Public Safety Telecommunicator's Week
April 14th-20th
Alaska's public safety telecommunicator’s (dispatchers) are truly our first, first responders and do amazing work 24 hours per day, 7 days a week. Let’s take the opportunity this week to thank this devoted and talented group of people that help keep our citizens and rescuers safe.
Thank you Alaska Public Safety Telecommunicators!
For ways to recognize your local Dispatcher please visit the National Public Safety Telecommunicators webpage here.
Prepare your service for EMS Week!
May 19th-25th
Monday: Education Day
Tuesday: Safety Day
Wednesday: EMS for Children's Day
Thursday: Save-A-Life Day
Friday: EMS Recognition Day |
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Share with the EMS community what your agency plans to do to celebrate EMS Week 2019, Beyond the Call. Send in a short description to the EMS Vitals inbox for your chance to be included in the EMS Vitals May Issue No. 10.
For EMS Week planning resources please visit EMS Strong's webpage here.
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Nominate Today!
This years Alaska Governor's EMS Awards Nomination deadline is July 31st.
Please nominate today!
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Recommendations for Improving Safe Transport of Children
In the lieu of rising ambulance transport safety concerns, the National Association of State EMS Officials (NASEMSO) Safe Transport of Children Ad Hoc Committee recommends that... [Read more on how to improve your transport safety here.]
NEMSIS Version 3.5 Will Lead to Data Input Simplification
In an effort to simplify the National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) V3 standard and reduce the data collection burden placed on EMS providers, NEMSIS has already begun working on transitioning to version 3.5.0. The current proposed timeline for v3.5.0 has the software update released by vendors in February of 2020 and majority implementation by EMS agencies in January of 2021. The State EMS Office is working closely with NEMSIS and ImageTrend to ensure the transition will be as smooth as possible to all of the EMS agencies in the state. [Read more about V3.5 here.]
Educational Opportunities
Southeast Region EMS Symposium
April 24-28, Sitka, Alaska
Visit Southeast Region EMS Council symposium webpage for more information.
First Responder Core Concepts
Multiple dates and location offerings.
Upcoming: May 1-3, 2019 in Wasilla, Alaska
Visit the Southcentral Foundation Core Concepts webpage to learn more about this complimentary three-day course.
For the complete list of upcoming educational opportunities please click here.
Job Announcements
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