Emergency Medical Services | EMS

**EMS Section Board Election Call for Candidates**

The positions of IAFC EMS Section Chair and Director-at-Large are up for election this year. Interested EMS Section members in good standing are eligible to run for these positions. Candidates will have to submit their letter of intent, profile, and candidate platform to Ken LaSala, IAFC Staff Liaison to the EMS Section by 8 PM. (Eastern) on March 5. For more information, please consult the EMS Section Candidate Manual.

Heart Safe and Page Awards Presented

On June 11, the IAFC held the annual Fire-Rescue Med conference. The Heart Safe Community Awards and the James O. Page EMS Achievement Award were presented. The Page Award was presented to Chief Mike Metro, Ret. Chief Metro recently retired as the Chief Deputy of the Los Angeles County Fire Department and served on the EMS Section Board for 14 years. Chief Metro has made countless contributions to the EMS and fire service throughout his career. Read more about Chief Metro and his career online.

The IAFC and the PulsePoint Foundation also were excited to recognize the Harrisonburg (Virginia) Fire Department and the Chesapeake (Virginia) Fire Department as the 2021 recipients of the Heart Safe Community Awards. More information about these fire departments and their success in improving emergency cardiac care can be found online.