MEDIA ALERT
WHAT: National EMS Memorial Bike Ride (East Coast Route) to kick off the 2016 National EMS Weekend of Honor
WHEN: Saturday, May 14, 2016 at 8:30 a.m.
WHERE: Massachusetts State House
24 Beacon Street, Boston, MA
Media inquiries and interview requests, please contact:
Sara Hunt, Public Relations Coordinator
804-994-1120
SaraHuntPR@gmail.com
Tammy Chatman, PIO
414-791-6655
tchatman@mrmcffl.org
WHO: Over 100 participants will be volunteering their time and resources to honor the
lives of 90 EMS individuals over this seven-day ride from Boston to Arlington, VA. The
Muddy Angels, as they are called, come from throughout the United States and Canada.
They are riding for the National EMS Memorial Service inductees, as well as EMTs and
paramedics who made significant contributions to their EMS communities and who died
of natural or non-employment related causes.
WHY: When asked why they ride, National EMS Memorial Bike Ride East Coast
Coordinator Ken Fritz stated, “I think it’s important to remember not only those we’ve
lost, but all that are in the field each day. EMS is a dangerous, difficult profession, but
one that is totally essential in our society. I believe it’s important to raise awareness of the
profession as a whole and to remember those who have given the ultimate sacrifice in the
line of duty.”
DETAILS: Check out the routes by day for the ride at the following site:
https://ridewithgps.com/events/2016-NEMSMBR-East-Coast-Day-1 .
Please note that the Day 3 route in New York City will be escorted by New York Police
Department and Fire Department New York so final route will be not be determined until
the day of the event. The final day of the Ride will end with the arrival of the riders at the
Hyatt Regency Crystal City, Arlington, VA, where they will present each family with a
dog tag inscribed with the name of their loved one.
The National EMS Weekend of Honor is organized and hosted by the following
volunteer-staffed organizations: National EMS Memorial Bike Ride, National EMS
Memorial Service, and the National EMS Memorial Foundation. The lives of air medical
and EMS providers who died in the line of duty in 2016 will be honored and celebrated.
See the National EMS Memorial website http://www.national-ems-memorial.org/events-
2/weekend-of-tribute for more information on the specific event times and locations.
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National EMS Memorial Service:
For more information, visit www.national-ems-memorial.org. “Like” us on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/NEMSMS; Follow us on Twitter at @NEMSMS and
@NEMSMSweekend.
National EMS Memorial Foundation:
For more information, visit www.emsmemorial.com. “Like” us on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/pages/National-EMS-Memorial-
Foundation/139542192884813?fref=ts; Follow us on Twitter at @EMSmemorial
National EMS Memorial Bike Ride:
For more information, visit www.muddyangels.org. “Like” us on Facebook at
https://www.facebook.com/muddyangels; Follow us on Twitter at @nemsmbr and on Instagram at @nemsmbr.