LARGO â As part of the marking of Emergency Medical Services Week, Pinellas County commissioners heard the reading of a proclamation at their May 11 meeting, as well as the names of this yearâs EMS Professionals of the Year.
Among the honorees is Matt Albright, the 2021 Emergency Medical Dispatcher. He works at the regional 911 center. The title of Emergency Medical Technical of the Year went to Aaron Pearce, an EMT/field training officer at Sunstar Paramedics, and Paramedic of the Year is David Walker, firefighter/paramedic and continuing medical education instructor with St. Petersburg Fire Rescue.
It was a quiet meeting. Only two spoke in-person during the public comment period and two online.