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Proclamation
Declaring May 19-25, 2019 as Emergency Medical Services Week
A PROCLAMATION EXPRESSING GRATITUDE AND APPRECIATION TO
OUR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES STAFF
WHEREAS, Emergency Medical Services is a vital public service, and;
WHEREAS, The staff of the Hastings Fire and Ambulance Service are ready to provide
lifesaving care to those in need 24 hours a day/seven days a week, and;
WHEREAS, Access to quality emergency care dramatically improves the survival and
recovery rate of those who experience sudden illness or injury, and;
WHEREAS, Emergency Medical Services has grown to fill a gap by providing
important, out of hospital care, and;
WHEREAS, Members of our Emergency Medical Services team are both full-time and
Paid-On-Call, and;
WHEREAS, in 2018, our Hastings Fire and Ambulance Service responded 3681 calls for
service, and
WHEREAS, Dr. Larry Erickson, has been our Medical Director for the Hastings
Ambulance Service for over 40 years and is the longest standing medical director for any one
service in Minnesota.
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of Hastings,
Minnesota we recognize our dedicated EMS staff and do hereby proclaim the week of May 19-
25, 2019 as Emergency Medical Services Week.
Adopted this 20th day of May, 2019.
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Mary Fasbender Julie Flaten
Mayor City Clerk