"We're able to merge and become one fire district which not only reduced the tax burden on the residents in the town but also really opened up additional property sites that the Dreefeestivlle Fire Department could really look at. 20 years ago, the location we're standing in was not part of Defreestville Fire Department," said Daniel Garab, North Greenbush Fire Commissioners chair.

Schollmeyer said the crash happened shortly after 10:30 a.m. at or near Fee Avenue Park. The ambulance crew responded from Fire Station 82 in West Melbourne to a medical call, and the patient was loaded into the back of the ambulance. The paramedic opened a side door to step outside — and that's when the collision occurred.