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The dispute between Bonita Springs and Lee County over who should run the EMS service spills over into court
Collective bargaining is being promoted as a recruitment, retention benefit for Portsmouth
Members of Teamsters Local 690 in Spokane County have reached a tentative agreement with Global Medical Response
The Uniformed EMS Officers Union says the “Supervising Emergency Medical Service Specialist” position carries lieutenant responsibilities with less pay
Union members in Spokane County are voting to strike if an agreement with AMR is not reached
Several towns are negotiating contracts with Cheshire EMS after Rescue Inc. stated it would leave Cheshire County
Falck averaged 879 ambulance hours per day in June, closer to the goal of 900 hours since taking over in November 2021
Sonoma County officials say AMR ambulances have been too slow and have failed to pay response time penalties
Macomb Universal Ambulance Services will provide up to 18 ambulances over 4 months to manage the summer call volume and avoid FF burnout
Lifestar withdrew services just days after Sussex County officials gave them a 60-day notice
Waverly Fire Rescue signed a second EMS contract and is working on ALS accreditation to meet the increasing call volume
Sonoma County officials have ended AMR’s 30 years of service by awarding contract to fire district
Greater Amsterdam Volunteer Corps had served the Mohawk Valley and Southern Adirondack for over 55 years
Operation in Akron is shuttered after AMR and city officials could not agree on future service
Sonoma Life Support claims a review committee member had ties to a nonprofit that received $10K from a rival ambulance company
Advanced Life Systems had protested Yakima County’s choicec citing AMR’s problems in other communities
80% of the Reedy Creek Fire Department’s 185 staff members signed off on the deal, paving the way for a significant bump in starting pay and benefits
Advance Life Systems is protesting the Yakima County commissioners’ selection of AMR
John Goward moves in as the city’s Fire-Rescue Department takes over staffing, deployment and billing
AMR will initially supply 4 ambulances operating 12 hours per day
Among AMR’s complaints against the Sonoma County Fire District is that the district lowered the transport cost by paying EMS employees less
Falck is required to keep providing the average number of ALS ambulance hours or face fines
MedStar employees reported “insufficient funds” errors when trying to cash their paychecks last week, but the agency has not publicly discussed its staffing lapse
Employees will get 9 percent raises if the city council OKs the contract
Decatur Morgan Hospital is accused of failing to meet the city’s response-time requirements
An AMR representative said the company is taking “extraordinary steps” to hire more paramedics in Riverside County
Grant County is finalizing negotiations with Lifeline Ambulance
Falck officials acknowledge staffing and response-time issues, but the two sides are at an impasse over how much the city will pay the service
The DeSantis appointees also said they would help award death benefits to Lesly Dorminy, the widow of longtime Reedy Creek firefighter Lt. James Dorminy
Under the alliance business model, Falck and other private providers will still own and staff the ambulances
McAllen’s contract with San Antonio-based Lone Star Ambulance takes effect on Feb. 23 after it could not reach a deal with Med-Care
