘Overlook Medical Center Excellence in EMS Award’ at an award presentation that took place at the hospital in Summit on Thursday, May 18, 2022.
The award, which is presented annually during EMS Week, honors those who show outstanding performance and dedication to emergency medical services. Mr. Cooke, past president of the squad, was selected to receive the honor by fellow squad members for his extreme dedication to the squad and decades of volunteer service to the community of Westfield. One of the most active members of the squad, he has responded to more emergency medical calls than any other squad member.
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