When I was first introduced to NEMSM, I saw a family photo on their website of my great-grandmother and her brother and nephew on a lumber flume boat. They said my great uncle was the inventor of the first lumber flume ambulance. My part of the family didn't realize that, as a surgeon to the logging community in Chico, Uncle Newt would send his patients down the lumber flume to be treated at the hospital. I am honored to now serve on the board and help educate the EMS community and the public of this exciting history and tell stories that will knock your socks off! Join us today and tell us your own story!
First as an early member of the board of directors and now privileged to serve as president of The National EMS Museum, this has been my nearly fifteen-year labor of love. Having been a First Responder for over sixty years, The Museum preserves the history of our profession. We receive no governmental support of any kind and rely totally on donations. We need your support to keep The National EMS Museum going forward.
as a board member and donor, i want to reflect on the organization's beginnings. a small group of long time, heavily engaged grass roots leaders and educators realized that nobody was keeping "notes" on the really diverse and complex evolution of the most under-recognized of our public safety and public health professions. a few attempts have been made locally around the country to collect historical equipment and vehicles.however, no successful national effort existed. i am privileged to represent the late lou jordan on the board. lou was a pioneer in many aspects of service delivery and leadership. he helped found the museum. we shared many ems activities and a long friendship. since joining the board of directors, i have found myself among a distinguished group of dedicated ems advocates. if you are reading this, i ask that you donate and become a member. there are many benefits through opportunities to gain a deep historical education, to do research, to participate at the committee level and to advocate for the future of ems. please help!!!!!!!!!
After 50 years in EMS, I am so happy we have a place to preserve the memories, accomplishments and evolution of our profession. NEMSM has filled this great role and is a clearing house for EMS related information. Being on the board has been a great honor and I am committed to seeing this organization's success. This is a highly valuable resource to learn the EMS story and apply it for years to come.
The EMS Museum is an awesome collection of “our” history. I thoroughly enjoy serving as secretary of the board. So many stories to share of the past, such great memories, such fine life long friendships made as a result of involvement in EMS for 40+ years! Now so fun to help find and share those stories!
Jeanne O’Brien
NEMSM provides a wonderful history of EMS. Where EMs providers comes from is shown, as this is vital to our future! The public as well as EMS professionals and EMS Professionals to be can learn so much just by visiting the website.
The National EMS Museum establishes the legacy for EMS on a nation-wide basis collecting over 300 years of history of pre-hospital care. Their focus and mission are truly lead by those passionate about the mission volunteering thousands of hours of their time to make the mission possible and to help grow the organization.
Learning about the amazing story of pre-hospital care is inspiring. As a family we enjoy the many programs and digital exhibits at The National EMS Museum, the kiddos in the family are obsessed with all things Ambulances and Fire Trucks and that is in large part thanks to the inspiration and excitement the get from this museum. I hope that one day a corporate sponsor will take this gem of a museum under their wings and help them get a permanent building we can visit and explore more first responder history and stories.
I'm really happy to see that there are people working hard to keep the history of emergency medical services (EMS) alive - wording intended. EMS is often taken for granted; generally no one thinks about it until they need it. The elaborate systems that respond to medical emergencies quickly haven't always been with us. They've developed over many years - growing and maturing and providing increasingly sophisticated levels of service and care. The National EMS Museum is dedicated to preserving the history of that development from the days of horse drawn ambulances to the modern critical care units on the road today. It's an important story and deserves to be memorialized. That's why this museum is so important. You can't know where you're going if you don't know where you've been. The history of EMS is chock full of amazing stories, people, and innovation. And perhaps, most important, it's all about the next person who needs EMS in a medical emergency.