History of RALLYE REJVIZ

The RR was created in 1997 as part of an EMS Conference celebrating the 20th universary of the EMS  in Jesenik, in the Czech Republic.

But why a Rally?
At every EMS conference, there is an exhibition of medical equipment as well as ambulances. When Jan Marsalek, the manager of RCS Brno, visited one of these meetings, he asked: „Why are all these cars just sitting here? Why don´t they run around?!?“ And thus was born the idea for the rally. Dr. Jiri Stana the organizer of the Conference and director of Jesenik EMS then helped the idea become a reality.

Why Rejviz?
The name given to this rally is that of a truly magical place Rejviz - in the Jesenik Mountains. It is where the original rally was run and to this day a large part of the rally is still run in and around Rejviz.

There is no doubt that rescue work and EMS are physically and emotionally demanding, stressful and often exhausting. Sadly it is also often underpaid and unappreciated by society, which takes it for granted. As a result, many workers become frustrated and disillusioned and sometimes feel that their work is truly that of fools who devote themselves to the service of their fellows.

Yet Dr. Michael Moles at the PECEMMS Congress in Opatija said it beautifully: "You Czechs have one of the best EMS systems, since you also have the best sponsors!" When we asked who these sponsors were, since the Czech EMS is a goverment directed organization, he replied: "You, he, she, ... you are all those sponsors ..." He's right! We, the rescuers and EMS workers, are the main sponsors and supporters of EMS and we are proud of it! Every dedicated rescuer invests into his occupation plenty of his leisure time and energy.