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Should there be a federal office for EMS? NAEMT thinks so (from FireChief.com).

An overwhelming majority of EMS professionals responding to a recent survey feel Congress should establish a federal EMS entity similar to the U.S. Fire Administration that would raise the profile of EMS in the nation’s capital and improve federal response to large-scale disasters.

Respondents to the survey conducted by the National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians were divided, however, as to whether EMS workers should be categorized as health-care providers, public safety responders and/or public health workers.

This sounds like a good idea to me and it makes sense. The question from the second paragraph is little more difficult to answer. I feel a poll question coming on.

Another question that comes to mind is where within the government would a federal EMS office fit? Should it be placed within FEMA, which is part of DHS? Hmmm.

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