Temple Terrace Recognizes 'Emergency Medical Services Week'

On Tuesday, Mayor Frank Chillura proclaimed May 19-25, 2013 as Emergency medical Services Week in Temple Terrace.

Dr. Brooke Shepard, medical director for the Temple Terrace Fire Department, and Charlie Wathen, training officer for TTFD, accepted the proclamation.

Celebrated nationally, Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Week is meant to recognize the role that EMS practitioners have in improving health in communities throughout the United States.

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, EMS professionals across the country cared for more than 36 million patients in 2011.

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