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Proclamation 10760

National Emergency Medical Services Week, 2024

This proclamation designates May 19-25, 2024 as National Emergency Medical Services Week to honor EMS providers including paramedics, EMTs, and 911/988 dispatchers. It calls on public officials and Americans to observe the week with programs and ceremonies honoring EMS workers and those who died in the line of duty, while highlighting administration efforts to support EMS through funding, training, and student loan forgiveness.

Impact dates

  1. Start of National Emergency Medical Services Week observance

Key directives

  • Proclaim May 19 through May 25, 2024 as National Emergency Medical Services Week
  • Call upon public officials, doctors, nurses, paramedics, EMS providers, and all people of the United States to observe this week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of National EMS Week for May 19-25, 2024

Near term (90d)

  • Observance period May 19-25, 2024

Long term

Risks & tensions

None flagged.

Proclamation 10760: National Emergency Medical Services Week, 2024 · Executive Orders