(MINOT, ND) – Trinity Health’s NorthStar Criticair will celebrate National EMS Week (May 22-27) with a ‘Picnic with the Pilots’ event Thursday, May 25, from 4 to 7 p.m. at Town & Country Center parking lot.
The NorthStar helicopter and its pilots will be on hand for photos and tours and to answer questions from the public. Free hamburgers, hotdogs, chips, and ice cream will be served.
Now in its 25th year, NorthStar Criticair is a critical care helicopter, providing air response and rescue care 24 hours a day with a flight crew consisting of pilots, paramedics, flight nurses and other specialists.
‘I hope the public will come out to help us celebrate National EMS Week and thank our area EMS professionals for the important work they do in our communities,’ said NorthStar’s Lead Paramedic Mark Chilson.