2017 NJ EMS Awards
2017 NJ EMS Award Recipients
Outstanding EMS Call - Tom Weber, Rashe Edwards
Outstanding EMS Action by a Youth - Rachel Maistrow, Mya Maistrow, Lea Bachenheimer and Dominique Bricker
Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen - Angelo Meltos, Kala Wright and Gavin Costello
Outstanding First Responder - Dagone Emerson
Outstanding EMT - Nicholas Barrett
Outstanding Paramedic - Andrew Ecker
Outstanding ALS-SCTU Nurse - Daryl Gruenhagen
Outstanding EMS Physician - Bill Wang Cheng Teng
Outstanding EMS Administrator - Gerard Muench
Outstanding EMS Educator - Bryan Fischberg
Outstanding EMS Agency - JFK EMS
EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award - William Voelkel (posthumously)
EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award - Fran Guthrie
Outstanding Hospital ER Nurse - Marcie Joy Koons (posthumously)
Outstanding Emergency Preparedness - John Grembowiec
Outstanding EMS Safety Award - Sarah Daplyn
Outstanding EMS Dispatcher - Matthew Brandt
On behalf of Brick Police Department and the EMS Community for creation of the Heroin Addiction Response Program, which has provided a same-day link to inpatient drug rehabilitation for more than 100 people with addictions this year - Chief James Riccio
On behalf of Morris County Office of Emergency Management and the EMS Community for training over 2,000 New Jersey law enforcement officers in Bleeding Control for the Injured Advanced Training Program, which has resulted in eight documented lives saved in the past three years. - Director Scott DiGiralomo
2017 New Jersey EMS Award Nominees
| Category | First Name | Last Name (Agency) |
| Emergency Preparedness Achievement Award | Joseph | Grassi |
| Emergency Preparedness Achievement Award | John | Grembowiec |
| Emergency Preparedness Achievement Award | Neel | Mehta |
| Emergency Preparedness Achievement Award | Mike Bascom | Monmouth County OEM - EMS |
| Emergency Preparedness Achievement Award | New Jersey/New York/Connecticut Regional EMS Preparedness Task Force | |
| Emergency Preparedness Achievement Award | St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center MICU | |
| EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award | Fran | Guthrie |
| EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award | James | Hammell |
| EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award | Nancy | Hamstra |
| EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award | Ronald | Jacobs |
| EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award | Kipp | Kretschman |
| EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award | Maggie | Marshall |
| EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award | Gerard | Muench |
| EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award | Irene | Slate |
| EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award | Virginia | Welcome |
| EMS Career Lifetime Achievement Award | Grace | Zelekovic |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Darlene | Breen |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Dan | Cohen |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Michael | D'Ecclessis |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Robert | Hayes |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Dominic | Ingraffea |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Ron | Jemal |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Lance | Kehoe |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Alex (Butch) | Mendyk |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Alan | Miller |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Shirley | Skillman |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Stuart | Steinberg |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | Donald | Stoll |
| EMS Volunteer Lifetime Achievement Award | William G. (Bill) | Voelkel |
| Outstanding ALS-SCTU Nurse | Daryl | Gruenhagen |
| Outstanding ALS-SCTU Nurse | Terry | Jenkins |
| Outstanding ALS-SCTU Nurse | Todd | Kaplan |
| Outstanding ALS-SCTU Nurse | Jay | McChesney |
| Outstanding ALS-SCTU Nurse | Clarissa | Monckton |
| Outstanding ALS-SCTU Nurse | Gerard | Muench |
| Outstanding ALS-SCTU Nurse | Brandon | Muhlgeier |
| Outstanding ALS-SCTU Nurse | Dominic | Parone |
| Outstanding ALS-SCTU Nurse | Kyle | Wilson |
| Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen | John | Demarco |
| Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen | Vinny | Disbrow |
| Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen | Christine | Eberhard |
| Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen | Edward | Gee |
| Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen | Patricia | Halpin |
| Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen | Josh | Huber |
| Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen | Jeremy | Julio |
| Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen | Mike | Mahoney |
| Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen | Angelo | Mel-tos |
| Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen | Emma | Reedman |
| Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen | Angela | Valerio |
| Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen | Donnamarie | Viola-Disbrow |
| Outstanding EMS Action by a Citizen | Andrew | Zimmer |
| Outstanding EMS Action by a Youth | Lea | Bachenheimer |
| Outstanding EMS Action by a Youth | Dominique | Bricker |
| Outstanding EMS Action by a Youth | Rachel and Mya | Maistrow |
| Outstanding EMS Administrator | Nicholas | Camisa |
| Outstanding EMS Administrator | Jamie | Chebra |
| Outstanding EMS Administrator | Vito | Cicchetti |
| Outstanding EMS Administrator | Rhonda | Ciraolo |
| Outstanding EMS Administrator | Douglas | Cook |
| Outstanding EMS Administrator | Raymond | Currey |
| Outstanding EMS Administrator | Glenn | Deitz |
| Outstanding EMS Administrator | Bradley | Erickson |
| Outstanding EMS Administrator | Lisa | Giuliano |
| Outstanding EMS Administrator | George | McBride |
| Outstanding EMS Administrator | Gerard | Muench |
| Outstanding EMS Administrator | Steve | Napoli |
| Outstanding EMS Administrator | Francis | Pagurek |
| Outstanding EMS Administrator | Anthony | Raffino |
| Outstanding EMS Administrator | Joe | Ward |
| Outstanding EMS Administrator | Jamie | Wood |
| Outstanding EMS Agency | Buena Emergency Medical Services | |
| Outstanding EMS Agency | Clinton First Aid and Rescue Squad | |
| Outstanding EMS Agency | Cooper EMS | |
| Outstanding EMS Agency | Elberon FAS | |
| Outstanding EMS Agency | Endeavor Emergency Squad | |
| Outstanding EMS Agency | Jersey City Medical Center EMS | |
| Outstanding EMS Agency | JFK EMS | |
| Outstanding EMS Agency | Lakewood Emergency Medical Services | |
| Outstanding EMS Agency | Marlboro First Aid Squad | |
| Outstanding EMS Agency | Millburn-Short Hills Volunteer First Aid Squad | |
| Outstanding EMS Agency | Montgomery EMS | |
| Outstanding EMS Agency | Mountainside Rescue Squad | |
| Outstanding EMS Agency | NJSEA EMS | |
| Outstanding EMS Agency | On Time Ambulance | |
| Outstanding EMS Agency | Rowan University EMS | |
| Outstanding EMS Agency | Sayreville Emergency Squad Inc | |
| Outstanding EMS Agency | South Orange Rescue Squad | |
| Outstanding EMS Agency | Southern New Jersey EMS Collaborative | |
| Outstanding EMS Agency | Summit Volunteer First Aid Squad | |
| Outstanding EMS Agency | Trinitas Regional Medical Center EMS | |
| Outstanding EMS Agency | University Hospital EMS | |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Barbara | Allen |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Sherry | Calvert |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Robert | Costanzo |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Christine | DeMatteo |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Mary Lynn | Dupuis |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Rashe | Edwards |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Elberon First Aid Squad | |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Keith | Elmer |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Michael | Gabbianelli Jr. |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Ryan | Gerrity |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Andrew | Grandin |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Great Bay Regional Volunteer EMS | |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Noah | Guzman |
| Outstanding EMS Call | David | Hart |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Heather | Hayden |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Ron | Hayden |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Hoboken Vol Rescue | |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Kathleen | Honeywell |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Scott | Hussey |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Josh | Jacoves/Tinton Falls EMS North |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Jersey City Medical Center | |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Barbara | Lincoft First Aid and Rescue |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Peter | McBride |
| Outstanding EMS Call | McCabe Ambulance | |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Patrick | McGhee |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Michael | McNamara |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Kyle | McQueen |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Mercerville Fire District 2 | |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Monmouth Beach EMS | |
| Outstanding EMS Call | MONOC Paramedics | |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Montgomery High School Code Blue Team | |
| Outstanding EMS Call | National Event Services | |
| Outstanding EMS Call | NorthSTAR Air Medical Services | |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Reka | Richard |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Ernie | Rios |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Daihana | Rivera |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Sean | Rutgers Emergency Services |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Melanie | South Orange Rescue Squad |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Jeffrey | Thomas |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Tom | Weber |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Megan | Wieczenski |
| Outstanding EMS Call | Alex | Winkler |
| Outstanding EMS Dispatcher | Cristiana | Amato |
| Outstanding EMS Dispatcher | Matthew | Brandt |
| Outstanding EMS Dispatcher | Rosalyn | Canals |
| Outstanding EMS Educator | Mark | Bober |
| Outstanding EMS Educator | Maslowski | Brant |
| Outstanding EMS Educator | Katelynn | Cairns |
| Outstanding EMS Educator | Bryan | Fischberg |
| Outstanding EMS Educator | Apryle | Fox |
| Outstanding EMS Educator | Gene | Gast |
| Outstanding EMS Educator | Jason | Hamilton |
| Outstanding EMS Educator | Michael | Licciardello |
| Outstanding EMS Educator | Jennifer | McCarthy |
| Outstanding EMS Educator | Mark | Moskaluk |
| Outstanding EMS Educator | Michael | Pardi |
| Outstanding EMS Educator | Mario | Pozo |
| Outstanding EMS Educator | Laurie | Sheldon |
| Outstanding EMS Physician | James | Baird |
| Outstanding EMS Physician | Jack | Chambers |
| Outstanding EMS Physician | Adam | Fox |
| Outstanding EMS Physician | Sam | LaCapra |
| Outstanding EMS Physician | Matthew | Letizia DO |
| Outstanding EMS Physician | Raffee | Matossian |
| Outstanding EMS Physician | Cheng Teng, "Bill" | Wang |
| Outstanding EMS Safety Award | Atlantic Highlands First Aid & Safety Squad | |
| Outstanding EMS Safety Award | Sarah | Daplyn |
| Outstanding EMS Safety Award | Jersey City Medical Center EMS | |
| Outstanding EMT | Deborah | Ascroft |
| Outstanding EMT | Nicholas | Barrett |
| Outstanding EMT | Patricia | Bell |
| Outstanding EMT | Amanda | Borkstrom |
| Outstanding EMT | Cameron | Cagle |
| Outstanding EMT | Jennifer | Cain |
| Outstanding EMT | Marcin | Ciesla |
| Outstanding EMT | Tom | Dickerson |
| Outstanding EMT | Matthew | Hillman |
| Outstanding EMT | Ryan | Houser |
| Outstanding EMT | Talmadge | Jones |
| Outstanding EMT | Richard | Klosek |
| Outstanding EMT | Wooseok | Kwon |
| Outstanding EMT | Ralph | Noriega |
| Outstanding EMT | Cheryl | Wood |
| Outstanding First Responder | Robert | Bennett |
| Outstanding First Responder | Dagone | Emerson |
| Outstanding First Responder | Hamilton Fire Dept District 3 | |
| Outstanding First Responder | Harmony Fire Company | |
| Outstanding First Responder | Howell Twp. Police | |
| Outstanding First Responder | Sgt Mike | Mahoney |
| Outstanding Hospital ER Nurse | Kelsey | George |
| Outstanding Hospital ER Nurse | Ralph | Gumbert |
| Outstanding Hospital ER Nurse | Marcie | Joy Koons |
| Outstanding Paramedic | Charlene | Barber |
| Outstanding Paramedic | Michael | Carrig |
| Outstanding Paramedic | Nelson | Carver |
| Outstanding Paramedic | Michael | DeBlock |
| Outstanding Paramedic | Andrew | Ecker |
| Outstanding Paramedic | Jason | Manes |
| Outstanding Paramedic | Gerard | Muench |
| Outstanding Paramedic | Megan | Seyler |
| Outstanding Paramedic | Ana | Steussing |
| Outstanding Paramedic | Kevin | Walty, Jr |