Dawn Marie Dern has been a star for Plum EMS for many years.
With two decades of service to the ambulance company, the full-time emergency medical technician (EMT) and quality assurance program specialist now has the plaque to prove it.
Dern was one of 12 people in the state to receive this year’s Stars of Life Award from the Pennsylvania EMS Provider Foundation.
The award is designed to honor those who have gone above and beyond the call of duty, set an example for others to follow and exemplified EMS in the community, according to the foundation’s website.
“It’s an opportunity for any EMS agency to honor one of their best and brightest,” said foundation director Heather Sharar. “It’s meant to be a morale booster. It’s not political. It is for EMS agencies to honor who they feel is deserving.
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