Founders Kevin Teeling and Vincent Wheeler have extensive backgrounds in the ambulance industry serving in both commercial and volunteer services. Vincent has been a volunteer with the Harwinton Ambulance for 22 years. He served in a variety of management roles including 4 years as the Chief of Service. He also worked for a large commercial service for 14 years, 10 of those years as a paramedic supervisor. He is a two-time recipient of Northwest Connecticut’s EMT of the Year award, most recently in 2002. Kevin has been a volunteer in New Hartford and Winsted for 14 years and was employed by a commercial service for 7 years. During those years he worked closely with volunteer services responding as an intercept medic where he served 2 years as a paramedic supervisor. He received the 1999 Gillooly-Lawton award from the State of Connecticut OEMS for dedication to vocation.