NASHVILLE, TENN – EMS and emergency first responders were recently honored at the
Children’s Emergency Care Alliance of Tennessee (CECA TN) annual Star of Life Awards
ceremony.
The Star of Life Awards recognize EMS personnel across Tennessee for their exemplary lifesaving care for adult and pediatric patients. This unique ceremony reunites EMS teams with the patients they saved, providing an opportunity for the patients to publicly thank the teams responsible for their survival. EMS professionals often respond to emergencies on the worst day of someone’s life and rarely see the patient’s outcome after transferring care.
This event allows them to witness the direct impact of their lifesaving efforts.
There were 11 awards presented: 8 Regional Awards, Project ADAM Award, Outstanding
Achievement in Maternal and Neonatal Emergency Response Award, and an overall State
Winner Award.
Each EMS agency received a Stone Star award, and each team member involved in the rescue received a certificate and a Star of Life lapel pin for their dress uniform. Patients also received a certificate of new life to honor their bravery and resilience during their recovery journey.
The 2024 ceremony was held on May 2 in Lebanon, Tennessee. The winners included:
- Region 1: Unicoi County 911 Dispatchers, Unicoi County EMS, Unicoi County Search
and Rescue, Unicoi County Volunteer Fire Department, Unicoi County Sheriff’s
Department, Town of Unicoi Police Department - Region 2: Knoxville Fire Department, Knoxville Police Department
- Region 3: Hamilton County EMS, Soddy Daisy Fire Department, Soddy Daisy Police
Department, Hamilton County Sheriff’s Office, Tennessee Wildlife Resources Agency - Region 4: Putnam County 911, Putnam County EMS, Putnam County Fire Department,
Putnam County Rescue Squad - Region 5: Williamson Health EMS, Williamson County Department of Emergency
Communications, Brentwood Fire and Rescue, Brentwood Emergency Communications,
Brentwood Police Department - Region 6: Maury Regional Medical Center EMS, Maury County Fire Department
- Region 7: Carroll County 911 Dispatch, Carroll County Sheriff’s Department, Carroll
County Rescue Squad, Priority EMS, Vanderbilt LifeFlight 8 - Region 8: Collierville Fire & Rescue
- Project ADAM Heart Hero Award: Leoma Elementary School, Lawrenceburg Fire
Department, Lawrenceburg County E-911, Air Evac Lifeteam 110, Lawrence County
Fire & Rescue, Lawrence County EMS - Outstanding Achievement in Maternal and Neonatal Emergency Response Award:
Williamson County Fire Rescue, Williamson Health EMS, Williamson County
Department of Communications, Williamson County Sheriff’s Office - State Winner Award: Henryville Fire Department, Lawrenceburg Utility System,
Lawrence County EMS, Lawrenceburg Fire Department, Ethridge Fire Department,
Lawrence County Sheriff’s Department/Constables, Lawrence County EMA, Lawrence
County Fire & Rescue
CECA TN is a non-profit organization that provides pediatric-specific education and resources to EMS, first responders, and hospital emergency department staff across Tennessee. CECA TN is part of the National EMS for Children (EMSC) program. To learn more or to get involved, please visit CECA TN.
Visit the Children’s Emergency Care Alliance of Tennessee Facebook page to view additional photos from the event.
