WEMSA News

WEMSA has received a 2026 ASAE Power of Associations Gold Award for advocacy that delivered real funding and policy wins for EMS professionals and...

Background & Inspiration Becky Smudde's path into EMS started where a lot of great things do: with someone seeing a need and deciding to do...

Background & Inspiration Adam Robarge's path into EMS started simply enough: he was looking for something to do to earn a little extra money....

Background & Inspiration Jamie Stephenson became an EMT in 2009 after nine years as a volunteer for the fire department. His wife was a nurse...

Background & Inspiration Shaunna Bryant's entry into EMS wasn't planned. Her initial exposure came through working at an EMS billing service,...

Background & Inspiration Tyler Rush's path into EMS started in college, where he got his first exposure through friends who were already in...

Background & Inspiration Delaney Weiler has been in EMS for 15 years. She felt strongly drawn to it. Drawn to helping people, and drawn to the...

Background & Inspiration Ashley Carothers has been in EMS since 2018. She has always been a helper, and she knew her community needed help, so...

Background & Inspiration Chanse Kaczmarski has been in EMS since 1995, beginning as a volunteer with Fitch-Rona EMS as an EMT-Basic. His EMT-B...

How It Started In 1990, a fellow EMT in Bloomer tapped Jay Young on the shoulder and said, "You should consider becoming an EMT." That simple ask...

Wind Lake, WI — The Wisconsin EMS Association (WEMSA) is pleased to announce its Board of Directors for the 2026 Fiscal Year. We welcome two...

Background & Inspiration Evelynn Dax has been in EMS since 2007. She first got involved because she wanted to give back to her community and...