EMSN news began in late 1999 as a single page on a popular general EMS web site that had started in February 1999.

Almost immediately a number of things began occurring that made EMSN the number one EMS news service.

- the section was garnering significant numbers of visitors, with visitors asking for even more news
- it was expanded to many pages to met the news thirst of the internet EMS community
- it quickly became necessary to create an entire sub-section devoted to news
- many other webmasters of emergency related sites were carrying our news by cutting and pasting, or simply linking to the EMSN site
- it was imperative it become independent to allow for growth

Visitors not only wanted news, they began to submit newsworthy items and jobs for us to post.  Some of those same news hungry visitors have since become our Associate Editors. All personnel with EMSN volunteered and had a common interest in the latest news and in sharing the news they found.

EMSN worked hard and invested significant funds to ensure the site was organized and presented in an user-friendly manner.

Webmaster and visitors demands spurred us to invest additional time and funds to add other features: search capabilities, news feeds, tickers, and other services as quickly as we could. Columnists specializing in EMS articles and news opinions were added in late 2004.

Today, to keep our news the most up-to-date and relevant found on the internet or in hard print, the EMSN staff expends a minimum of 4 hours per issue posting news, obtaining reprint permissions, performing auto and manually searches, keeping news feeds and emailed news delivery services operating and other duties that have kept EMSN the number one EMS news service since its inception. 

As of August 2004, the costs of continuing to provide this free, high end service to webmasters and visitors made it necessary for us to offer ad space for rent to help off-set the significant cost associated with the service.

EMSN and its staff are proud of our continued success and find personal satisfaction in our ability to meet the needs of the EMS community, and we desire to continue to do so.  If you are interested in purchasing ad space, please visit our advertising page.