A memorial service was held at Rancho San Rafael Park to pay tribute to medical service personnel who died in the line of duty in the last year.
E.M.S. members and their families gathered to remember the 36 that died.
That number includes the three members of CARE Flight who were killed in a helicopter crash on February 24 of last year.
"Given our history and our crash back in 2023, we are very grateful that they chose Reno as a stop for the moving honors for the EMS memorial. Overall, it's just a great remembrance for all of the people who were lost in the line of duty. I'm very grateful that they chose Reno as a stop," said Vanessa Coyle, the Director of Operations for CARE Flight.
The National E.M.S. Memorial Service is the highest honor for E.M.S. workers who die in the line of duty.
Since they don't have a permanent memorial, a temporary memorial is created each year called the tree of life where each fallen E.M.S. member gets their name on one of the leaves.
"EMS responds to someone having the worst day of their life and that's not without risk, and because it's not without risk, unfortunately, E.M.S. workers who respond to help someone sometimes end up paying the ultimate price," says Tom Liebman of The National E.M.S. Memorial Service.
After the service in Reno, The National E.M.S. Memorial Service headed to Elko for another tribute.
