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Rob Lawrence discusses legislative advocacy with the presidents of the Florida, California and Wisconsin EMS associations
Transitioning EMS mental health care from reactive to proactive
A three-year program teaches Toledo high schoolers about careers in public safety
Amanda Grau believes becoming an EMT is her way of paying it forward after first responders treated her for multiple gunshot wounds
The financial incentive is a stopgap effort until overall pay can be increased to address staffing shortages
Fletcher Anderson’s grandfather, father and uncle all served as medics for Bigfork Fire – a legacy he’s proud to be a part of
The bonuses would be funded through relief dollars included in the American Rescue Plan that was signed into law in March
After a suicide attempt in 2005, doctors said Brittney Sims may have decreased brain function; instead, she’s studying to be a paramedic from the first responder on the scene that day
Under the program, the partnered roles will serve as the city’s Mobile Crisis Unit, providing “non-emergency response and care to unhoused community members”
Four Falmouth police officers were able to lift the vehicle up enough to relieve pressure on the man’s extremities, allowing a paramedic to pull him out from under the SUV
Manatee County Paramedic Sherri Pellien described the fear and uncertainty in dealing with the then-new virus last March
Former Belen Fire Chief Bret Ruff said he had put the transfer of his license from Nevada to New Mexico “on the back burner”
EMS officials testified before state legislative committees saying medics are going underpaid and the system is at risk of collapse