TO WORK WITH THE SOUTH DAKOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH EMS DIVISION TO PROVIDE THE BEST POSSIBLE PRE-HOSPITAL EMERGENCY HEALTH CARE TO THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA. TO PROMOTE BETTER COMMUNICATION BETWEEN ALL EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AND SERVICES AS WELL AS THE COMMUNITIES THAT WE SERVE. TO BRING TO THE MEMBERS OF THIS ASSOCIATION THE KNOWLEDGE WHICH WILL AID EACH MEMBER IN UNDERSTANDING AND COOPERATING WITH EACH OTHER TO HELP ACHIEVE THEIR RESPECTIVE GOALS. TO REPRESENT THE BEST INTERESTS OF THE MEMBERSHIP. TO PROVIDE FOR THE EXCHANGE OF SUCCESSFUL IDEAS, TECHNIQUES AND JUDGMENTS AMONG IT'S MEMBERS.