<body><div><figure><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=28Fhlw_0wO9thoP00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=28Fhlw_0wO9thoP00" width="979" height="604" ><figcaption>Paul Habstritt</figcaption></figure><p>ST. PAUL (<a href="https://wjon.com/">WJON News</a>) -- The state of Minnesota will have a Director of Emergency Medical Services next year. Governor <b>Tim Walz</b> announced that he has appointed <b>Dylan Ferguson</b> as the inaugural Director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) starting on January 1st.</p><p>Ferguson has served as the Executive Director of the Minnesota Emergency Medical Services Regulatory Board since February of 2022, as an EMS practitioner for two decades, and as Director of the Bureau of EMS for the Pennsylvania Department of Health. He holds an M.A. in emergency and disaster management and a B.S. in political science and government.</p><p>Governor Walz says the newly created office will ensure EMS providers have the tools they need to serve everyone in the state and Ferguson will continue building and improving statewide services and programs. The Office of Emergency Medical Services is a new office developed to regulate and support the EMS industry and provide oversight and regulation of licensed ambulance services and EMS education programs.</p><p><b>READ MORE FROM AUTHOR PAUL HABSTRITT:</b></p><h2>Visit New Munich, Minnesota in Pictures</h2><h2>Here is the lineup of The 2023 Minnesota State Fair Grandstand Concert Series</h2><h2>HUMAN FOODS THAT ARE GOOD FOR YOUR DOG</h2></div></body>

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1st Ever Director of Office of Emergency Medical Services Appointed

ST. PAUL (WJON News) -- The state of Minnesota will have a Director of Emergency Medical Services next year. Governor Tim Walz announced that he has appointed Dylan Ferguson as the inaugural Director of the Office of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) starting on January 1st. Ferguson has served as the...