Established in 1940, the nonprofit ambulance service has 60 emergency medical technicians who annually respond to…More more than 2,000 calls across the town's 60 square miles. A paramedic, who is trained in advanced life support, is housed 24 hours, seven days a week in order to assist with the more serious medical calls.</p> <p>The service began with the Rotary Club purchasing a 1942 Cadillac Supreme to serve as the Newtown's first ambulance.</p>