The mission of the Chatham Emergency Squad has 5 elements:

To render emergency Basic Life Support and ambulance transportation to Chatham Borough and Township residents and visitors in the event of accident or sudden illness.

To transport Chatham residents whose health requires non-emergency ambulance transportation to and from hospitals or nursing homes.
To render miscellaneous assistance to Chatham residents in such matters as moving helpless, sick, injured or elderly people to and from automobiles or upper floors of homes.

To participate in emergency disaster work as required by Emergency Management authorities.