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• Calif. city suspends first responder fee billing after confusion, complaints

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  The billing of fees issued to insurance companies for medical care rendered by Vallejo firefighters was suspended until further notice after patients mistook fee notices for bills

• WVOEMS memo sows confusion about fire department BLS care

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  The memo, sent to all the state's fire departments, said any department that wasn't a certified EMS agency needed to immediately stop providing BLS

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• Va. firefighter-EMT dies at fire scene

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  Adwolfe Volunteer Fire Department Firefighter-EMT Charles C. "Dog" Woods was found unresponsive after filling a tanker

• The first steps are the hardest: 3 lessons learned on a BLS truck

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  "With every role we take during our career, in a way, we are auditioning for the next"

• W.Va. officials issue, rescind order for unlicensed FDs to cease BLS services

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  Fire officials said departments had been permitted to render basic life support treatment through affiliate agreements for years

• EMS World Expo Quick Take: BLS intranasal drug delivery – why not?

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  How to add intranasal drugs to the BLS scope of practice, and why it would be a valuable addition to the BLS toolbox

• Formerly all-volunteer Texas FD adds first paid FF-EMTs

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  The four firefighter-EMTs were hired to help the department maintain consistent round-the-clock staffing

• EMS World Expo Quick Take: Bouvier’s guide to household hazards

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  Ken Bouvier, NRP, offers the dos and don’ts to treating household hazmat scenarios and emerging threats

• Calif. FD inundated with complaints after sending out EMS 'bills'

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  Vallejo officials are working to better clarify that the "bills" received by patients are actually information copies showing fees to be paid by insurance carriers

• Former Ga. EMS chief accuses fire chief of discrimination

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  The former EMS chief alleges he was subjected to hostility and mistreatment because is gay

• Ind. firefighter charged with stealing IV supplies from hospital

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  Authorities said the firefighter used a passcode from his previous fire department job to take the supplies

• DC Fire and EMS chief announces retirement

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  D.C. Fire and EMS Chief Gregory M. Dean announced Friday that he will be retiring after five and a half years with the department

• Ariz. city considering switch to fire department ambulance service

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  The expansion of the Mesa Fire and Medical Department's ambulance fleet and upcoming expiration of a contract with AMR has revived talks of a possible shift to public EMS

• Ceiling collapses on ambulance at Houston fire station

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  Houston's firefighters' union said in a statement that the incident is a sign of neglect by city officials

• 4 Mich. EMS providers on leave after woman mistakenly declared dead

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  Southfield Fire Chief Johnny Menifee said Wednesday the four providers "feel terrible" and disputed claims that first responders placed the woman in a body bag

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