By EMS1 Staff KALAMAZOO, Mich. — EMS agencies in Mich. are using software that allows them to predict calls and better respond. Life EMS Ambulance has been using Predictive ...
Sciencedaily.com PHOENIX — The north Maricopa Valley community is the test site for a new, federally-funded and state-supported traffic management system that, if ...
By Aly Van Dyke Topeka Capital-Journal TOPEKA, Kan. — Shawnee County could get a new 911 emergency radio system that allows responders to switch between encrypted and public ...
ChicagoTribune.com BECKLEY, W.Va. — Local emergency responders Wednesday dared to dream of a future when the floor plans of burning buildings are called up on mobile devices ...
By EMS1 Staff WASHINGTON — Verizon announced Tuesday that it is working on a 911 texting service that will enable those who are unable to make voice calls to reach out for ...
The Associated Press NEW YORK — The city's overhauled 911 system is beset by delays and errors that could leave callers without help for crucial seconds in an emergency, ...
By Lucas Sullivan The Columbus Dispatch COLUMBUS, Ohio — A group of Ohio University students who develop video games has produced a federally funded computer program to help ...
By Rick Markley EMS1 Staff On Feb 22, President Obama signed into law the payroll tax cut extension bill that included reallocating the 700 MHz D Block spectrum. The reallocation ...
By Aly Van Dyke The Topeka Capital-Journal TOPEKA, Kan. — After more than a year of research, the Shawnee County Emergency Communications Management Board has a ...
Naples Daily News NAPLES, Fla. — The 911 call that saved Donald Evans' life in November 2010 almost didn't. Dialed from a cell phone in the Aqualane Shores ...
The system results in decreased operating costs related to documentation and overtime. It helps get medics back into the field more quickly following drop off at the hospital. ...
EMS has come a long way since the 1970s, when ambulances morphed from converted hearses to big, boxy trucks. It was a time when ambulance attendants became EMS providers, changing ...
From the pages of a good sci fi book — except it's real. Posting units around a community is nothing new -- for better or worse, system status management has been around ...
Fox 17RAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Thousands and thousands of emergency calls come into the control center at Life EMS in Grand Rapids. Information like where each 9-1-1 call came ...
By Pat Reavy Deseret Morning News SALT LAKE CITY — The ability to text or send pictures and videos to 911 emergency dispatchers may be coming soon. The executive director of ...
By Rhonda Cook The Atlanda Journal-ConstitutionATLANTA — The time that passes between an Atlanta 911 operator taking a fire or medical emergency call and relaying that ...
By Govs. Martin O'Malley and Matt Mead Roll Call WASHINGTON — Ten years ago, the way federal, state and local leaders view public safety was changed forever. Last month, we ...
The development of mobile medical devices with internet connectivity is about to have a huge impact on EMS. ...
By Jeanette KozlowskiNowadays, it's basically a requirement to "have an app for that." No longer a novelty, iPhone, iPod Touch and iPad applications have become essential ...
As the newest wireless technology rolls out, it's a good time to take look at what has been, where we are today, and what might coming down the pike for tomorrow ...
