When the entire National EMS Advisory Council (NEMSAC) was abruptly terminated in August 2025 , the shock rippled across the EMS profession. For many, it was the first time they’d even heard of NEMSAC. For those who had served on the Council, the sudden dismissal halted years of progress, dozens of in-progress advisories, and the only formal federal channel that EMS has into national policy.

At EMS World Expo, five recently terminated NEMSAC members — Brenden Hayden, Tom Arkins, Mike Taigman, Daniel Gerard and Dr. Brandon Morshedi — took the stage to explain what NEMSAC does, what was lost and what must happen next.

This was not , as the moderator made clear, a gripe session. It was a grounded conversation about purpose, structure and the high-stakes value of the work now in limbo.

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