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EMS Politics

What are the latest national issues and legislative items related to emergency medical services? You'll find them here! Please take the time to get informed and be involved in the future of EMS! This section of EMSresource.net is brought to you advertisement-free.

Back to the Future: An Agenda for Federal Leadership of Emergency Medical Services
Reprinted with permission
This document was prepared by the Homeland Security Policy Institute at The George Washington University.

Pros and cons

Following is a list of articles, press releases, organizations, and other resources related to the HSPI document listed above. Note: Organized alphabetically, not chronologically.

• Advocates for EMS - this organization was formed by the National Association of EMS Physicians and the National Association of EMS Directors and does not support the findings of the HSPI.
• "Brewing National Debate: Move EMS from DOT to DHS?," JEMS
• "Ditch NHTSA, Task Force Says, and Move EMS Under DHS," EMS Magazine
• "Do We Need a U.S. EMS Administration?," JEMS Insider
• "A doomsday priority," The Washington Times, a guest editorial piece by Daniel Kaniewski

EMSunites.com - an online community in favor of the HPSI's proposal that offers an opportunity to take action.

EMSresource.net supports the HPSI's proposal to move EMS from NHTSA to DHS, with a National EMS Academy, and equally statured beside its fire service and law enforcement peers.

• Emergency Medical Services Workforce for the 21st Century Project, The Center for Health Professions - this organization offers an EMS discussion blog with specific questions to which you can respond.
• Federal Interagency Committee on Emergency Medical Services (FICEMS) - created by the The Emergency Medical Services Support Act (SB 611 and HR 1240); chaired and administered by the U.S. Fire Administration.
• "NAEMT Supports EMS Agency in Homeland Security," press release from the National Association of EMTs
• "The Redheaded Stepchild: Does EMS Belong in the Fire Service?," EMS Magazine
• U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• U.S. Department of Transportation / National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

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Updated 01.27.06