| Year Honored | |
|---|---|
| 1995 | |
| Honoree | |
| Robert L Smith | |
| Agency | |
| Richland County EMS | |
| Agency City | |
| Columbia | |
| Agency State | |
| SC | |
| Last Call | |
| 8/23/74 | |
| Cause of Death | |
| Ambulance Involved MVC | |
| Biography | |
| During the last seven years of his life, Robert learned and practiced emergency medicine and rescue. At the age of 13 Robert joined the Civil Air Patrol to gain experience in ground search and rescue. Additionally, while in high school he spearheaded the formation of Emergency Rescue Incorporated, a group of volunteers assisting Carolina Ambulance while gaining emergency medical services experience. This experience led Robert to become one of the first paramedics certified in South Carolina.<br /> <br /> Unfortunately, the 20-year-old emergency medical technician was killed on August 23, 1974 when the ambulance he was driving collided with a truck on a rural South Carolina road. Robert had worked with Richland County Emergency Medical Services less than a year.<br /> <br /> Honored 1995 |
The United States Official National EMS Memorial Service
