Fire-EMS
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From community risk reduction to treatment in place, other cities are reaping the benefits of advanced EMS systems. A proposed independent NYC EMS department could be the turning point.
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After a yearlong delay, City Council is set to vote Jan. 26 on creating a “care response” that dispatches clinicians with EMS to certain mental health emergencies
Using more than $68,000 in state grant funds, the Albany Fire Department provided inflatable lifting chairs to local care facilities and trained staff to handle non-injury falls
CENCAL Fire and EMS will oversee emergency ambulance response and transport across multiple San Joaquin County cities under a new public-private partnership
Federal officials say NIOSH layoffs have been rescinded, restoring worker safety research that supports EMS and fire responder health
Estimates show Baltimore County could spend about $263,000 on hazmat cleanings and ice machine replacements at all fire stations following a paramedic misconduct investigation
Citing a rise in lift assists, false alarms and other non-emergency responses, Waterford Township Fire Chief Matthew Nye is proposing an ordinance change that would charge elder care facilities
CHP says a Toyota Tacoma crossed the centerline on Highway 99W near Red Bluff and hit a Tehama County TRAX bus head-on, engulfing the bus in flames
A garbage truck struck a tractor-trailer, killing the driver and sending three others to the hospital during a response that included extended extrication and the use of whole blood
An exterior construction elevator fell from the second floor of a seven-story hotel under construction during Turning Stone’s expansion project in Verona
Washington State DOH approved the upgrade, enabling AEMTs to provide expanded meds, IV therapy, advanced airway management and more, while boosting staffing, mutual aid capacity and community health outreach
Orland Park firefighters’ union says ambulance shortages put residents at risk, while the new fire chief says call data does not justify restoring full service
New CARES data show out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival in Lewis County exceeds the national average, reflecting strong pre-hospital care from fire and EMS responders
The new Kensington-based facility uses high-fidelity disaster simulations to strengthen EMS readiness for mass casualty and complex emergency responses
A fast-moving apartment fire in East Orange injured 38 people and displaced dozens of residents, requiring multiple rescues
A chain-reaction crash involving up to 17 vehicles — including a semi-truck — shut down southbound Highway 99 in Fresno County as dense fog dropped visibility to 10–15 feet
A Brownsburg Fire Territory ambulance returning from a call struck a guardrail on an icy road and overturned into a creek
Chief Barton “Butch” Inks, who prioritized physical and mental health initiatives while leading the St. Paul Fire Department, retired this week after a 31-year career shaped by fire, EMS and loss
The OC Bomberos nonprofit has awarded more than 40 scholarships to help aspiring firefighters, EMTs and paramedics afford academy and medical training
With ambulance call volume rising and EMS staffing stretched thin, the Sublette Fire Department is launching a second year of its teen cadet program to build a pipeline of future EMTs and firefighters
The appeal comes weeks after a judge barred the Baltimore County paramedic from his family’s home amid allegations tied to a firehouse and a continuing police investigation
A six-month Clark County Fire Department pilot using a paramedic, EMT, and social worker diverted 70% of behavioral health patients from emergency rooms and de-escalated 94% of crisis calls
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has defended Bonsignore’s decades-long EMS leadership background, emphasizing her experience leading one of the nation’s largest EMS systems
All eight members of Roanoke Fire-EMS Recruit Academy 25-2 entered with EMS certifications, allowing an abbreviated 17-week academy ahead of expected retirements
Columbus Firefighter Richard Barfield Jr. is being honored after rescuing two children and a 4-month-old from a crash, clearing an unresponsive father’s airway, and providing care for seven patients until crews arrived
A Baltimore County Fire Department paramedic told a judge the sexually explicit videos were “role play” and denied wrongdoing as the fire department and county police investigate allegations of on-duty misconduct
Fourteen people were injured when a Route 54 Houston METRO bus was hit and veered off the McGowen Street overpass
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