Keavney & Streger

05/26/2025

Memorial Day is the traditional start of summer, including balancing increased call volume with vacations and a host of other challenges. Take some time this summer to sharpen your saw, recenter your leadership, and develop some new real-world skills taught by established EMS leaders.

We are offering an open-enrollment Leadership Enhancement & Development Class at the Ocean County Fire and EMS Training Center in Waretown, New Jersey on July 12 and 13. Topics include Just Culture, Incident Investigation, Human Resources Issues, Supervising Former Peers, Communications Techniques, Conflict Resolution, Employee Engagement, and Power & Influence.

The cost is $499 per person, with a $50 discount if paid by credit card. Please see our Eventbrite FAQ for more information or to register. Class is both July 12 and 13. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leadership-enhancement-development-lead-program-tickets-1345415095769?aff=oddtdtcreator

For more information about the program, please go to www.emsaegis.com/lead or contact us at [email protected].

05/14/2025

In case you missed it, we are offering an open-enrollment LEAD class this summer!

05/02/2025

You asked for it - come to the Jersey Shore this summer for an open-enrollment Leadership Enhancement & Development (LEAD) Program!

The program is being offered at the Ocean County Fire and EMS Training Center in Waretown, New Jersey on July 12 and 13, 2025. Cost for the program is $499 per person, with a $50 discount if paid in advance. Please see our Eventbrite FAQ for more information - Eventbrite lists the program as July 12 but attendance is mandatory on both days!

To register, please go to: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leadership-enhancement-development-lead-program-tickets-1345415095769?aff=oddtdtcreator

For more information about the program, please go to www.emsaegis.com/lead

12/16/2024

In November 2014, Margaret and Matthew were working at EMS systems and contemplating our futures. Margaret called Matt about helping her out with a potential solo practice, and over a cup of coffee they discussed a potential law firm. Everything aligned perfectly except the firm name - Margaret wanted Streger & Keavney, but Matt wanted Keavney & Streger. Matt won, but only because Margaret is the senior attorney. It is the only dispute we've ever had.

We incorporated the firm ten years ago today, December 16, 2014. A decade later, we have helped hundreds of EMS clients, from the smallest volunteer agencies to the largest health systems. We have a practice that spans the country, offers professional development and consulting services, and is connected to what EMS providers really do every day.

To our clients, and to our future clients, thank you for the past decade. We would not change a thing! Looking forward to the next ten years!

11/29/2024

Friends and Clients:

As of January 1, the federal government is going to hit business with a massive fine if they do not file a simple form. It’s easy to fix, but it’s 100% real and it’s NOT a scam!��The Corporate Transparency Act (CTA) is a federal law enacted in 2021 to combat tax fraud, money laundering, financing for terrorism, and other related crimes. It requires that businesses submit a Beneficial Ownership Information (BOI) report to the Department of Treasury Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN). This report requires details about owners of the reporting company.

The deadline for businesses that were created before January 1, 2024 is January 1, 2025. The penalties for not reporting data can reach $500 per day with a maximum penalty of $10,000.

We bring this to your attention now to avoid paying unnecessary penalties. Many non-profit EMS agencies are exempt from reporting if they are IRS 501(c) organizations. Governmental authorities and some other entities are also exempt, but there are specific requirements to meet to qualify.

Many people have active or dormant LLCs or other companies, often for private business, that need to be compliant with the BOI requirements. If you are unsure of your reporting requirements, you should immediately contact your attorney and/or accountant so that you can decide if you are required to disclose.

Go to https://www.fincen.gov/boi for more information.

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10/28/2024

The next scheduled Deescalate and Render Safe (DRS) fi****ms safety Train-the-Trainer class is scheduled for November 20, 2024 at the National Conference on EMS as a pre-conference workshop. This program is approved for 4.0 New Jersey CEUs. We will close this class to enrollment on Friday, November 15, 2024 at 5pm.

Our last currently-scheduled DRS class is on Saturday, December 7, from 8-12, at the Cherry Hill Fire Department.

This is a turnkey solution for healthcare provider safety when dealing with armed patients, including slides, policy materials, forms, and the physical training adjuncts.

Please note that, because of the need to implement policy and equipment changes, and to work with local law enforcement, this is NOT offered as a direct to provider class.

Tickets and pricing can be found at https://emsaegis.com/deescalate-render-safe/

10/27/2024

Organizational leaders, take a moment and read this post about the first steps to take in crisis communication:

https://wildrockpr.com/get-the-mic-out-of-my-face-top.../

Kristin Golliher from WildRock Public Relations & Marketing joined me speaking at the Colorado Special Districts Conference last month and we came up with this post idea. Print it, save it, keep it handy for the day when you just might need it.

Crisis situations never strike at a convenient time. But you can expect that when they do, media will be quick to seek information depending on the nature of the crisis and the profile of your organization. If you and your team have not undergone media training, facing inquiring reporters can be int...

10/15/2024

Our next scheduled Deescalate and Render Safe train the trainer class is scheduled for November 20, 2024, at the The National Conference on EMS as a pre-conference workshop. We also have a weekend class scheduled for December 7 at the Cherry Hill Fire Department.

This is a turnkey solution for healthcare provider safety when dealing with armed patients, including slides, policy materials, forms, and the physical training adjuncts.

Please note that, because of the need to implement policy and equipment changes, and to work with local law enforcement, this is NOT offered as a direct to provider class.

Tickets and pricing can be found at https://emsaegis.com/deescalate-render-safe/

This program is approved for 4.0 CEUs by the New Jersey Office of EMS.

08/23/2024

Seats are available now for all of the Deescalate and Render Safe (DRS) Train the Trainer courses across New Jersey - including at the National Conference on EMS in Atlantic City.

Please go to https://emsaegis.com/deescalate-render-safe/ for course dates and locations, and for registration. Each TTT class provides an agency, or training-center, level license for the instructors chosen by each agency, along with all of the course materials, slides, forms, and training adjuncts that are necessary.

08/12/2024

The New Jersey Office of EMS has approved the four Train the Trainer courses for the Deescalate and Render Safe (DRS) class for 4.0 CEU credits, and will approve all DRS classes offered directly to providers for the same amount!

For more information, go to https://emsaegis.com/deescalate-render-safe/ You can see the pricing and course dates on the Eventbrite pages for each class, including training center pricing!

08/07/2024

Announcing the first ever EMS weapons safety course - Deescalate and Render Safe (DRS)

“You respond to an unconscious opioid overdose and arrive before law enforcement. There is a large crowd surrounding the apneic patient, and as you start your treatment you notice a handgun sticking out of the patient’s waistband. What do you do?"

We often claim that safety is our first concern, and say that scene safety is the first thing we consider at every patient encounter. But what does scene safety really mean? How do you ensure that you are reasonably safe from known workplace hazards?

With the recent Supreme Court “Bruen” case, there has been a significant increase in EMS encounters with armed patients. What are you going to do under these circumstances? What happens when you do not have law enforcement to secure a weapon and you have a critical patient that needs treatment? Or an armed patient who demands treatment but refuses to disarm him or herself?

The Deescalate and Render Safe (DRS) program is the first of its kind that addresses how to handle these situations. We will cover legal issues, firearm basics, general safety rules, identifying patients with weapons, law enforcement procedures, disarming patients, securing weapons, safety and deescalation techniques, and documentation issues.

The DRS program is offered as a train-the-trainer program that includes an AGENCY-SPECIFIC license to offer the training to a single department. The program includes the slides, certificates, inert training pistol, holster, secure bag & lock, and draft policy. Upon completion, the trainers will be approved to offer the program to your agency. This program is NOT offered to individual providers.

We have four train-the-trainer classes scheduled - one each in the north, central, and south, plus as a pre-con workshop at the National Conference on EMS in Atlantic City.

For more information, or to register, please go to https://emsaegis.com/deescalate-render-safe/ Please contact us directly if you are looking for a large agency or hospital-wide license for pricing.

06/25/2024

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