Office of Emergency Medical Services

West Virginia Office of
Emergency Medical Services
350 Capitol Street
Room 425
Charleston, WV 25301

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News archive: Aug

Thursday, August 23, 2012

September Is Campus Fire Safety Month

According to Campus-Firewatch (a social enterprise focusing on campus fire safety that was started in 2000), 155 people died between January 2000 and July 2012 in campus-related fires.

Medical Oxygen Safety

Homes where medical oxygen is used need specific fire safety rules to keep people safe from fire and burns.

Tuesday, August 14, 2012

Rope Rescue for Wilderness Medicine

This free course is designed to assist the wilderness rescuer in learning advance techniques and skills to access and recover an injured patient in a wilderness setting.

Logan County Fire School

The 2012 Logan County Fire School will be held on September 15th and 16th at the Southern West Virginia Community and Technical College.

Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Paramedic Recertification Testing Dates Announced

The Region 1/4 Field Office (Beckley) will be conducting paramedic re-cert testing for the following dates, times & locations

Tuesday, August 7, 2012

EMS educational standards workshop

RESA is sponsoring a workshop on the implementation of the new EMS educational standards on Saturday, September 15, 2012 from 8:00 am -5:00 pm at the Days Hotel, Flatwoods, WV.