EMS Week · May 17–23, 2026
New Hampshire
CPR Challenge
The Executive Council is challenging all five districts to train as many Granite Staters as possible in life-saving Hands-Only CPR.
Statewide Goal
1,000
Granite Staters trained in CPR
Across all 5 Executive Council districts
Statewide Goal
1,000
Granite Staters trained in CPR
350,000+
cardiac arrests per year
2 to 3 times
MORE survival with bystander CPR
15 min
is all it takes to learn
Life-saving in two steps
Hands-Only CPR
No mouth-to-mouth. No certification required. Anyone can learn it in 15 minutes and be ready to save a life.
Step 1
Call 911
If you see a teen or adult suddenly collapse, call 911 right away or direct someone nearby to call.
Step 2
Push Hard & Fast
Push hard and fast in the center of the chest at 100–120 compressions per minute. Don't stop until help arrives.
Push to the beat of “Stayin' Alive” by the Bee Gees—about 100 beats per minute.
The competition
District Scoreboard
Which Executive Council district will train the most people?
District 1
Joseph Kenney
43
trained
District 2
Karen Liot Hill
221
trained
District 3
Janet Stevens
0
trained
District 4
John Stephen
504
trained
District 5
Dave Wheeler
24
trained
Getting started
How It Works
Find a Training
Browse our map to find a free Hands-Only CPR training near you during EMS Week.
Attend (15–20 min)
Show up and learn the two steps of Hands-Only CPR. No experience needed. Completely free.
Get Your Certificate
Receive a certificate of participation and help your district win the CPR Challenge.
Required by NH Law
Have an AED? Register It.
Most AEDs in New Hampshire aren't registered with 911. That means dispatchers can't tell callers where to find the nearest defibrillator during a cardiac emergency.
An AED used within 3–5 minutes of cardiac arrest can increase survival rates to over 70%. Registration takes 2 minutes and puts your AED on every 911 dispatcher's map.
Businesses, schools, churches, gyms — if you have an AED, register it.
Stay Updated
Get notified when free CPR trainings are posted in your Executive Council district.
Coming soon
Upcoming Trainings
Bipartisan initiative
The Executive Council
All five councilors are working together to bring free CPR training to every corner of New Hampshire.
Joseph Kenney
District 1
Karen Liot Hill
District 2
Janet Stevens
District 3
John Stephen
District 4
Dave Wheeler
District 5
Take action
Ready to Save a Life?
It takes just 15 minutes to learn Hands-Only CPR. Find a training near you.