EMS Advocacy
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City leaders seek millions in funding to improve EMS wages
The COVID-19 RAPID Mental Health Assessment highlights key concerns related to first responder stress, general wellbeing, and work-life balance
“Time” magazine-featured paramedic Alanna Badgley reflects on the fear, fatigue and fight to get recognition and support for EMS during the pandemic and how that fight continues today
Stewartville Fire and Rescue had suspended its first response service earlier this month to preserve PPE during the COVID-19 pandemic
The #8KinMay campaign seeks to encourage community members to match paramedics’ $4,000 donation to help feed those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
Funding a system of readiness through telehealth, treatment and alternative destination reimbursement for EMS
The law firm shared a video of co-founder Doug Wolfberg performing lyrics inspired by the work of EMS and healthcare personnel in the COVID-19 pandemic
The Center for Firefighter Injury Research & Safety Trends webinar will feature panelists discussing opportunities for strengthening EMS systems post-COVID-19
The “First Responder Fridays” benefit will be streamed on YouTube and broadcast on iHeartRadio stations nationwide for four weeks
The newspaper is seeking responses from EMS providers, as well as other healthcare professionals, about their experiences during the COVID-19 pandemic
Hundreds of EMS providers from across the U.S. have traveled to New Jersey to assist the state’s COVID-19 response
The presidents of the AAA, IAFC and NAEMT closed ranks to advocate for EMS needs, and to take them to the national spotlight
A team of researchers created a survey designed to understand EMS readiness and competency while confronting the pandemic
NAEMT members on the frontline of the COVID-19 response will be able to book free rooms in Hilton Hotels
The three Michelin-starred restaurant, closed to the public due to COVID-19, has converted into a commissary kitchen producing 2,000 meals a day
Eleven fire departments in Palm Beach County have agreed to lend their combined 70 ventilators to hospitals if the need arises
The special music event will be broadcast Sunday night as a tribute to those on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic
The association has published an op-ed, and sent a letter to Congress and the White House urging immediate action on a list of EMS needs
The association issued a statement expressing that EMS agencies have yet to receive needed relief during the COVID-19 national health emergency
The Century II facility in Wichita, Kan. is offering drive-thru decontamination for ambulances and other emergency vehicles using an electrostatic spray
#StayHomeforUs, #AlwaysOpen and #HelpUsHelpYou are some of the hashtags being used to promote social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic
The organizations urged supporters to contact their representatives and ask for measures including reimbursements, tax deduction and direct funding
San Francisco paramedics posed for a panoramic photo with their rigs as they work on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic
Summit County is asking dentists, construction companies, small businesses and anyone else who has PPE to donate to firefighters and EMS
Paramedics, EMTs and dispatchers are taking photos for the campaign by holding up signs asking the public to be considerate of public safety
Paramedic Farooq Muhammad said he took inspiration from the resilience of EMS providers through crises including the COVID-19 pandemic
First responder agencies are working to improve mental health resources and training after the death of Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue Battalion Chief Mickel Zainfeld
As government and health officials caution large gatherings, conference leaders are heeding the warnings
Emilee Derrer, whose father is a fire captain and whose mother is an EMT, received a ‘Pink Heals’ surprise celebration at her home
Community members have raised more than $13,000 to help Seymour Ambulance Capt. P.J. Bridge with medical expenses
First responders and community members have raised more than $50,000 to help EMT Randy Hoffman during his recovery
Be proactive about meeting the needs of internal and external customers to improve the care provided by EMS
The Texas firefighter-paramedic said the experience taught him the importance of raising awareness about living organ donations
