TO PROVIDE AND FACILITATE APPROPRIATE AND SUSTAINABLE TRAINING FOR EMS PROVIDERS AND THE PUBLIC IN THE REGION; TO PROMOTE RESEARCH AND DATA COLLECTION RELEVANT TO EMS; TO PROVIDE APPROPRIATE AND SUSTAINABLE EQUIPMENT FOR EMS PROVIDERS AND SYSTEMS IN THE REGION AND TO SERVE AS A REGIONAL CENTER FOR DISTRIBUTION OF SURPLUS EQUIPMENT; TO PROMOTE ADEQUATE EMS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS THROUGHOUT THE REGI…