Commission adopts proclamation recognizing National EMS Week; ambulance authority outlines events
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Summary
The commission adopted a proclamation designating May 18–24, 2025, as National EMS Week in Berkeley County and heard the ambulance authority’s plans for public events and staff mental-health programming.
Brandon Tooman, identified in the meeting as chief of the Butler County Ambulance Authority, presented a proclamation and a calendar of activities for National EMS Week.
Tooman outlined public-facing events that will be offered, including a mental-health presentation, a touch-a-truck and car-seat-installation safety day, and CPR/Stop the Bleed training open to the public. The commission adopted the proclamation designating May 18–24, 2025, as National Emergency Medical Services Week for the county by voice vote.
Speakers praised the ambulance authority’s operations and noted the authority’s roughly $9 million annual budget and that all transport crews are now advanced life support, according to remarks during the presentation. Commissioners thanked staff, noted the authority’s fiscal self-sufficiency (the commission recorded it does not contribute general-fund dollars to the ambulance authority), and adopted the proclamation.