By CATHY GOETZ March 3, 2021 at 1:36 PM With the closing of Belmar First Aid Squad, the borough is pursuing two different routes to provide EMS to Belmar and Lake Como residents — bringing it in-house or contracting with an outside agency With the closing of Belmar First Aid Squad, the borough is pursuing two different routes to provide ... Credits: Cathy Goetz March 3, 2021 at 1:36 PM BELMAR, NJ — The Belmar Council has taken another step to ensure that residents continue to receive emergency medical services when the Belmar First Aid Squad closes its doors in less than a month. The governing body introduced an ordinance on March 2 to establish a Division of Emergency Services within the Department of Public Safety, under the supervision of Police Chief Tina Scott. A public hearing and final vote on the measure is scheduled for March 16 — two weeks before the 93-year-old squad, which serves both Belmar and Lake Como, ceases operations on March 31.