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Welcome to Maine Emergency Medical Services (EMS)

Maine EMS is a bureau within the Maine Department of Public Safety (DPS) established to be the central agency responsible for the coordination and integration of all state activities concerning Emergency Medical Services and the overall planning, evaluation, coordination, facilitation and regulation of EMS systems.

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2008 Protocol Errata and FAQs

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2008 MAINE EMS AWARDS

The 2008 Maine EMS System Awards presentation will take place in the State House Hall of Flags on Tuesday, May 20, 2008, at 2:00 pm.  Governor John Baldacci and Public Safety Commissioner Anne Jordan are both scheduled to participate in the ceremony. 

The Maine EMS Awards are presented each year in May during EMS Week and are conferred upon those individuals or groups that have demonstrated an exceptional level of commitment to EMS in Maine.

The Maine EMS Board has selected the following Maine EMS System Award recipients for 2008:

GOVERNOR’S AWARD – Paul Liebow, MD and Carol Pillsbury, EMT-P

The Governor's Award is conferred to those who have made an exceptional contribution to the EMS system at the state, national, or system-wide level and who have demonstrated involvement and contributions in multiple areas of EMS activity (i.e., system development, education, administration, public education, quality/process improvement, etc.).

LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD – Craig Bowden, EMT-B, Bruce Cook, EMT-I and Percy Thibeault, EMT-P

The Lifetime Achievement Award is conferred to those who have had extensive involvement with EMS for at least 10 years, consistently performing above and beyond expectations in system development, patient care, service involvement, and/or community involvement.

EMS MERIT AWARD – Freeman Dyer, EMT-P and Gerard Pineau, EMT-I

The EMS Merit Award is conferred to those who have made an exceptional contribution to the EMS system at the local or regional level and who have demonstrated involvement and contribution in one or more areas of EMS activity.

6th Annual Western Mountains EMS Conference

The 2008 Western Mountains EMS Conference is fast approaching. This year's conference runs from April 25th through the 27th at beautiful Sugarloaf USA. For more information about the conference, go to www.fchn.org/northstar/wmems2008