Hennepin County Association of Paramedics and EMTs

06/19/2026

How much long until executive leadership at Hennepin Healthcare and Hennepin EMS Chief Marty Scheerer get the message? Our members have had enough of his toxic leadership and inability to support or retain or union members

06/19/2026

Today we celebrate with our members and all the communities we serve. This holiday celebrates the history of the emancipation of enslaved peoples.

06/18/2026

We are excited to celebrate with our LGBTQIA+ members and the broader community. HCAPE can be found providing medical coverage for 🌈 across the Twin Cities this month.

06/13/2026

Steve has been a great first responder partner for many years! Happy retirement BC Powers, very well deserved!

06/10/2026

To our future Union brothers and sisters from North, this is a great opportunity to learn more about a fantastic association.

Tonight is our first all-staff organizing kickoff meeting! I hope that as many of you can make it as possible. If you are on shift or can't make it to Brooklyn Park, tune in online with the Zoom link that was sent to your emails on Monday night, if you need me to resend it let me know!

We will have multiple representatives on site from Minnesota Professional Fire Fighters - MPFF International Association of Fire Fighters as well as our gracious hosts, Brooklyn Park Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 5031.

Bottom line: There will be snacks and air conditioning.

Come and be a part of the conversation, no matter your views, your opinion really does matter.

(Reminder if you are coming in person please let me know so I can plan food!)

06/09/2026

This is the letter union leadership sent to the CEO of and all the commissioners on May 2nd. Our members voted overwhelmingly that they have no confidence in Marty Scheerer to lead .
In the past month, Chief Scheerer has tried to deflect blame to budgetary staffing and other factors outside his control. The fact of the matter is paramedics, dispatchers and EMTs don’t trust him. They see his toxic leadership style and watch as he misrepresents them on news stories to protect his personal image. Long tenured clinicians and department leaders have been leaving for years, as a result of the Chief’s disrespectful in-person communication and belittling emails.
Finally, Chief Scheerer has failed to address the growing mental health crisis among paramedics, dispatchers and EMTs. He will tell you tales of all the initiatives he has proposed, while denying dispatchers who fielded calls during the Annunciation shooting time off to process.
A vote of 140 to 7 isn’t a coincidence, it’s a warning. If Chief Scheerer stays, a critical mass of 9-1-1 responders will leave and Hennepin County residents will suffer! Please like, comment and share to spread the word that you support 9-1-1 responders and not toxic leaders.

06/07/2026

This is the investigates story that covered the historic vote of “no confidence” in Chief Marty Scheerer. Paramedics, EMTs and Emergency Medical Dispatchers are demanding make a change in toxic .