EMS and Law Enforcement

Volume 2, Number 5 - August/September 1999

Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and law enforcement agencies have traditionally been key players in traffic safety at the local level. In recent years, these agencies have taken a more active role in prevention. Community policing has demonstrated the value of prevention and community involvement to law enforcement agencies. Emergency Medical Services Agenda for the Future, which outlines the future direction of the nation's EMS system, states, "EMS systems should support the Safe Communities and Safe America concepts." This issue of Building Safe Communities examines why EMS and law enforcement agencies are essential partners for any Safe Communities coalition.

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