2020 Ride-Along Toolkit Now Available!

Educating your members of Congress about ambulance industry issues makes them more likely to support our policy efforts. An easy and effective way to educate them is to invite them to participate in a local Ambulance Ride-Along!

Congress is adjourned this week and will then again starting on August 7 for an entire month with members of Congress returning home to their districts and states. This is the perfect opportunity for you to educate your members of Congress about our issues, in particular the need for additional COVID-19 financial relief, reimbursement for Treatment in Place during the pandemic, access to FEMA Public Assistance grants and coverage for all paramedics and EMTs under the Public Safety Officers Benefit (PSOB) program.

The most effective way to deliver these key messages is to host your member of Congress or their staff on a tour of your operation and an ambulance ride-along. While COVID-19 has made a traditional ride-along difficult, you can still host them for a virtual site visit to show your operation and how you are handling the public health emergency. The AAA has made the process of arranging a ride-long or scheduling a meeting easy for you with our 2020 Congressional Ride-Along Toolkit.

Everything you need to arrange the ride-along or schedule a meeting during this time of social distancing and virtual participation is included in the Toolkit. Act now and invite your elected officials to join you on an Ambulance Ride-Along!