Information for Attendees
General Information
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The National EMS Memorial Service is held each May in Roanoke, Virginia.
The "event hotel" for the National EMS Memorial Service is the Hotel Roanoke. This historic hotel is located along side the downtown section of the city. The Memorial Office, Registration Area, Gift Shop and Stress Management Area are located at the hotel. The Family Breakfast is also held here.
The Hotel Roanoke offers both valet and self parking on site. Airport shuttle service is aso available. Attendees wishing to avail themselves of this service should contact the hotel directly to make arrangements.
The current venue for the National EMS Memorial Service is the First Baptist Church of Roanoke. The Directors' Reception following the Memorial Service is held in the Atrium of the Church Complex. First Baptist Church is located approximately 0.8 mi from the Hotel Roanoke. Bus transportation to the Church before the Service and back to the Hotel after the Reception is provided. There is amble self parking at the church.
Seating
The National EMS Memorial Service is open to anyone who wishes to attend. However primary seating in the Memorial Service Venue is reserved for honoree family members, honoree agency members, program participants and invited guests. Gallery seating is available to all others on a first come, first served basis. (Please note however that the current venue is quite large and seating is not generally a problem.)
Roanoke
To assist you with navigating your way around the venues and Roanoke itself, we provide the following information for all attendees:
- Family Registration Form (for the family of the honorees)
- Family Breakfast Ticket Order Form
- Agency Registration Form (for the agency suffering the LODD)
- Organization Registration Form (All other organizations/EMS agencies)
Registration
Individuals attending the Memorial Service are not required to register.
Registration is required for Honoree Family Members, Honoree Agency Members and other organizations/agencies sending multiple representatives and wish to be seated as groups. Please choose the appropriate form(s) from the listing below: