Savelives.com ~ Common Cents EMS Supply

09/26/2025

We are at the EMS & FIRE PRO Expo at Mohegan Sun today and tomorrow. FREE show access.

09/11/2025

On the 24th Anniversary of the tragedy of 9/11 let's remember that among the 2977 innocent people murdered including Firefighters and Law Enforcement were 10 members of Emergency Medical Services.

Carlos R. Lillo, 37 - FDNY Paramedic EMS Battalion 49
https://www.911memorial.org/connect/blog/promise-kept-911

Ricardo J. Quinn, 40 - FDNY Paramedic EMS Battalion 57
https://www.firehero.org/fallen-firefighter/ricardo-j-quinn/

Keith Fairben, 24, – a paramedic who worked for the New York Presbyterian Hospital
http://www.legacy.com/sept11/story.aspx?personid=145286

Richard Pearlman, 18, – an EMT who worked for the Forest Hills Volunteer Ambulance
http://www.legacy.com/sept11/story.aspx?personid=129431

Mario Santoro, 28 – a paramedic who worked for the New York Presbyterian Medical Center
http://www.legacy.com/sept11/story.aspx?personid=147198

Yamel Merino, 24 – a single mother of an eight year old son who worked as an EMT for Metrocare/Montefiore Medical Center for three years
https://www.911memorial.org/connect/blog/remembering-first-responder-yamel-josefina-merino

Mohammad Salman Hamdani, 23 – a Muslim-American man who worked as a part-time FDNY Certified EMT and also a member of the New York City Police Department Cadet Corps for three years
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/name/mohammed-hamdani-obituary?pid=146347&fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExMnc4SmpUTmJPaEQxTGNDNQEehjsKeREZsyYKYqNyLwSlqapSyI3Qr4zGJYSFsWGT1TdxQdA0oCRHwUQCEzw_aem_JFcAKb-LevOWqzOyKSLwdg

David Marc Sullins, 30 – an EMT who worked with Cabrini Medical Center
https://voicescenter.org/living-memorial/victim/david-marc-sullins

Mark Schwartz, 50 – an EMT who worked for Hunter Ambulance
https://voicescenter.org/living-memorial/victim/mark-schwartz

Jeff Simpson, 38 – an EMT who worked for the Dumfries-Triangle Rescue Squad, and also an employee for Oracle
http://www.legacy.com/sept11/story.aspx?personid=119701

08/29/2025

We will close a little early today to allow our staff a jump on the holiday weekend. Have a great Labor Day everyone !

08/18/2025

✨ The Exhibit Hall is FREE for all to visit! ✨

🔥 Look who’s exhibiting at this year’s EMS & Fire Pro Expo!

We’re proud to welcome Savelives.com / Common Cents EMS Supply LLC — serving first responders since 1996. Based in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, they’ve built their reputation on experience, trust, and customer care. What sets them apart? Every member of their sales staff is an EMT, Paramedic, or Firefighter — meaning they know the gear because they’ve used it in the field. Their mission is simple: deliver the best service you’ve ever had from an EMS supply company.

Savelives.com is just 1 of nearly 170 vendors you’ll meet in the FREE Exhibit Hall at this year’s expo! 🚑

🗓 September 25–27, 2025
📍 Mohegan Sun Casino & Resort
🎤 70+ Speakers | 100+ Classes | 170+ Exhibitors
🚒 40+ Emergency Vehicles in the FREE Exhibit Hall
🎉 Evening Socials – including a night at Comix Roadhouse with Hazzard County!

👉 Don’t miss it! Register today: www.emspro.org | www.firepro.org
Savelives.com ~ Common Cents EMS Supply

08/17/2025

Pfizer Injectables is recalling a limited number of Lot #'s of EPI 1:10,000 and Sodium Chloride 8.4% prefilled syringes.

Savelives.com ~ Common Cents EMS Supply did NOT sell any of the affected lot numbers to ANY of our customers.

If you have some of the Lot #'s that are part of the recall stop using the product, quarantine it, and contact the vendor you purchased it from for return/credit information.

https://www.pfizerhospitalus.com/sites/default/files/news_announcements/Sodium%20Bicarb%20and%20Epinephrine%20Recall%20Letter%2004AUG2025.pdf

08/08/2025

Leatherman has decided to discontinue four of their Raptor Rescue color combinations. They will be available until supplies run out. Link in comments

07/01/2025

We will be closed on Friday July 4th for Independence Day. As always incase of an emergency someone will be on call. That number is accessible from our voice mail 860-388-4599

06/18/2025

06/09/2025

We would like to congratulate Brianna Shipman who has been named our General Manager. She will work as part our leadership team which includes Vice President Joseph Johnson. Brianna started with us in April of 2019. She is a Firefighter EMT with the Killingworth Fire Company.

06/06/2025

Thank you to our great customers for letting us play hooky today.

06/03/2025

We will be closed this Friday June 6th for an employee outing. We will reopen Monday morning June 9th at 8am. If you have an emergency need on June 6th you can contact our main office number of 860-388-4599. Our on call number is on the voice mail. We apologize for any inconvenience while we require our staff to step away from the bandaids for a day.