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		On this News Flash page we'll keep you informed on what is happening in the Pittsburgh Bureau of Emergency Medical Services: Two Pittsburgh EMS Paramedics Receive State Awards (08/14/09) Fourth Annual Swearing In, Promotion and EMS Recognition & Awards Ceremony (05/15/09) City Council Declares May 17-23, 2009 Emergency Medical Services Week in the City of Pittsburgh (May 2009) EMS Bureau Receives Council Proclamation (April 2009) Eighteen Year Old Cardiac Survivor Thanks EMS (February 2009) Pittsburgh Paramedic Jack Glass receives 2007 Practitioner Award of the Year from EMSI (05/06/08) Fellow Public Safety Officer Gives Thanks to EMS (02/07/08) Medic 10 and Rescue 2 Crews Receive City Council Proclamation During Emotional Meeting with a Patient They Saved (11/30/07) Seven Paramedics to be sworn in on (11/29/07) National EMS Week & Recognition Awards Ceremony (05/24/07) EMS Swearing In and Recognition Awards Ceremony (05/18/06) Crew Chief Promotions (05/02/06) Two Pittsburgh Paramedics Win Paramedic of the Year Honors (11/05/05) 2005 Pennsylvania EMS Awards - PEHSC Statewide Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Conference (08/19/05) 2005 Distinquished Member for DHS/FEMA/NDMS/DMAT PA-1 (05/01/05) Promotion of New EMS Officers (04/07/05) Passing of former Pittsburgh EMS Supervisor Eugene W. Key who retired from the Bureau in 1995. EMS Chief Douglas Garretson is honored as Pennsylvania's EMS Administrator of the Year (09/14/04) James Kyte Memorial (04/30/03) EMS Bureau promotes Deputy Chief & Others (04/01/03) Douglas A. Garretson becomes EMS Chief (02/01/03) Pittsburgh EMTs save family in Stanton Heights (1/07/03) 3 Paramedics promoted to Crew Chief (8/2/02) Pittsburgh Paramedics receive high tech UPMC training (6/24/02) Paramedics save little girl's life (5/29/02) City of Pittsburgh Paramedic wins Prehospital Care Research Award (04/19/02) Chief Bob Kennedy recognized as EMS Practitioner of the Year (3/22/02) City Paramedics show their "Irish" Heritage at Annual St. Patrick's Day Parade (3/16/02) Pittsburgh EMS receives new ambulances (3/12/02) County HAZMAT Team recognizes City with awards (3/9/02) Pittsburgh Paramedic on alert at 2002 Winter Olympics (2/21/02) Paramedic sings to Mayor and Steelers fans (1/26/02) The day the torch came to Pittsburgh (12/19/01)