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WEMSA
Meeting
Minutes
Posted
And
Organizational
Chart
Updated
June 23, 2009
Minutes
from the
latest
WEMSA
Board of
Directors
meeting
are now
on-line.
Take a
look at
the
items
the
board of
directors
discussed
during
their
April
meeting
and see
what
actions
they
took.
Over ten
years of
meeting
minutes
are now
available
in the
Library
section
of the
web
site.
You can
also use
our
site-specific
search
engine
to find
the key
words
that you
are
looking
for.
With
several
recent
staff
and
conference
division
changes,
the
Wisconsin
EMS
Association
Organizational
Chart
has also
been
updated.
Take a
look at
the
current
infrastructure
of the
Wisconsin
EMS
Association
RIGHT
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WEMSA
Holds
Open
House
and
Offers
Additions
to the
"Walk of
EMS"
Updated
June 17, 2009
Although
the
Wisconsin
EMS
Association
staff
has been
working
from
their
new
office
building
for
nearly a
month,
final
touches
continue
to be
completed
on the
new
structure.
A
32
picture
photo
tour
of the
building
is now
on-line
showing
all of
the
facility
- both
inside
and out. Over 200
photos
are also
included
on the
construction
photos
page,
detailing
the
project
from
April,
2008,
through
today.
About 75
participants
took
part in
the open
house at
the
start of
EMS
Week,
May 16,
2009.
Open
house photos
from the
event
are also
now
on-line.
Even
though
the
"Walk of
EMS",
with
engraved
floor
tiles
from EMS
organizations
throughout
Wisconsin,
is
complete,
a
limited
number
of
additional
tiles
are
still
available.
Wisconsin
EMS
organizations
that
missed
out and
want to
have
their
logo,
photo or
other
graphic
included
alongside
the
others
should
contact
Michael
Hood,
Director
of Sales
and
Customer
Service,
immediately.
There
are only
a few
locations
still
available
where
existing
blank
tiles
can be
replaced
with
new,
engraved
ones.
Get more
information
on all
of these
things
by
following
the
links
below.
Walk of
EMS
Building
Photo
Tour
Open
House
Photos
Construction
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Wisconsin
EMS
Association
Hosts
National
Meeting
of state
EMS
Associations
April
27, 2009
Representatives
from 15
state
EMS
organizations
from
around
the
country
were in
Milwaukee
over the
weekend
to
attend
the
first-ever
meeting
of state
EMS
associations.
As the
largest
state
EMS
organization
in the
nation,
WEMSA
leaders
felt it
was only
fitting
that
this
organization
be the
catalyst
for
making
this
meeting
happen.
Participants
discussed
a wide
range of
topics,
all
related
to
running
a
successful
state
association.
While in
town
they
were
also
treated
to
several
entertainment
venues
including
a
brewery
tour,
dinner
at the
Harley
Museum
and
several
nightly
entertainment
shows
including
Comedy
Sportz.
The
meeting
may
result
in WEMSA
contracting
to
provide
services
to some
of the
states
that
attended.
Plans
are
already
underway
for a
second
meeting
to take
place in
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Paramedic/Cop
Altercation makes
international news
June 15, 2009
Video of an Oklahoma
State Trooper attempting
to arrest a paramedic
while he had a patient
in the ambulance has now
made its way around the
world. As reported in a
recent edition of the
Wisconsin EMS
Association Hot
Sheets, the scene
was captured both by the
officer's dash cam and
by a cell phone camera
of the patient's son.
Dozens of news reports
have been released on
the story. The district
attorney has decided not
to pursue criminal
charges against either
person, but both of them
have hired lawyers.
During an interview on
the CBS Morning News,
the paramedic called for
the trooper's badge and
gun to be taken away.
See the actual videos
along with some of the
news coverage
right here.
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EMS Week Arrives
May 17, 2009
With the slogan, "A
Proud Partner in Your
Community", national EMS
Week for 2009 has gotten
underway. EMS providers,
hospitals, suppliers and
others will host a
variety of events
throughout Wisconsin to
help celebrate EMS. This
is the week for you to
let your community know
the level of value that
your ambulance service
or first responder
organization provides.
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EMS Office Releases
Draft of HSF 110 rules
April 1, 2009
The long awaited draft
of the proposed rule
changes for HSF 110 (the
rules that govern EMS in
Wisconsin) has been
released. The 41 page
document is full of
changes, including the
implementation of
license fees along with
other charges for
reinstatement, late
renewals and even
requesting a duplicate
license. The March 31,
2009 edition of the Hot
Sheets break it all
down. For the complete
document, you can down
load it
right here.
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