September is National Preparedness Month, observed to remind all first responders of our shared responsibility to maintain readiness. Each week this month, NAEMT will hold a special drawing for NAEMT full members and other must-have items for preparedness response. Drawing winners will be announced in Top News on the NAEMT and on the NAEMT Facebook page.

Congratulations to our weekly drawing winners:

• Week 1 – James Woodard, Paramedic, Durango, CO (American Red Cross Deluxe Personal Safety Emergency Pack with Bag) and Brian Peters, Paramedic, Columbia, TN (North American Rescue Roo-MFAK) 
• Week 2 – Renee Roberts, Paramedic, Orangevale, CA (American Red Cross Stop the Bleed Kit) and Tina Bitton, EMT, Grace, ID (North American Rescue Leatherman Raptor Shears)
• Week 3 – James Bosanek, Paramedic, Onawa, IA (North American Rescue Bleeding Control Kit) and Bethany Lundquist, EMT-I, Weymouth, MA (American Red Cross Deluxe Personal Safety Emergency Pack with Bag)
• Week 4 – Rebekah Osman, Paramedic, Elizabethtown, KY (North American Rescue CAT Tourniquet and Red CAT Holder) and Brandi Richardson, Paramedic, Magnolia, TX (American Red Cross Deluxe Personal Safety Emergency Pack with Bag)