Support H.R. 2274, A Bill to establish a National Emergency Medical Services Memorial in Washington D.C.

Congressman Stephen F. Lynch recently introduced H.R. 2274, a Bill to Establish a National EMS Memorial. The legislation creates the National Emergency Medical Services Memorial Foundation, which will undertake the effort of designing, siting, and creating a memorial in Washington, D.C to honor the service and sacrifice of the nation’s EMS members.
Each year, 850,000 EMS providers answer more than 30 million calls to serve 22 million patients in need of care at a moment’s notice and without reservation. To date, over 600 men and women have died in the line of duty while caring for others.
H.R. 2274 will ensure that a commemorative work is created in the nation’s capital that will recognize the ultimate sacrifice of EMS providers and will honor the dedication of EMS members nationwide.