NEMSAC Seeking New Members to Join in the National Conversation

Applications for a two-year term are due November 1, 2024

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is seeking applications for appointment to the National Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council (NEMSAC). By joining NEMSAC, EMS professionals can be a part of the national conversation on issues impacting the EMS community. NEMSAC is a council of EMS sector representatives (which includes consumers of EMS) that provides information, advice, and recommendations regarding EMS to NHTSA and the Federal Interagency Committee on EMS (FICEMS).

Applications for membership must be received on or before 5 p.m. ET, November 1, 2024.

About NEMSAC

NEMSAC was initially established by the Department of Transportation (DOT) to guide the development and implementation of EMS and 911 systems. In 2012, Congress passed legislation that re-established NEMSAC as a 25 members statutory advisory council whose membership shall collectively be representative of selected sectors of the EMS community.

Qualifications

Members are selected for their ability to reflect a balanced representation of interests from across the spectrum EMS systems across the nation. NEMSAC’s membership shall be broad-based to comprise both sufficient EMS system expertise and the geographic/demographic diversity that accurately reflects the composition of the whole EMS community. Representatives will be selected on the basis of materials submitted and in a manner that ensured equal opportunity for all people—especially those in underrepresented and underserved communities—and in a manner that avoids discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability or age. Qualified individuals interested in serving on the NEMSAC are invited to apply by submitting the required materials outlined in the Federal Register Notice.

NEMSAC is currently seeking to fill the following vacancies:

• Hospital-based EMS Agencies
• Tribal EMS Agencies
• Air Medical EMS Agencies
• Local EMS Officials
• Trauma Surgeons
• EMS Data Management Officials
• EMS Researchers
• Emergency Nurses
• Hospital Administration
• Public Health Officials
• Emergency Management Practitioners
• EMS Clinicians
• Consumers (not directly affiliated with an EMS or healthcare organization)
• State or local legislative bodies (e.g., city/county councils; state legislatures)

Membership applications should be submitted by the deadline to:

Email: NEMSAC@dot.gov

For further details about the application process or committee-related questions, contact Clary Mole, EMS Specialist, NHTSA, DOT, Clary.Mole@dot.gov or 202-868-3275.