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        National Moment of Silence Participant Information Sheet
The National EMS Memorial Service Board is coordinating a National Moment
of Silence to be observed in concurrence with the moment of silence
observed during National EMS Memorial Service held each year in Roanoke,
Virginia.  The date chosen for 1998 is May 23rd.
This project provides an opportunity for those who can not be in attendance
at the actual service to honor and remember those members of our profession
who have lost their lives in the line of duty.
All EMS and communications agencies wishing to participate are requested to
observe 60 seconds* of radio silence on May 23rd at the times indicated in
the suggested script below.
ALL TIMES ARE EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME!  Please adjust as required for your
time zone.
[NOTE:  Please time the transmission of any alert/activation tones required
by your radio system to allow you to begin speaking at the time indicated
below.]
Begin script:
19:59:30  All units please stand by for a special message
19:59:40  Attention all units operating on this frequency:
          In conjunction with the National EMS Memorial Service now
          ongoing in Roanoke, Virginia, this agency will observe a
          moment of radio silence in honor of those members of our
          Nation's Emergency Medical Services who have made the
          ultimate sacrifice, and given their lives in the line of duty.
          Please stand by unless you have an emergency. . . .
20:00:00  [Begin Moment of Silence]
20:01:00  This concludes the moment of silence, thank you. Please
          resume normal radio traffic.
:End script
To give us an idea of participation levels, we request that agencies
planning to participate in this project send us the following
information:
Agency name, City & State.  [In the case of a multi-agency communications
center, please list the EMS agencies under your jurisdiction.] Please
send this information on a postcard to:
National Moment of Silence
P.O. Box 6604
Carlstadt, NJ 07072-0604
or via email to: NMOS@NAEMT.ORG
or by utilizing the form on our web site at
http://naemt.org/NMOS/submit.htm
* While 60 seconds is the "suggested" duration, it is understood that some
busier jurisdictions may be unable to comply.  Please feel free to adjust
the duration according to the needs of your agency.
PRESS RELEASE
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Date:         November 24, 1997
Contact:      Kevin M. Agard, Committee Chair
              Voice: 201-896-3862 - Fax: 804-282-9847
              E-mail: nmos@naemt.org
   National EMS Memorial Service organizes National Moment of Silence
Carlstadt, New Jersey - The National EMS Memorial Service today announced
plans for a National Moment of Silence to be observed on Saturday, May 23,
1998, coinciding with the National EMS Memorial Service to be conducted in
Roanoke, Virginia.
The National Moment of Silence offers EMS providers and agencies around the
nation the opportunity to join with those in attendance at the National EMS
Memorial Service in honoring and remembering those members of our nation's
Emergency Medical Services who have made the ultimate sacrifice and given
their lives in the line of duty.
The National Moment of Silence seeks voluntary participation by all the
nation's EMS providers, agencies and emergency communications centers in
observing a moment of radio silence timed to coincide with the moment of
silence observed during the actual service held annually in Roanoke The
Committee has prepared a "Suggested Script" and instructions for those
agencies wishing to participate.  These may be obtained by contacting the
NMOS Committee via any of the following methods:
E-mail:   nmosinfo@naemt.org
          (Auto-responds with Participant Information Packet)
E-mail:   nmos@naemt.org - (other inquires)
Mail:     National Moment of Silence
          P.O. Box 6604
          Carlstadt, NJ 07072-0604
          Please send a SASE [#10 or larger] with your request.
WWW:      http://naemt.org/nmos/
          (Participant Information Packet in HTML format)
FTP:      ftp://naemt.org/freefiles/nmosinfo.exe
          (Participant Information Packet in a self-extracting "zip" format)
The National EMS Memorial Service has, since 1992, been honoring those EMS
providers who have given their lives in the line of duty.  Each year, at a
Service held at the Greene Memorial Church in Roanoke, members of the
honoree's families are presented with a medallion, symbolizing eternal
memory; a U.S. Flag which has flown over the Nation's Capital, symbolizing
service to the country; and a White Rose, symbolizing their undying love.
Each honoree's name is engraved on a bronze oak leaf which is added to the
"Tree of Life", the permanent memorial on exhibit at the "To The Rescue"
Museum, Roanoke, Virginia.
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