What is the highest rank in EMS?

The EMS Agenda for the Future helped to define and outline these three levels. The three levels are defined as the Supervising EMS Officer, the Managing EMS Officer and the Executive EMS Officer.

What is the EMS symbol called?

The Star of Life
The Star of Life is a universal symbol of emergency medical care.

Why is there a snake on the EMT logo?

The serpent and staff in the symbol portray the staff of Asclepius, an ancient Greek physician deified as the god of medicine. Overall, the staff represents medicine and healing, with the skin-shedding serpent being indicative of renewal.

What is the meaning of the serpent on the medical symbol?

When Asclepius became the God of medicine over time, the figure of a snake wrapped around the accessory of the God, which is the rod, became the symbol of his healing power (22-24). Asclepius was represented as an old and trustable man with a rod in his hand.

When did FDNY take over EMS?

March 17, 1996
It was established on March 17, 1996, following the merger of the FDNY and New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation’s emergency medical services division. FDNY EMS provides coverage of all five boroughs of New York City with ambulances and a variety of specialized response vehicles.

What do EMS supervisors do?

Within an EMS department or station, EMS supervisors create schedules, assign and distribute work, prepare staff reports, back up workers in call-off situations and promote positive customer relations. They interact with managers, boards and dispatch centers to solve problems or answer questions.

Can anyone use the Star of Life?

The unrestricted use of the ‘Star of Life’ in the field of emergency services serves the community and thus all people.

What does the staff and snake mean?

Aesculapius was the god of medicine and was the son of Apollo, the god of healing (Figure 1). The Staff of Aesculapius is a rough-hewn branch representing plants and growth entwined by a single snake. Aesculapius was known as the god of medicine.