ABOUT

Kentucky EMS

Memorial Foundation

Our Mission

“We Will Remember”

It is the purpose of the Kentucky EMS Memorial Foundation (KYEMSMF) to recognize and honor Kentucky’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers and deliverers who make the supreme sacrifice in the line‐of‐duty. Each submission for recognition will be considered on a case‐by‐case basis to determine whether the potential honoree’s death occurred as a direct and proximate result of his/her service as an EMS provider or deliverer.​


  • Founded in 2017 following death of Paramedic John Mackey, Jessamine County EMS​
  • 501(c)3 Non-Profit Charity​
  • Land donation from City of Frankfort next to the Fire Memorial​
  • Design work with Keith Monument, Elizabethtown​
  • Unveiled design at Kentucky EMS Conference in September 2021​
  • Construction Agreement signed September 2023​


Board of Trustees

Meet Our Leadership Team

Dan Durham

Chairman

Senior Program Director

Air Evac Lifeteam​

Campbellsville, KY​

Joshua Brand

Vice Chairman​

Business Operations Manager

PHI Air Medical​

Lexington, KY​

Chris Wilhite

Treasurer​

Deputy Director

Jessamine County EMS​

Nicholasville, KY​

Donald Hare

Secretary

Program Director

Air Evac Lifeteam​

Danville, KY​

Rebecca Brown

Trustee​

Advanced EMT​

Hodgenville, KY​

Wayne Briscoe

Trustee​

Chief (RET)

Frankfort Fire and EMS​

Deputy Director

KBEMS​

Frankfort, KY​

Eric Johnson

Trustee

Executive Director

Supporting Heroes​

Louisville, KY​

Joe Kinney

Trustee

Survivor Representative​​

Battalion Chief (RET)

Lexington Fire Department​

Nicholasville, KY​

Bob Morris

Trustee​​

EMT

Norton Hospital Just For Kids Transport Team​

Bardstown, KY​

Letch Day

Trustee

NREMT-P

Air Evac Lifeteam

Manchester, KY​

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