May 19-25, 2019 is National EMS Week. Chattanooga will be celebrating and recognizing Emergency Service personnel by holding the 8th annual EMS Week Bass Tournament at Chester Frost Park Boat Ramp on Monday.
Advanced emergency medical technicians, paramedics, firefighters, police officers and hospital personnel throughout the Tennessee, Georgia and South Carolina area will join forces to support the SEEMSDA Paramedic Scholarship Program and a local charity, The Forgotten Child Fund, to fish the Chickamauga Lake in search of the “biggest fish” and overall weight of their five best fish.
Since 2011, The EMS Week Bass Tournament has provided funding for 14 college students pursuing a career in EMS and donated over $3,200 to the Chattanooga Forgotten Child Fund
Blast off will be at 7:30 a.m.
Weigh-in will be 4 p.m.