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Bobbie Vetter of Yampa Fire Protection District to receive award recognizing women in EMS form Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado
DENVER -The Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado is pleased to announce that Bobbie Vet-ter of Yampa, CO will receive the Francis Mildred Roth Women in EMS Award at the 2010 Colorado EMS Awards Gala on May 14, 2010.
Vetter has made a lifetime contribution to Emergency Medical Services. She has worked on ambulances in Routt County since 1973, and has served as an instructor for Emergency Medical Technicians at the Colorado Northwestern Community College and as Assistant Emergency Medical Services Chief for the Yampa Fire Protection District. In Routt County, Vetter helped form the Routt County Emergency Medical Services Coun-cil and helped assure the availability of ambulance service to the entire area. She has also served on Colo-rado’s State Emergency Medical and Trauma Services Advisory Council, and was involved in it’s foundation.
Dr. Laila Powers, medical director for Routt County EMS tells us that “Bobbie’s list of achievements is daunt-ing, yet she never lost her ‘common touch’ with her patients, her co-workers, or the hospital staff. Bobbie could always be counted on to be available to help – in any capacity – whenever and wherever she was needed.”
Vetter’s outstanding work has improved the Emergency Medical Services profession in Routt County and the entire state of Colorado.
About the Francis Mildred Roth Women in EMS Award
A tribute to women in Colorado EMS, and for those who have served their community and integrated safety prevention, education, and their love for the community in their lives. The Roth Award is for outstanding women who have helped carve out the history of Colorado EMS. Women who have made the difference through innovative contributions at a local, state, or national level. Francis Mildred Roth was one of the first female EMS professionals in Colorado. She embodied the true spirit of volunteers. She saved lives, fought fires, and taught basic first aid and CPR. She helped build the first local firehouse in her community, coached little league baseball and was also recognized as teacher of the year.
About the Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado
EMS is a critical component of our nation's and communities' safety net, proudly serving alongside rescue, fire and law enforcement professionals. The Emergency Medical Services Association of Colorado is a profes-sional association of paramedic-, intermediate- and basic- level emergency medical technicians and EMS first responders, physicians and nurses who treat victims of traumatic injury and medical emergencies; and EMS agencies, administrators, dispatchers, researchers and educators. EMSAC's 3,200 members work or volunteer for ambulance services, air-medical services, fire departments, hospitals and clinics, search and rescue teams, ski patrols, military medical or rescue units and medical training institutions. For more information about EMSAC, please visit http://www.emsac.org
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