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City of Palo Alto (ID # 8085)
City Council Staff Report
Report Type: Informational Report Meeting Date: 5/22/2017
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Summary Title: Emergency Medical Services Week 2017
Title: Proclamation Honoring Emergency Medical Services Week, May 21-27,
2017
From: City Manager
Lead Department: Fire
Attachments:
Attachment A: Proclamation Honoring Emergency Medical Services Week
Proclamation
Emergency Medical Services Week
May 21-27, 2017
WHEREAS, emergency medical services are a vital public service; and
WHEREAS, EMS professionals are available twenty-four hours a day, three hundred and sixty-five days a
year; and
WHEREAS, quality emergency medical services care dramatically improves survival and reduces
mortality and morbidity; and
WHEREAS, emergency medical services have grown to fill a gap by providing important, out of hospital
care; and
WHEREAS, the emergency medical services system consists of first responders, emergency medical
technicians, paramedics, emergency medical dispatchers, firefighters, police officers and emergency physicians;
and
WHEREAS, the members of emergency medical services teams engage in specialized training and
continuing education to enhance their lifesaving skills; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to recognize the value and accomplishments of emergency medical services
providers by designating Emergency Medical Services Week with the theme “EMS Strong: Always in Service.”
NOW, THEREFORE, I, H. Gregory Scharff, Mayor of the City of Palo Alto, on behalf of the City
Council do hereby proclaim and call upon all citizens of Palo Alto to observe the week of May 21 – May 27,
2017 as Emergency Medical Services Week, with appropriate ceremonies and observances in which our
community may join in recognizing the important public safety contributions of our emergency medical
technicians and paramedics.
Presented: May 22, 2017
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H. Gregory Scharff
Mayor