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While world leaders debate and approve actions to reduce methane emissions and protect forests, public safety is already putting no-emission electric vehicles into service
Agencies are (or should be) preparing for continued rolling blackouts meant to minimize the risk of electrical line-caused fires
Breaking down police, fire rescue, EMS roles in a traffic incident management system
Lifeguard Anthony Capuano, who lost one of his legs after being struck by a train in 2009, is being hailed as a hero after leaping into the water and swimming the driver to safety
The first responders on bicycles will be able to respond to medical emergencies more quickly than on larger apparatus
Authorities said they are not certain a crime occurred due to the chaotic circumstances of the downtown protest
The pilot program with electric vehicle company Arcimoto will test the Rapid Responder, which is designed to quickly reach emergencies
The agency’s chief says the NJ DOH had already approved their policy of staffing an unlicensed ambulance with one EMT
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The law takes effect immediately under conditions in which the animal is in danger of death or severe injury due to exposure
AMR EMT Courtney Tullos was on her way to work when she noticed the van, with flames shooting out from under the hood
The 13-year-old vehicle was retired from service, but was kept in good condition
The 23-year-old allegedly became disorderly towards hospital staff before stealing an ambulance
The station should improve slow emergency response times; officials are unsure of the cost
Paramedics will be able to transmit live audio and video to ER doctors using Google Glass integration
Police say the driver ‘went up and off these streets, two or possibly three times’ killing 1 person and injuring at least 30 people
The Ohio ambulance caregivers, patient and SUV driver had significant injuries
5 front-line ambulances have 240,000+ miles and too often not enough ambulances are available for service
Cleveland EMS is equipping supervisor SUVs to respond to emergencies and transport ambulatory patients
Tornadoes, flash floods injure at least 12, trap motorists and flip over vehicles on the interstate
The neighborhood based squad is able to respond faster to the emergencies and arrive before the ambulance
8 ambulances, buses, and pickup trucks destroyed or damaged; cause of fire is unknown
The vehicle driver and passenger were killed by collision; firefighter in ambulance injured
Despite protests city council moves forward on obtaining MedEvac vehicle with gun ports and a battering ram
Flames and smoke erupted from the car’s hood as he wrestled the man from his wheelchair to safety
The car rolled on top of her as she was trying to push it; she said she didn’t have time for medical treatment because as a single mother, she had to pick her child up at school
An ambulance was driving behind two vehicles when the drivers pulled over, started arguing, and one of them stabbed the other