2025 Regional EMS Award for EMS Excellence

​On September 2, 2025, CSEMS proudly celebrated the outstanding dedication and achievements of
EMS providers and agencies throughout the Central Shenandoah Region. Nominees, nominators,
agency representatives, and family members came together at the Elkton Volunteer Fire Company to
honor the region’s finest heroes in emergency medical services.
In the presence of Central Shenandoah EMS Council Board President Gary Critzer, CSEMS Executive
Director Daniel Linkins, Rockingham County Fire-Rescue Battalion Chief Doug Gooden, and
members of the Elkton Volunteer Fire Company, CSEMS bestowed its highest honor—the prestigious
Regional Award for Excellence in EMS—recognizing unparalleled commitment and service.

Excellence in EMS - Michael Derek Smith, Assistant Fire Chief and the Secretary of the Board of
Directors

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Pictured Left to Right: Doug Goodwin, Michael Smith, Daniel Linkin, Gary Critzer

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