BLS Practitioner of the Year
A First Responder or Emergency Medical Technician who is currently certified in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who has made a significant contribution in any of the following areas:A First Responder or Emergency Medical Technician who is currently certified in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who has made a significant contribution in any of the following areas:
- Education and training of pre-hospital personnel and/or the community,
- Planning and development of Basic Life Support systems within the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
- Leadership in the advancement of pre-hospital emergency care as an allied health profession,
- Research in pre-hospital medicine,
- Leadership in the advancement of existing Basic Life Support systems,
- Actively providing care at the basic level,
- Leadership among peers.
Eligibility: PA certified FR or EMT
Recipients
- 2005 Barclay Hargreaves III
- 2006 Charles Lang
- 2007 David W. Vickers Jr.
- 2008 Loren Nafzinger
- 2009 Scott Helm
- 2010 Jason Brooks
- 2011 Michael P. Edwards
- 2012 Timothy N. Bossert
- 2013 Timothy P. Grattan
- 2014 Earl Taylor
- 2015 Ethan Healey
- 2016 Joshua Schreiber
- 2017 Nicholas V. Melchiorre
- 2018 Dominque Saturno
ALS Practitioner of the Year
An Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic, Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse, or Health Professional Physician who is currently certified in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who has made a significant contribution in any of the following areas:An Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic, Pre-Hospital Registered Nurse, or Health Professional Physician who is currently certified in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who has made a significant contribution in any of the following areas:
- Education and training of pre-hospital personnel and/or the community,
- Planning and development of Advanced Life Support systems with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania,
- Leadership in the advancement of pre-hospital emergency care as an allied health profession,
- Leadership in the advancement of existing Advanced Life Support systems,
- Research in pre-hospital medicine,
- Actively providing care at the advanced level (i.e., medical command authorization),
- Leadership among peers.
Eligibility: PA certified EMT-P, PHRN, HP
Recipients
- 2005 Adrianne Pohar
- 2006 Donald Keith
- 2007 Theresa Patton
- 2008 Pamela Hoadley
- 2009 Hazel Stanton
- 2010 Michael Gerisch
- 2011 Carol Ann Hoesch
- 2012 Patrick J. Boyle
- 2014 Saveria Sardone
- 2015 Alex Christ
- 2016 Wilbur Emmons
- 2017 Amanda L. Baker
- 2018 Jessica R. Heale
Telecommunicator of the Year
An active dispatcher who has made a significant contribution in an of the following areas:An active dispatcher who has made a significant contribution in an of the following areas:
- Active participation in the education and training of EMS and public personnel in the use, access, or support of emergency 911 dispatch,
- Contributes in the planning and development of emergency dispatch systems and strategies with pre-hospital personnel,
- Excellence in management of a crisis situation which led to the improvement of an emergency response,
- Leadership among peers.
Eligibility: Employed at the Chester County 9-1-1 Center or another County based emergency dispatch center
Recipients
- 2005 Jeanine Dougherty
- 2006 Jerry Moore
- 2007 John D. Haynes
- 2008 John Tuohy
- 2009 Brenda Storti
- 2010 Michael Murphy Jr.
- 2011 Joseph Pennington
- 2012 Lori Weible
- 2013 Lawanna Smith
- 2014 Bradley Berry
- 2015 Steven Bacharach
- 2016 John Kromer
- 2018 Jessica Bell
Robert Thompson Memorial Award
This award is presented to a public elected official who has made significant contributions to the planning, development, implementation, or evaluation of EMS systems within their local community or the commonwealth as a whole. This award was established to recognize the late Robert Thompson, former state senator and Chester County EMS Council Board member.
Eligibility: Recipients may be a state, county, or municipal elected official who has worked to improve the quality and availability of any component of EMS or trauma care systems or who has spearheaded significant improvements to EMS in their community of the Commonwealth.
Recipients
- 2009 James Gerlach
- 2010 Andrew Dinniman
- 2011 Duane Milne
- 2012 Arthur D. Hershey
- 2014 Ryan Costello, Kathi Cozzone, Terence Farrell
- 2016 Andrew Dinniman
Distinguished Service Award
A Chester County Emergency Medical Services organization that displays a significant level of cooperation among other services, outstanding performance and effort when faced with adversity; or the promotion of an active display of teamwork, and support of various emergency services organizations in Chester County.
Eligibility: Chester County EMS or emergency services organization
Recipients
- 2006 Uwchlan Ambulance Corps
- 2007 Chester County Hospital Medic 91
- 2008 Brandywine Hospital Medic 93
- 2009 Berwyn Fire Company
- 2010 Pomeroy Fire Company
- 2012 Good Fellowship Ambulance Club
- 2013 Honeybrook Ambulance
- 2014 Southern Chester County EMS Medic 94
- 2015 Keystone Valley Fire Company
- 2016 Minquas Fire Company No. 2
- 2017 Washington Hose Fire Company No. 1
- 2018 Malvern Fire Company
Distinguished Provider Award
A member of the Chester County emergency services community who has positively impacted the service or community through longevity of exceptional service.
Recipients
- 2005 Sandy Fry
- 2006 Leo Scaccia
- 2008 William Wells
- 2009 Linda DiMartini
- 2010 Gregory D. Lewis Jr.
- 2011 Allen G. Wood Jr.
- 2012 John Applegate, Fred W. Wurster III
- 2013 Craig Shaffer, Hazel Stanton, Cathie Rawlings, Leo Scaccia
- 2014 Aprille Locke
- 2015 Judy Kaplan
- 2017 Thomas M. Amico
- 2018 Jonathan J. Werner
Nicholas Campbell Meritorious Service Award
This award is presented for exceptional contributions to the progress and improvement of the individual’s EMS service; for significant personal achievement related to the EMS service; or for meritorious dedication to the EMS service in general.
Recipients
- 2006 John Applegate
- 2007 John D. DiBuonvenavetuoro
- 2008 Andrew Chambers
- 2009 Fred W. Wurster III
- 2010 James McGowan III
- 2011 Joel F. Swisher
- 2012 Barclay H. Hargreaves III, Nam Truong
- 2014 Scott Thornton
- 2015 Cathie Rawlings
- 2016 Kimberly Ann Holman
- 2017 Keith V. Johnson
- 2018 Jerry Peters
Margaret Hoover Brigham Award
The Margaret Hoover Brigham Award is presented in recognition of an individual’s long term efforts in the development, leadership, promotion, and advancement of the Chester County EMS system and/or the Council.
Recipients
- 2006 James Goss
- 2007 Thomas Q. McFadien
- 2008 H.L. Perry Pepper
- 2009 Leo Scaccia
- 2010 Robert Hotchkiss
- 2011 William Wohl Sr.
- 2012 Richard P. Stabler
- 2013 William M. Wells Sr.
- 2014 Dr. Edward Dickinson
- 2015 Steve Webb
- 2017 Judy Kaplan
Medal of Valor Award
A member of the Chester County emergency services community who performs an exceptional valorous act, distinguished by extraordinary heroism or performance.
Recipients
- 2007 Scott Weaver, Off. Brian Simmons
- 2008 James Walton
- 2011 Keith V. Johnson, Matthew McMullan, Andrew J. Rychlak
- 2012 Eric Nowaczyk, Justin Clough, Ronald Jones
- 2016 Michael Borello, Cpt. Greg Stone, Sgt. Joseph Burt, Sgt. Brian Griesser, Off. Robert Edwards, Off. Wesley Holman, Mark Scanlon, Alexander McCarthy, Neil Vaugh
- 2018 David High, Off. Anthony Stabilo, Off. Andrew Vattilana, Off. Joseph Waldron
EMS Educator of the Year
An EMS instructor who is currently certified in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who has made a significant contribution in any of the following areas:An EMS instructor who is currently certified in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, who has made a significant contribution in any of the following areas:
- Leadership in the advancement of instructional techniques in the pre-hospital environment,
- Exceptional administration of EMS educational or training programs (i.e. EMT, CPR/AED, injury prevention) for pre-hospital personnel or the community,
- Actively participates in EMS classes and certification examinations.
Eligibility: PA certified EMS Instructor
Recipients
- 2005 Jerry Peters
- 2006 Frank Rutan
- 2007 Leroy Pierce III
- 2011 Marcia Riale
- 2012 Frank Piscitello
- 2013 Robert Linnenbaugh
- 2014 Tammy Johnson
- 2015 Ramana Rameswaran
- 2016 Dr. Herbert Schiffer
- 2017 James F. Regan
- 2018 Alexander D. McCarthy
Citizens Award
A citizen not affiliated with any Chester County EMS or emergency services organization, who participates or assists an EMS service or personnel in a heroic or exemplary manner.
Recipients
- 2005 BJ O’Connell
- 2008 Ashley Ward, Victor Farkus, Woodrow Snell
- 2009 Dr. Mark Bobik, Neil Reynolds, Larry Lawrence
- 2011 Matthew Kanapesky, Dean Moldenhauser, Joseph Gribb, Michael Gregan, Nicholas Romani, Amy Houck
- 2012 Paula Pennington, Taylor Consiglio, Lawrence Davis, Claire Lindelow
- 2013 Paolo Ficca, Caroline Oakley, Merry Kubart, Jim Forsythe Jim
- 2014 Vlatko Hajdek, Mark Ray
- 2016 Andy Rumford, Vince Blando, Dave Lattanzi, Bonnie Smith, Laurie Nelson, Colleen Owens
- 2017 Taylor England, Allison Keeports, Melissa Robinson, Angela Peterson, Sarah Fryberger, Kalli Krier, Mason Baer
- 2018 Long Tran, Josh Prosser, Sean Kushnerock