“We are not just volunteers; we are your neighbors”, and we have been serving the Freehold community since 1941. The early forming of the squad had its seed at the A & M Karaghuesian Rug Company (Rug Mill). The year is 1939 and Arshag and Miran decide to create a first aid team to help keep their employees safe. Two men from each department train in the prevention of accidents and emergency medical care. A first aid bell is installed and when it rings the men respond to the emergency. Each emergency lasts approximately two hours from start to finish, and if this means overtime the men remain on the clock.

Fourteen of the men trained by Karaghuesian find a common goal in helping to meet the emergency medical needs of the Freehold Area. After two years of hard work these men are able to establish the Freehold First Aid and Emergency Squad (FFAES) in 1941. The Karaghuesians donate the use of a small building and parking lot off Jackson Street for the new squad members to house an ambulance and supplies. In June, the men purchase a 1931 Cadillac LaSalle Ambulance. Three months later, on Labor Day, the 14 charter members officially go into service.