Andrew Berkey and family

BISMARCK, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) Each year the North Dakota EMS Association recognizes those individuals who have made significant contributions to the provision, development and improvement to local, regional and state prehospital care.

Andrew Berkey is the Operations Manager of Jamestown Area Ambulance – Ringdahl EMS. Berkey brings awareness to the community using creative media techniques about important issues facing EMS. He is also motivated to spread the word for upcoming EMT classes to the Jamestown community and area ambulance services, often doing so with catchy social media posts, news articles, and posters.

The Media Award was established to honor media organizations or employees that significantly contribute to the image of EMS or to public education about emergency medicine in their communities or across the state.