Who represents EMS workers?
EMS workers are represented by a variety of organizations depending on where they work. The National Association of EMTs is a national, professional association of EMTs and paramedics from all types of services, (public, private, fire, industrial, military, volunteer, rural, urban). Other organizations may represent EMTs and paramedics in certain areas such as the International Association of Fire Fighters the International Rescue and Emergency Care Association and the National Volunteer Fire Council . Many EMTs and paramedics who work in paid (not volunteer) fire departments are represented by the International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF). Some non-firefighter EMTs and paramedics are unionized by a variety of labor unions and many work without unions.
