This week is Emergency Medical Services week and Wednesday is EMS day. Local medical residents got a firsthand look Wednesday at what firefighters and EMS personnel go through.

National Emergency Medical Services (EMS) week was developed to bring together local communities and medical personal in an effort to bring awareness to safety. It was also developed to honour the dedication of those who provide the day to day life saving services of medicine's "front line".

The EMS community is hoping people take a moment to thank their local EMS providers, first responders and fire departments for the challenging work that they do everyday.