Clinton, Miss. — The National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) presented
Rep. Joe Heck (R-Nev.) with the inaugural Field EMS Bill Legislator of the Year Award at the
March 26 EMS On The Hill Day. This prestigious award recognizes a member of Congress who
demonstrates extraordinary support of EMS and our pursuit to pass H.R. 809, the Field EMS
Quality, Innovation and Cost-Effectiveness Improvement Act (also known as the “Field EMS Bill”).
“I am honored to receive the Legislator of the Year Award from NAEMT for my work on
Emergency Medical Services,” said Heck. “My career in public service began 37 years ago as a
volunteer ambulance attendant/firefighter in rural Pennsylvania and it was EMS that motivated
me to a career in medicine. The presentation was especially meaningful, coming from former
Henderson Fire Department Paramedic and North Las Vegas EMS Chief Bruce Evans!”
The Legislator of the Year Award was presented in front of nearly 200 grateful EMS On The Hill
Day participants, who had just completed nearly 250 congressional office visits. “Rep. Heck has
the gratitude of EMS across the nation, and we are fortunate to have his vision and experience
behind EMS on Capitol Hill,” asserted NAEMT President Don Lundy.
Elected to Congress in 2010, Rep. Heck has more than 25 years in public service as a physician,
Army Reservist, and community volunteer. A Colonel in the U.S. Army Reserves, he was called to
active duty three times, including a deployment to Iraq in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.
About NAEMT
Formed in 1975 and today more than 32,000 members strong, the National Association of
Emergency Medical Technicians (NAEMT) is the only national association dedicated to
representing the professional interests of all emergency medical services (EMS) practitioners,
including Paramedics, advanced emergency medical technicians, emergency medical
technicians, emergency medical responders and other professionals working in prehospital
emergency medicine. NAEMT members work in all sectors of EMS, including government service
agencies, fire departments, hospital-based ambulance services, private companies, industrial
and special operations settings, and in the military.