About Us

Covering over 108 square miles

Serving 25,000 residents

Responding to approximately 1,800 calls a year

Contact Us

Contact by phone:

860-653-6535

Contact by email:

info@granbyambulance.org

Vision Statement - Care and Community Every Day in Every Way

The vision of Granby Ambulance Association is to provide caring, life-saving treatment to the residents of the towns we serve, while acting as a community partner in healthier outcomes.

Granby Ambulance Stations

Granby Ambulance Association (GAA) is happy to serve the towns of East Granby, East Hartland and Granby with life-saving services.

In the event of an emergency, please dial 911. Do not attempt to drive to the station as we may be out on calls.

Granby Station

1 Pegville Rd.

The Granby Station is the headquarters of GAA and offers a full-service facility, housing the ambulances and non-transport vehicles. Living quarters for on-duty crew were added as part of the renovation in 2004 to accommodate full time staff and eliminate the need for volunteers to travel to the station before responding to incoming emergencies.

East Granby Station

6 Memorial Dr.

The East Granby Station was originally established as part of East Granby Ambulance Association. In 2013, East Granby Ambulance Association merged with GAA. Operating under Granby Ambulance Association, the station in East Granby remains in operation to extend our reach and offer more timely and advanced service to residents on the eastern side of our coverage area.

History of Granby Ambulance Association

1963: Granby Ambulance Association opens its doors as an emergency medical services provider.

1975: GAA responds to 286 calls a year across East Granby, East Hartland and Granby.

1981: The new facility on Pegville Road in Granby opens its doors.

2003: GAA becomes a paramedic ALS service provider.

1963: Granby Ambulance Association opens its doors as an emergency medical services provider.

2023: GAA celebrates 60 years of serving the community and continued enhancements in advanced life-saving care.

Granby Ambulance Board of Directors

Lorri DiBattisto, President, Granby at Large

Lorri is a practicing structural engineer at her own business in East Granby. She joined the Board of Directors in 2004 after working to restructure the GAA location on One Pegville Road in Granby from a barn to a building. In working side-by-side with many GAA members, she was amazed at the number of hours people volunteered and their level of commitment to the community. She felt compelled to be a part of this amazing organization, and is happy to serve as president of the board of directors.

Leona Bevins, Vice President, at Large East Granby Representative

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Judy Jones, Secretary, Granby at Large

Judy is a practicing attorney recently retired from a national health insurance company. She is pleased to have joined the Board of Directors of Granby Ambulance Association in 2010. Judy has lived in Granby with her family since 2002 and has always been impressed by the full range of services offered by GAA. She looks forward to helping GAA fulfill its important mission of serving the emergency medical needs of the residents of Granby and surrounding towns.

Carol Brennen, Treasurer & Retired EMT

Carol began her association with Granby Ambulance in 2002 when GAA renovated the ambulance building to accommodate paramedic service. At that time, she worked for the firm that designed the renovations and worked to coordinate the interior painting of the building. She even did some painting herself. As her exposure to the GAA organization increased, her desire to join the ranks grew. She signed up for an EMT class given by Granby Ambulance and passed the certification exam in April of 2004. She has been volunteering for GAA ever since. In 2009, the treasurer retired after 30 years of service. Given her background in accounting, Carol agreed to take over the financial duties. Now as an officer of GAA, she is looking forward to working with the board for years to come.

Granby Ambulance Board

Kim Becker, Board Member

Kim joined GAA’s board of directors in 2022, after serving on the steering committee for the “A Perfect Pairing” fundraising event. She found GAA’s people to be compassionate and clear eyed in their mission to provide excellent medical care and comfort to residents in times of need. By supporting GAA’s mission to partner on healthy outcomes, she can also support her other volunteer activities, both as a member of Granby’s Commission on Aging and a volunteer for the Barkhamsted Senior Center through the Lions Club. Kim believes that quality emergency medical services are vital to all residents of our community, but particularly our senior population. She is happy to help this 60-year-old organization provide community-based care that is only minutes away.

Kate Coupe, Chief of Service & Volunteer Paramedic

Kate joined the Granby Ambulance Association in December 1997, two months into her EMT-B class. She always had an inclination towards medicine, between patching up friends and having numerous pets, a family friend convinced her to enroll in his EMT class. She became certified while a Junior at GMHS and continued her education at Springfield College. In May 2003, she graduated as the Salutatorian of her class with a Bachelors of Science in Emergency Medical Services Management. When GAA became a paramedic level ambulance service, she was proud to be its first volunteer paramedic, and she continues to ride weekly. She has served on the Board of Directors for the last ten years, as the Vice President during the first six years of her tenure. She also served as lead instructor from 2003-2007 for the GAA EMT-B program. Outside of the GAA, she is a career crash-rescue firefighter/paramedic at Bradley Int’l Airport and an instructor for Capital Community College’s EMT and Paramedic training programs. She was formerly a member of the Lost Acres Fire Dept, the East Hartland Volunteer Fire Department, and Connecticut Task Force 1 (CT-TF1) urban search and rescue team.

Jim Hausmann, at Large East Granby Representative

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Steve Wortley, EMT

Steve's experience with GAA began in 1998 when he joined the organization as a volunteer Emergency Medical Technician. He was able to serve area residents until 2006 when his job with UTC transferred him to California. Upon his return to Connecticut in 2016, he quickly recertified and returned to active duty as a riding member of Granby Ambulance Association. Since retiring from UTC, where he worked in aerospace manufacturing for 34 years, his service with GAA has given him the chance to combine his interests in physical and mental wellbeing with active community service. He looks forward to serving on the board and contributing to the organization’s mission to promote healthy outcomes.

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Mark Dolan

Mark serves as an EMT for Granby Ambulance Association as well as the Trainee Liaison-Field Training Program Manager, facilitating critical education in Stop the Bleed® bleeding control methods.  He joined GAA in 2019 as a Volunteer EMT and completed an internship with GAA while still in high school. He now has the privilege to continue his career in emergency medicine by working full time with one of the most sophisticated EMS services in the state. His work at Granby Ambulance allows him to serve the community, by delivering critical medical care, and to also satisfy his love of teaching, as he helps others learn skills that could also save a life.