Emergency Medical Services Week, 2014

Proclamation 9127 of May 16, 2014

Emergency Medical Services Week, 2014

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

Wherever and whenever crisis hits, the men and women of
our emergency medical services (EMS) rush to the scene.
With unyielding steadiness, they bring care to those
who need it most. During Emergency Medical Services
Week, we show our gratitude to the EMS practitioners
who aid our families, friends, and neighbors in their
darkest moments.

We saw their professionalism in action after a
devastating storm hit Vilonia, Arkansas. Immediately
after a tornado struck, 200 people, including EMS
personnel from other counties, were ready to go house
to house searching for injured neighbors. We saw it
after last month's mudslide in Washington State when
first responders and rescue crews braved unsteady
ground to search for survivors. And we see it in towns
and cities across America every hour of every day. My
Administration is dedicated to supporting the vital
work of our paramedics, emergency medical technicians,
911 dispatchers, and EMS medical directors.

This week, we thank the EMS providers who ease
suffering and so often mean the difference between life
and death. Let us honor their service with a renewed
commitment to them. Let us ensure that those who watch
over our communities have the support they need to get
the job done.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the
United States, do hereby proclaim May 18 through May
24, 2014, as Emergency Medical Services Week. I
encourage all Americans to observe this occasion by
showing their support for their local EMS providers and
taking steps to improve their personal safety and
preparedness.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
sixteenth day of May, in the year of our Lord two
thousand fourteen, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
eighth.