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ND EMS Foundation

The North Dakota EMS Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that began in 2004 after receiving a modest bequest from Dale Severson, an EMS leader in North Dakota.  The establishing vision of the Foundation was to promote and support prehospital emergency medical services across the great state of North Dakota.  The Foundation is dedicated to the state's EMS providers, ambulance services and quick response units; and it places a major emphasis on the continued viability of individual rural providers and response groups.

Upon its inception the Foundation leaders dedicated their efforts and the Organization's resources to addressing a possible looming tragedy facing rural North Dakota emergency medical services, the closing of ambulance services due to a lack of volunteers to staff them.  Attracting and retaining volunteer emergency medical service providers has long been and continues to be, the number one sited challenge facing rural EMS across the nation.  To address this concern the Foundation established the Dale Severson Scholarship for individuals interested in completing their initial emergency medical technician and paramedic training.

The need for the Dale Severson Scholarship has diminished since 2004 with the creation of the North Dakota EMT Training Fund, a state funded training reimbursement program that helps cover the cost of EMT and paramedic training costs.  Rather than continuing an unneeded program the Foundation's leadership shifted their attention to redefining the Organization's objectives. 

North Dakota EMS Leadership Academy

A new area of focus for the EMS Foundation is the EMS Leadership Academy.  This academy began as part of the Rural EMS Improvement Project and was well received by the EMS industry.  After seeing the effectiveness and importance of this program the Foundation made the committement to see that it continues in North Dakota.  To learn more about the North Dakota EMS Leadership Academy please click here.