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About 250 firefighters dug through the wreckage of a three-story Brooklyn mixed-use building near a construction site, pulling survivors from beneath the rubble as search and rescue operations continued into the night, with seven of the casualties identified as children
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Santa Barbara police are investigating a possible link between the race and the hospitalizations, though the event director said medical teams reported nothing unusual beyond typical heat exhaustion and dehydration among the 7,500 registered runners
Sharon Regional Health System dismissed most employees without secured payroll funding as it suspends patient services amid nearly $20 million in unpaid taxes, liens and loans since Tenor Health reopened it in 2025
Flint Fire Department becomes one of just 25 to 30 in the nation with active CAAS accreditation, meeting the highest EMS standards about two years after relaunching its ambulance service following a more than 20-year hiatus
Wapello County’s EMS Advisory Council recommends two round-the-clock ALS crews and a supplemental Ottumwa Fire Department ambulance as a first step, though funding remains uncertain amid a potential levy requiring 60% voter approval
Southeast Minnesota ambulance directors say low Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rates and rising equipment costs are forcing services toward consolidation, pointing to increased tax funding and insurance coverage for preventative care as longer-term solutions
Renton police officers arrived to assist fire crews with an unconscious person in a vehicle when they heard a gunshot that wounded a firefighter
Longmont’s Ballot Issue 3A failed with 64% opposed, derailing a decade-long plan to add 43 police, 31 fire and 12 crisis-response positions, as critics cited both tax concerns and distrust in giving police additional resources
VMSC-EMS Deputy Chief Bryson Schroeder said the ambulance corps’ radios are 10 to 12 years old and unserviceable, with North Wales Borough backing the no-match state grant application to equip every crew member with a radio compatible across Montgomery County
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
AABB, America’s Blood Centers and the American Red Cross warn that reimbursement gaps, supply constraints and inconsistent standards threaten the program’s growth
From Washington’s political shakeup to local EMS tax levies — what election results may mean for the future of emergency medical services
“The next battle over ambulance reimbursement will not be won with emotional stories or clever slogans.”
The proposed rule highlights a long-standing disconnect: ambulance reimbursement pays for transports, while communities depend on agencies to maintain round-the-clock readiness
Whatever happens next in court, this tragic case leaves EMS with five hard-earned lessons that could save a patient’s life — and your career
Communicating with law enforcement and following these clinical guidelines will help to keep patient safety first and foremost
PRODUCT NEWS
Innovative kit combines pediatric-appropriate equipment with a highly organized, field-focused design
Integrated vending and smart locker solutions connect secure, automated access to critical supplies and equipment with centralized inventory and asset management
The platform lets air medical crews convert a LifePort AeroSled TS stretcher to carry a Dräger Isolette TI500 incubator in seconds, then revert it to standard use
Named a 2026 Innovation Award finalist, the new Type I delivers expanded workspace, increased storage, and crew-focused comfort