Pittsburgh Emergency Medical Services
Celebrating 50 Years!
Join us on Monday, August 25th, 2025!
And So It All Began…
WTAE News Article (January 2025)
Link: Pittsburgh's Bureau of Emergency Medical Services celebrates 50 years
Pittsburgh Post Gazette Article (January 2025)
Link: Pittsburgh honors medics who responded to EMS bureau's very first call from 50 years ago
Friday, January 31st
“Pittsburgh Bureau of Emergency Medical Services Day”
Read the proclamation from Mayor Ed Gainey below!
Mayor Ed Gainey places the 50th Anniversary logo on a brand new medic unit (the new Medic 8) at a ceremony on Friday, January 31, 2025 to kick-off the 50th Anniversary Celebration
Mayor Ed Gainey places the 50th Anniversary logo on a brand new medic unit (the new Medic 8) at a ceremony on Friday, January 31, 2025 to kick-off the 50th Anniversary Celebration
The Pittsburgh EMS 50th Anniversary Committee Members
Current Paramedic, Bobby Catley, gives a speech at a ceremony on Friday, January 31, 2025 to kick-off the 50th Anniversary Celebration
Current EMS Chief, Amera Gilchrist, gives a speech at a ceremony on Friday, January 31, 2025 to kick-off the 50th Anniversary Celebration
FAPP Union President, Jon Atkinson, gives a speech at a ceremony on Friday, January 31, 2025 to kick-off the 50th Anniversary Celebration. Jon is also a current Pittsburgh Paramedic
The 50th Anniversary Logo
Mayor Ed Gainey gives a speech at a ceremony on Friday, January 31, 2025 to kick-off the 50th Anniversary Celebration
EMS Division Chief McDermott-Grubb, Assistance Chief Pinchalk, Mayor Gainey, Chief Gilchirst, Deputy Chief Tremel and Public Safety Director Lee Schmidt
Two of the "day one" Paramedics who were on the very first call on August 25, 1975. Bob Kennedy was a former Chief of Pittsburgh EMS and Kathy Fehl (Garretson) was also a former Pittsburgh Paramedic and also on the first call/crew.
All current and former Pittsburgh EMS employees who were in attendance at the 50th Anniversary kick-off ceremony on January 31, 2025.
