[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 6]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 8761]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              TRIBUTE TO EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE WORKERS

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                          HON. DAVID W. JOLLY

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 14, 2016

  Mr. JOLLY. Mr. Speaker, I would like to recognize the emergency 
medical service (EMS) workers of Pinellas County for their hard work 
and sacrifice.
  From May 15th to May 21st we recognize the importance of our EMS 
workers who sacrifice every day to provide the emergency care our 
community needs.
  EMS workers put their lives on the line for the people of Pinellas 
County. City Council Member Jerry Beverland's son was recently saved by 
his local EMS team who were on the scene within four minutes of his 
call for help. It is only right that EMS workers get the recognition 
they deserve for their dutiful efforts.
  Several members of our local emergency response teams received awards 
for their efforts. Aaron Gonzalez, a Fire Rescue administrator for 
Oldsmar, accepted the EMS Week Award, and Chris Collins, who has been a 
Sunstar paramedic for two years, was recognized as Paramedic of the 
Year. Nick Eberhardt won the Emergency Medical Technician of the Year 
award, and Eric Fayad was named Emergency Medical Dispatcher of the 
Year. He also works fulltime as a lieutenant for the Seminole Fire 
Department.
  Mr. Speaker, I want to thank and acknowledge these award winning 
emergency response workers who sacrifice their time and lives for the 
residents of Pinellas County. Their work makes our community a better 
place, and I ask that this body join me in recognizing our EMS teams of 
Pinellas County for their exceptional work.

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