EMS Poster Project
Honor Through Visual Media
Inspired by the tradition of public service and honor posters throughout history, the EMS Poster Project creates free downloadable artwork recognizing the EMTs, paramedics, dispatchers, firefighters, nurses, and healthcare professionals who serve their communities every day.
Print them. Share them. Display them where people gather and where service deserves recognition.
About the EMS Poster Project
Created by Derek O. Hanley and the Honorable But Broken team to recognize and honor EMS professionals.
Throughout history, posters have been used to communicate ideas, reinforce values, and create a shared visual language around service, sacrifice, and community.
One of the most famous examples is the World War II era, when governments, organizations, and artists produced posters that encouraged public service, recognized contributions, and reminded people that their efforts mattered.
Many of those images survived long after the events themselves. They became symbols of an era.
The EMS Poster Project draws inspiration from that tradition.
They are visual tributes to the EMTs, paramedics, dispatchers, firefighters, nurses, physicians, and public safety professionals who continue to serve their communities every day.
The images used in this series are drawn from real-world documentation, including photographs used by the production of Honorable But Broken: EMS In Crisis and while embedded with frontline providers.
Our goal is simple:
To recognize service.
To preserve memory.
To create visual reminders of the people who answer the call.
All posters are FREE to download, print, and display.
If a poster speaks to you, share it.
Print it.
Hang it in a station.
Place it in a classroom.
Display it in a healthcare facility.
Use it as a reminder that behind every response is a human being who chose to show up.
Thank you for helping us honor those who serve.
*Note: We are looking for WWII style poster art illustrators for commissioned projects. Any leads email: hq@dohp.net
How To Use These Posters
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Download your preferred size.
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Print at home or through a local printer.
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Display in stations, classrooms, offices, hospitals, training centers, and community spaces.
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Share the project with colleagues and friends.
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Tag Honorable But Broken if you post photos of the posters in use.
Where To Print
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FedEx Office
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Staples
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Office Depot
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Local print shops
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Online services
Recommended sizes:
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8.5x11
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11x17
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18x24
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24x36
Show The Posters In The Wild
Have one of these posters displayed in your station, classroom, ambulance base, office, or department? Send us a photo and we may feature it on the website and in future newsletters. Email images and brief context to: hq@dohp.net