County's new ambulance provider, Rural/Metro, hired 135 workers ...
By Alan Frio WSMVCLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — County paramedics were well represented at Tuesday night's county board of commissioners meeting. The EMS workers were concerned their ...
By Joelyn Hansen Idaho Falls Post RegisterBLACKFOOT, Idaho. — Blackfoot firefighters have been put on notice of possible layoffs in June.The Blackfoot Fire Department told ...
By Fran Spielman and Frank Main The Chicago Sun-TimesCHICAGO — Dozens of call takers at Chicago's 911 emergency center made more than $20,000 in overtime last year — ...
By George Barnes Telegram and GazetteHUBBARDSTON, Mass. — An administrative hearing has been scheduled for March 17 to consider disciplinary action against Fire Chief Seth A. ...
By George Barnes The Telegram & GazetteHUBBARDSTON, Mass. — Fire Chief Seth A. Knipe said he takes full responsibility for problems that occurred in billing for the Fire ...
By KOAT 7ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Firefighters said it will take longer for rescue crews to get to residents who live in one particular eastside Albuquerque ...
By Kim Kilbride WSBT 22SOUTH BEND, Ind. — Two employees of Mobile EMS, the embattled ambulance service provider that abruptly closed its doors here on Friday, were dismayed ...
By Irene Bowers The Virginian-PilotVIRGINIA BEACH, Va. — Over the past year, the law practice at Virginia Beach's Town Center has prepared more than 200 documents — ...
Officials say loss of firefighters threatens resident safety and ability to provide emergency medical support ...
Senate approves bill granting Public Safety Officers Benefits to responders in nonprofit ambulance services ...
By Andy Alcock WLKYSummary of Studies on Work Hour ManagementThe following is an except from a 2007 report by the IAFC, "Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Fire Fighters and EMS ...
By Greg FrieseMany EMS agencies elect to outsource their patient billing to a billing service. To generate a bill, the service needs to have important data from the patient care ...
By Greg FrieseIn any economic climate, collection of revenue is important for EMS agencies. Currently, as other sources of government funding are decreasing, agencies need to ...
By Greg FrieseFrom a paper calendar, ball point pen, and bottle of whiteout to an organization’s intranet and Web-based systems, EMS agencies have lots of options for ...
Higher pay, chance to perform more complicated procedures attract out-of-state responders to big cities ...
By Bob Smith Director of Strategic Development, APCO InternationalMany communications centers today incorporate some form of "ride-along" program into their employee ...
By Ryan Lengerich The News PressFORT MYERS, Fla. — Lee County’s administrators and elected officials are paying millions in taxpayer dollars for employees to work ...
Life Ambulance Service Inc. must reimburse the Department of Job and Family Services ...
By Kevin Flowers The Erie Times-NewsERIE COUNTY, Pa. — Erie County Council appears poised to approve a $185,877 plan to hire eight new emergency dispatch employees for the ...
