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 Dale
Creed started his EMS career in 1973 as an Emergency Department Technician and
Ambulance Attendant at Memorial Hospital in Mc Pherson.
He moved to the Riley County Ambulance Service in Manhattan, becoming
an EMT in 1974.
At the same time, he was an Emergency Technician and Surgical
Technician at Memorial Hospital in Manhattan.
He went to the Douglas County Ambulance Service in Lawrence in 1976,
becoming an EMICT in 1980.
Dale left EMS in 1986 to become the Coordinator of Emergency
Preparedness for Douglas County, leaving that position in 1991 to go into
business for himself.
During
his EMS career, Dale let an indelible mark on both KEMTA and Kansas EMS.
He was a member of the formative group that started KARA, the precursor
of KEMTA, serving in several capacities in KARA/KEMTA, culminating in his term
as President of KEMTA in 1986 and 1987.
Dale
brought his expertise and influence to the entire range of EMS struggles as it
found a it's
way in Kansas.
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