Firefighter Easton Receives EMS Honor

The Oswego County Emergency Medical Services Advisory Council honored emergency medical services providers for outstanding patient care during its fifth annual awards banquet on May 11 at Bayshore Grove, 104 Bayshore Drive, Oswego. The awards are chosen by a subcommittee of EMSAC and based on the actions of emergency medical services (EMS) providers in the calendar year 2011.

“This is a wonderful opportunity to pay tribute to the professionals who serve the community as emergency medical services providers in emergency care,” said EMSAC President Norm Wallis. “Last year, almost 20 of these highly-trained and compassionate people were honored.”

This year’s recipients include: Alan Dane and Bryan Easton as ALS Providers of the Year; Kelley Davis, Shawn Simoneu, Nathan Smith, Donald J. “D.J.” Ketcham Jr. as BLS Providers of the Year; David Engle and Michael E. McDonald as Educator of the Year; Eric Koproski with the Lifesaving Award; Erin McKinstry for RN of Excellence; Michael Montgomery with the Leadership Award; and Garret Snyder for Excellence in STEMI Care. The guest speaker will be Dr. Derek R. Cooney, director of EMS and Disaster Medicine at SUNY Upstate Medical University.

Congratulation to Firefighter/Paramedic Bryan Easton for receiving this honor.