A Message from our President

A Message from our President

or the next week, your social media feeds will be filled with messages about EMS Week and honoring our profession. That’s a good thing.While it’s essential to bring attention to our work to the general public, there’s not a day that goes by that I, the board of directors, and the leadership don’t consider ourselves privileged to be surrounded by you, our NJ EMS Task Force family.

Two decades after a small group of us got together to discuss a vision for the NJ EMS Task Force, you all have made it a reality – a reality far beyond anything we envisioned at the time.

The organization has changed, grown, and evolved in ways none of us could have predicted when we began. Back then, we were focused on preparing for the big one — the next 9/11. Now, we are truly a full-scale, multi-dimensional emergency response organization that can handle anything, from floods and fires to pandemics and helping hospitals avoid evacuations by providing plans, people, and equipment to keep their doors open.

We’re ready for the big one, but we can, and we do a whole lot more.

This year, you have been tested in every way, and your drive, determination, and dependability have propelled us ahead every time. It has become clear that if grit were currency, we’d be billionaires.

We are committed to keeping the NJ EMS Task Force moving forward. The leadership team continues to fight for you and for sustainable funding to keep this mission alive and thriving. The people of this state depend on us being there when something bad happens. You can help, too. Reach out to your state legislators and let them know how important it is for them to fund this mission. You can reach them here: https://bit.ly/42SVhXI.

Day after day, year after year, you have all shown a focused commitment to give your time to help others as part of this team. You’ve sacrificed a lot to do that. You’ve given up time at home, time with your families, and time out of your life to make New Jersey a better, safer place.

For that, all of us in leadership here are incredibly grateful for all of you and for everything you do.

Happy EMS Week,

Mike Bascom,
State Leader / Non-Profit Chairman
New Jersey Emergency Medical Services Task Force