Day in and day out paramedics, emergency medical technicians, first responders, firefighters and law enforcement risk their lives to help others, often with little thanks or recognition.

This week, LifeNet Inc. is honoring those people in conjunction with National Emergency Medical Services week, which continues until Saturday.

LifeNet would especially like to call attention to its employees.

“We consider all of our employees to be very good employees,” said David Baumgardner, executive director of LifeNet.

Five employees received special recogni...