09/11/2026
As another New York State Fair comes to a close, our AMR crews are trading fair food and long shifts for a well-earned celebration!
As our largest event all year, the hours all blend together and we just remember all the fun, friends, and fried foods 😋
This Fair’s end is bittersweet as we celebrate one of our own on a very well deserved retirement! 🎊
Dave Delucia
Since May 23, 1973, the people who live, work, and visit in the State of New York have, mostly unknowingly, had the privilege of being safeguarded and cared for by Dave Delucia. Since his early days in New York City, where he provided concierge and getaway driver services to a wide array of gangsters, to caring for the citizens of Syracuse, Cayuga County, Woodgate, and their surrounding areas since 1988, Paramedic Delucia’s career has been nothing short of exemplary.
Dave was honored by the Red Cross as a real hero for his selflessness during the 1993 search for Sara Ann Wood. He bought and cooked food for all who worked to bring resolution to a tragedy.
As an Eastern Paramedic, Dave was a key member of the Woodstock 94 deployment, where we know stuff happened, but the details shall remain locked away in a few people’s memories.
He has been a fierce competitor in the Upstate Toxicology Conference games and can name every ECG phenomenon from Ashman’s to Yamaguchi. The lasting imprints of his interdisciplinary relationships, particularly with medical examiners, will never smear.
While Dave’s generosity and support of the Jamaican Fire Brigade temporarily had him banned from the island by the Minister of Health, he continued to fund clinicians’ education and send equipment and supplies to keep the organization running through his connections with the Canadian Air Force. He eventually resumed in-person support in Jamaica and expanded his philanthropy to the EMS system in Turks and Caicos, work that continues today, in case anyone wants to make a donation.
When you miss Dave, you can visit him at Clark’s Ale House on St. Patrick’s Day, where he cooks for the bartenders because they’re too busy to eat. There’s so much more we can say, but some of us are too young to retire just yet.
Never one to be sheepish, Dave has shared wisdom and stories with generations of EMS clinicians, including, “you call, we haul.” Tonight, he concludes a career spanning more than 50 years. Thank you, Dave. The honor has been ours.
