EMS Week (May 15-22, 2022)The Katy Fire Department is honoring their frontline heroes this week that Rise to the Challenge. Did you know: May 15-21, 2022 is the 47th annual National EMS Week. In 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week in order to celebrate all EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation's communities. This week is a time to honor frontline heroes; paramedics, EMTs and the entire EMS workforce dedicated to providing emergency medicine, saving lives, and making a positive difference, every day - in every way!