Emergency medical personnel have endured adverse conditions to service the community during the coronavirus pandemic. On Tuesday, local officials joined Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz to recognize and thank local first responders as part of National EMS Week.
“The governor and I really wanted to express our thanks, appreciation and gratitude for your commitment, your amazing service, and your courage. You’re our heroes,” Bysiewicz said at the event held in the parking lot of the Hunter’s Ambulance facility on West Main Street.
Over a dozen EMS personnel from Hunter’s attended the half-hour ceremony, which also included remarks from local dignitaries and public safety and health executives.
The country began celebrating National EMS Week during the third week of May in 1974, but “it’s never been so important to celebrate than this year,"