WATCH: MEMSE Cofounder Speaks at NYSAC Legislative Conference
MEMSE Cofounder Alanna Badgley spoke at the New York State Assembly of Counties (NYSAC) Legislative Conference in March, highlighting the...
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Feb 211 min read
WATCH: MEMSE Cofounder Speaks at NYSAC Conference
MEMSE Cofounder Alanna Badgley spoke at the New York State Assembly of Counties (NYSAC) Press Conference in January, extolling the...
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Jan 95 min read
N.Y. mayor says using FD ambulances, FFs is not sustainable (from Daily Freeman)
By Diane Pineiro-Zucker Daily Freeman KINGSTON, N.Y. — Providing emergency medical services to the city using existing fire department...
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Oct 12, 20232 min read
EMS Providers, General Public Attend EMS Movie Premiere
Curtis Hammond is the Operations Chief of Candor Emergency Squad in Candor, NY and has been active in EMS for over 20 years. Last night,...
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Sep 15, 20235 min read
Why Isn’t EMS Essential? Growing Amount of States Look to Change That (from JEMS)
Experts say the momentum might be driven by the pandemic, a decline in volunteerism and the rural health care shortage. By Tribune...
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Aug 18, 20231 min read
WATCH: Rural shortages lead to worsened ambulance deserts and delayed medical care (PBS News)
One of the many concerns that drives the push for essential status is equitable care for all who need an ambulance, regardless of their...
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Aug 15, 20231 min read
MEMSE Cofounder Attends First Responder Summit
Alanna Badgley, middle, speaks with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), right, at Gillibrand's First Responder Summit in DC. Alanna...
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Mar 8, 202313 min read
An Excerpt from AMERICAN SIRENS by Kevin Hazzard
CREDIT: Excerpted from AMERICAN SIRENS: The Incredible Story of the Black Men Who Became America’s First Paramedics by Kevin Hazzard....
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Feb 22, 20232 min read
EMS Documentary Group Teams Up with IAEP
The production team behind “Honorable But Broken: EMS in Crisis,” a documentary that aims to highlight the need for EMS to be designated...
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Nov 18, 20221 min read
Watch the recording of our first Open House Zoom!
Miss our inaugural Open House Zoom on Wednesday? We got you covered! Watch the full recording of the meeting below.
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Oct 18, 20221 min read
WATCH: Make EMS Essential Cofounder Alanna Badgley talks making EMS essential
Paramedic, IAEP Local 20 President, and Make EMS Essential Cofounder Alanna Badgley spoke at the National Association of Government...
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Jun 24, 20221 min read
New Documentary Sets Its Sights on Making EMS Essential
The producers of a documentary that aims to highlight the need for EMS to be designated as an essential service are seeking funds for...
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Jun 2, 20221 min read
Emergency Medical Services: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver
Watch John Oliver explain the current state of EMS and how we got here, including the fight to make EMS essential. CONTENT WARNING: This...
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Jun 2, 20221 min read
'We Won’t Let Him Die in Our Ambulance.' A Day With a Paramedic Facing the Coronavirus Pandemic
Read the TIME Magazine feature on IAEP Local 20 President Alanna Badgley by clicking the image below.
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May 26, 20221 min read
New York State Senate Considers Bill to Make EMS Essential Service
A bill introduced to the New York State Senate in March proposes designating Emergency Medical Services in the state as an essential...
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