Maui County paramedic stations will be open for visits from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. today through Friday during National EMS Week.

“Emergency Medical Services: Dedicated. For Life” is the theme for this year’s 40th anniversary celebration of the week.

Visitors to paramedic stations can ask questions of paramedics and emergency medical technicians who are on duty and learn more about their jobs and lifesaving skills.

Maui County locations of American Medical Response ambulance stations are:

* Medic 1: 285 Mahalani St., Wailuku, above Maui Memorial Medical Center.

* Medic 2: 2700 Kokomo Road, Haiku.

* Medic 3: 131 S. Kihei Road, Kihei, next to the Kihei Youth Center.

* Medic 4: 1830-A Honoapiilani Highway, Lahaina, at the Lahaina Health Center.

* Medic 5: 4950 Hanawai St., Napili, at the Napili Fire and Ambulance Station.

* Medic 6: 4590 Hana Highway, Hana, at the rear of the Hana Health Center.

* Medic 8: 300 Kalohi St., Kaunakakai.

* Medic 10: 80 Mahalani St., Wailuku, at the Kaiser annex building below The Maui News.

* Medic 11: 151 Naalae Road, Kula.

* Medic 13: 455 13th St., Lanai City.

* Medic 14: 3284-A Akala Drive, Kihei, in Maui Meadows.

* Medic 15: 70 Hauoli St. #312, Maalaea.

For more information, call 871-2153. Molokai and Lanai residents can call toll-free (800) 809-1888.

As part of EMS Week, paramedics and emergency medical technicians are offering tips to improve community safety, including using seat belts and child car restraints and making homes and workplaces safer from falls, poisons, unsecured guns and other hazards.

Professionals recommend promptly calling 911 whenever someone suffers a sudden serious illness or injury and staying on the line until the dispatcher says the caller can hang up.

It’s also recommended that residents make sure their house or mailbox numbers are easy to read from the street during the day and at night so emergency responders can easily locate residences.

Professionals also recommend proper diet, exercise, rest and stress management to reduce the risk of heart attack or stroke and minimizing alcohol consumption.