The Fire Chiefs’ Association of Broward County and the Broward Regional EMS Council welcome you to the First There First Care – Gathering of Eagles EMS Conference, and the host of the Chief Mike Haygood Broward Invitational ALS, and the K2 Nursing Competition.  This years conferences main events will be held at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino, 1 Seminole Way, in Hollywood Florida. Additional classes will also be held at the Le Meridien Dania Beach, 1825 Griffin Road, In Dania Florida. 

This is South Florida’s premier EMS conference geared towards EMTs, paramedics, nurses, physicians, and other healthcare professionals from South Florida and beyond!

This year’s theme, “Doing more than ever before”  with the coalition of the Gathering of Eagles, explored technology and the future for healthcare.

The First There First Care Conference proudly joined with the Gathering of Eagles, a consortium of innovative EMS medical directors from across the globed that presented over 100 sessions.

Each year our EMS personnel and ER nurses are faced with new and more challenging situations. Recent events remind us that our skills must remain sharp and focused.

The First There First Care team brings the latest trends and techniques to pre-hospital EMS and emergency department nurses. 

The Chief Michael Haygood ALS and K2 Nursing competition for 2023 will be held Sunday, June 11th through Tuesday, June 13th, 2023.