South Dakota Emergency Medical Services Association upcoming events

Free On-Line Education All Year (01/23/2026)

Fri, 23 Jan 2026 06:00:00 GMT

Monthly Trainings Sturgis/Air Methods (02/15/2026)

Mon, 16 Feb 2026 01:00:00 GMT

2026 SDEMSA State Conference (10/30/2026)

Fri, 30 Oct 2026 14:00:00 GMT

51st Annual SDEMSA State Conference

October 30 – November 1, 2026 • Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Join EMS professionals from across South Dakota for premier education, hands-on learning, leadership development, networking, and recognition while celebrating the future of EMS.

Conference

Location: Best Western PLUS Ramkota Hotel
Dates: October 30 – November 1, 2026
Virtual Access: November 15–29, 2026

Continuing Education

Continuing education is available for both in-person and virtual attendees. Virtual courses remain available through December 10, 2026.

Member Registration

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Conference Information

In-Person Conference

Registration closes November 1, 2026.
No partial conference registrations are available.
One banquet ticket is included with each in-person registration for all registrations completed by 10/20/26. After that date, tickets may be available at registration at the conference.
Additional banquet tickets are available for $40 while supplies last. ****as of 10/20/26 tickets are only available for purchase in-person as they become available****

Virtual Conference

Opens approximately one week after the conference.
Courses remain available through December 31, 2026.
Continuing education credit is not awarded after December 31.

Pre-Conference

No I/C Society Instructor Workshop in 2026.
SDEMSC Pediatric Boot Camp information coming soon.

Questions? conference@sdemsa.org

November SD EMS Instructor - Lunch & Learn (11/04/2026)

Wed, 04 Nov 2026 18:00:00 GMT

Join SDEMSA IC Society & Northeast SD AHEC for the monthly SD EMS Instructor Collaborative's EMS Instructor Lunch & Learn!

Click here to register via Zoom

Whether you are an active instructor, new instructor, or want to be an instructor, these webinars are for you!

Funded by SD DOH's RSD Grants

District 2 EMT Course - Humboldt (11/17/2026)

Wed, 18 Nov 2026 00:00:00 GMT

SD EMS Association District 2 will be hosting an in-person EMT class in Humboldt, SD.

Class will be held Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 1800-2200 with occasional Saturdays from 0800-1700 at the Humboldt Fire/Ambulance station.

Class will start on Tuesday, November 17th and complete on Thursday, March 18th.

Cost of the course will be $1000 and includes instruction, books, website access for instruction and testing, NREMT practical exam, and 1st attempt for NREMT cognitive exam.

Course seats are limited and a $300 non-refundable deposit will guarantee a seat.

For further information contact Kurtis Nelson, course coordinator, at Kurtis@KurtisNelson.com.

December SD EMS Instructor - Lunch & Learn (12/02/2026)

Wed, 02 Dec 2026 18:00:00 GMT