Portraits of the Hanover-area EMS workers on the front lines

Porters Assistant Chief Chris Walker, and daughter, Emily Walker, pose for a portrait at Porters Fire Company during EMS week. Chris Walker works as a career EMT at numerous departments, including Pleasant Hill, New Freedom, and Southern York EMS, and has worked in the emergency services for 28 years. Emily Walker works with Spring Grove ambulance and is finishing her National Registry EMT.

EMT Eric Miller poses for portraits during EMS week, at left with Hanover Area Fire & Rescue in Hanover, and at right with Pleasant Hill Volunteer Fire Department in West Manheim Township. Miller has worked in EMS for 17 years.

Paramedic Ian Alexander, with Adams Regional EMS, poses for a portrait at Gettysburg Fire Department during EMS week. Alexander has worked in EMS 20 years.

EMT Bob Watts, with Adams Regional EMS, poses for a portrait at Gettysburg Fire Department during EMS week in Gettysburg. Watts has worked in EMS for 27 years.

Paramedic Deirdre Smyth, with Hanover Area Fire & Rescue, poses for a portrait during EMS week at Hanover's Clearview station in Hanover. Deirdre has worked in EMS for 8 years.

EMS crews at Pleasant Hill Volunteer Fire Department pose for a photo during EMS week at their station in West Manheim Township.

ALS Captain Claudia Christensen, with Hanover Area Fire & Rescue, poses for a portrait during EMS week at Hanover's Clearview station. Christensen has worked in EMS for 28 years.

EMS Captain Mike Cahill, with Alpha Fire Company, poses for a portrait during EMS week at the Littlestown fire station. Cahill has worked in EMS for 36 years.

EMS Captain Ashley Clousher, with Pleasant Hill Volunteer Fire Department, poses for a photo during EMS week at the station in West Manheim Township. Clousher has worked in EMS for 17 years.

EMS Chief Paramedic Eric Zaney, with Adams Regional EMS, poses for a portrait at Gettysburg Fire Department during EMS week. Chief Zaney has worked in EMS for 30 years.

EMT Adam Memon, with Southeastern Adams Volunteer Emergency Services, poses for a portrait during EMS Week at the S.A.V.E.S. station in Conewago Township. Memon has been in EMS for two and a half years.

EMT Bruce Kocher, with Adams Regional EMS, poses for a portrait at Gettysburg Fire Department during EMS week, Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Gettysburg. Kocher has worked in EMS two years.

EMT Paul Storke, with Pleasant Hill Volunteer Fire Department, poses for a photo during EMS week at the station in West Manheim Township. Storke has worked in EMS for 13 years.

EMT Elyssa Cool, with Alpha Fire Company, poses for a portrait during EMS week at the Littlestown fire station. Cool has worked in EMS for 13 years.

Medical personnel with Southeastern Adams Volunteer Emergency Services, pose for a portrait during EMS Week at the S.A.V.E.S. station in Conewago Township.

EMT Ashley Coggins, with Pleasant Hill Volunteer Fire Department, poses for a photo during EMS week at the station in West Manheim Township. Coggins has been an EMT for seven months.

EMT Henry Carter, with Adams Regional EMS, poses for a portrait at Gettysburg Fire Department during EMS week. Carter has been an EMT for six months.

Medical staff from Hanover Area Fire & Rescue pose for a photo during EMS week at Hanover's Clearview station.

Paramedic Alec Fox, with Adams Regional EMS, poses for a portrait at Gettysburg Fire Department during EMS week. Fox has worked in EMS for 6 years.

Danielle Romanoff, EMS director with Southeastern Adams Volunteer Emergency Services, poses for a portrait during EMS Week at the S.A.V.E.S. station in Conewago Township.

Paramedic Jason Tesché, with Hanover Area Fire & Rescue, poses for a portrait during EMS week at Hanover's Clearview station in Hanover. Tesché has worked in EMS for 15 years.

EMR Brad Wolf, with Alpha Fire Company, poses for a portrait during EMS week at the Littlestown fire station. Wolf has worked in emergency services for 26 years.

EMT Dustin Blatt, with Southeastern Adams Volunteer Emergency Services, poses for a portrait during EMS Week at the S.A.V.E.S. station in Conewago Township. Blatt has worked in EMS for ten years.

EMT Karl Shanoltz, with Adams Regional EMS, poses for a portrait at Gettysburg Fire Department during EMS week. Shanoltz has worked in EMS for 3 years.

EMT Ursula Yost, left, and paramedic Gary Shoemaker, right, both with Hanover Area Fire & Rescue, pose for a picture during EMS week at Hanover's Clearview station. Yost has been in EMS for 3 years, and Shoemaker has worked in EMS for 39 years.

EMT Alan Verigan, with Southeastern Adams Volunteer Emergency Services, poses for a portrait during EMS Week at the S.A.V.E.S. station in Conewago Township. Verigan has worked in EMS for nine years.

EMT Bobby Newman, with Hanover Area Fire & Rescue, poses for a portrait during EMS week at Hanover's Clearview station in Hanover. Newman has worked in EMS for one year.

EMT Emily Boblits, with Adams Regional EMS, poses for a portrait at Gettysburg Fire Department during EMS week. Boblits has been an EMT for six months.

EMT Roy Lucas, with Southeastern Adams Volunteer Emergency Services, poses for a portrait during EMS Week at the S.A.V.E.S. station in Conewago Township. Lucas has worked in EMS since 2012.

Rebecca Hanshew, with Hanover Area Fire & Rescue, poses for a portrait at Hanover's Clearview station during EMS week. Hanshew has worked with Hanover for two years.

EMT John Schaffner, with Alpha Fire Company, poses for a portrait during EMS week at the Littlestown fire station. Schaffner has worked in EMS for 44 years.

Paramedic Megan E. Booz, with Adams Regional EMS, poses for a portrait at Gettysburg Fire Department during EMS week, Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Gettysburg. Booz has worked in EMS for 11 years.

EMT Cecil Davis, with Hanover Area Fire & Rescue, poses for a portrait during EMS week at Hanover's Clearview station in Hanover. Davis has worked in EMS for 12 years.

Paramedic Lt. David Delauter, with Adams Regional EMS, poses for a portrait at Gettysburg Fire Department during EMS week. Lt. Delauter has worked in EMS for 20 years.

EMT Emily Gush, with Adams Regional EMS, poses for a portrait at Gettysburg Fire Department during EMS week.

EMT Dakota Goldbeck, with Southeastern Adams Volunteer Emergency Services, poses for a portrait during EMS Week at the S.A.V.E.S. station in Conewago Township. Goldbeck has worked in EMS for three years.

Paramedic Sgt. Justin Rudisill, with Adams Regional EMS, poses for a portrait at Gettysburg Fire Department during EMS week. Sgt. Rudisill has worked in EMS for 8 years.

EMT Brandon Null, with Alpha Fire Company, poses for a portrait during EMS week at the Littlestown fire station. Null has worked in EMS for 10 years.

EMT Michele Kindig, with Adams Regional EMS, poses for a portrait at Gettysburg Fire Department during EMS week, Wednesday, May 20, 2020, in Gettysburg. Kindig has worked in EMS for 11 years.