WHEREAS, it is the 48th annual celebration of National EMS Week with a theme of “Where emergency care begins.”
WHEREAS, the emergency medical services system consists of first responders, emergency medical technicians, paramedics, emergency medical dispatchers, firefighters, police officers, educators, administrators, pre-hospital nurses, emergency nurses, emergency physicians, trained members of the public, and other out of hospital medical care providers; and
WHEREAS, the members of emergency medical services teams are ready to work quickly and efficiently to provide lifesaving care to those in need 24 hours a day, seven days a week; and
WHEREAS, Trumbull Emergency Medical Services (TEMS) is a team of dedicated paramedics and EMTs along with certified volunteers and paid personnel working collaboratively together to respond to the emergency needs of our community; and
WHEREAS, in addition to providing emergency services, Trumbull Emergency Medical Services is active within the community by offering training opportunities and outreach support; and
WHEREAS, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS week in 1974 to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important and dedicated work they do to save so many lives daily. This week we recognize the important contributions EMS practitioners make to safeguard the health, safety, and well-being of their communities. We value the dedicated commitment of the Trumbull Emergency Medical Services providers by designating Emergency Medical Services Week during the month of May.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Vicki A. Tesoro, by virtue of the authority vested in me as First Selectman of the Town of Trumbull, Connecticut, do hereby proclaim May 21–27, 2023, as NATIONAL EMS WEEK.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the Town of Trumbull to be affixed on the 24th day of May, 2023.
Vicki A. Tesoro, First Selectman