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New CMS Rule Threatens to Gut GEMT Funding for EMS Agencies Nationwide

CMS Proposed Rule Threatens GEMT Funding for EMS Agencies What the Proposed Rule Would Do CMS released a proposed rule on May 20 (CMS-2449-P) that…

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Member Spotlight: Four Decades of Showing Up with Bruce Evans

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Member Spotlight: Leading with Purpose and Lifelong Learning with Chris Cebollero

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New CMS Rule Threatens to Gut GEMT Funding for EMS Agencies Nationwide

New CMS Rule Threatens to Gut GEMT Funding for EMS Agencies Nationwide

EMS Week: Why May 17-23 is the Most Important Week of 2026 for EMS

EMS Week: Why May 17-23 is the Most Important Week of 2026 for EMS

A Unified Voice: Record-Breaking 2026 EMS On The Hill Day Drives Policy Change

A Unified Voice: Record-Breaking 2026 EMS On The Hill Day Drives Policy Change

NAEMT Announces 2026 Recipients of the EMS Advocate of the Year Award

NAEMT Announces 2026 Recipients of the EMS Advocate of the Year Award

Why FirstNet Still Matters: A Fire Chief’s View from the Street to the Nation

Why FirstNet Still Matters: A Fire Chief’s View from the Street to the Nation

Membership News

Member Spotlight: Four Decades of Showing Up with Bruce Evans

Member Spotlight: Four Decades of Showing Up with Bruce Evans

Member Spotlight: Leading with Purpose and Lifelong Learning with Chris Cebollero

Member Spotlight: Leading with Purpose and Lifelong Learning with Chris Cebollero

Member Spotlight: Building Leaders and Elevating EMS with David Blevins

Member Spotlight: Building Leaders and Elevating EMS with David Blevins

How the Lighthouse Leadership Program Helped One Paramedic Break Out of the Silo

How the Lighthouse Leadership Program Helped One Paramedic Break Out of the Silo

What is EMS?

Discover the vital role of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and learn how EMTs and paramedics make a valuable impact in our community.

EMS professionals save lives from heart attacks, strokes and overdoses; treat injuries due to motor vehicle collisions, shootings, stabbings and other violence; and provide care for patients of all ages with a range of serious medical conditions.

Education News

The Use of Traumagel for Hemorrhage Control and Tourniquet Removal: A Case Series of Traumatic Extremity Injuries

The Use of Traumagel for Hemorrhage Control and Tourniquet Removal: A Case Series of Traumatic Extremity Injuries

Triage in Action: A Principles-Based Approach to Mass Casualty Management in Tactical Combat Casualty Care

Triage in Action: A Principles-Based Approach to Mass Casualty Management in Tactical Combat Casualty Care

NAEMT UK Partner Achieves Royal Charter Status

NAEMT UK Partner Achieves Royal Charter Status

Tactical Medicine Advances in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

Tactical Medicine Advances in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia

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