Our Mission

The mission of the North Dakota Emergency Medical Services Association is to provide resources, services and effective representation for its members in order to continuously improve emergency care.

Our Vision

It is our vision to be a unified voice and leading resource for pre-hospital emergency medical service providers in North Dakota, thus ensuring exceptional patient care.

Our Values

The North Dakota Emergency Medical Services Association values the importance of:

• Superb education,
• Exceptional quality care,
• Teamwork,
• Professionalism,
• Superior ethical standards and
• Continuous improvement.

History of the North Dakota EMS Association 

The North Dakota Emergency Medical Services Association was founded in 1976. It was started following the first ever EMS conference that was held in North Dakota in 1975. 

Since its founding the ND EMS Association has played a significant role in providing education to EMS providers of North Dakota, and being a voice for EMS providers in our state. The Association has been lead by many wonderful Presidents and excellent directors. The Association since its inception has had a volunteer board, including the officers and all directors. These individuals have spent countless number of hours dedicating their time and talent to further the EMS industry in our state. The directors and officers have served on multiple committees, task forces, legislative initiatives, and so many projects over the nearly fifty years.

The conference, now the EMS Annual Conference & Tradeshow, attracts attendees from throughout the tri-state area and the presenters come from across the United States.

We hope that you will consider joining the ND EMS Association and becoming an organization of 1,700 members strong.