First Responder

There is increased worry among behavioral health agencies and paramedics that the vaccine mandate will add to long-standing staffing shortage

With EMS short-staffed, overcrowded Brevard County emergency departments are typing up critical personnel waiting to offload patients

Created earlier this year, Santa Fe's Alternative Response Unit members are trained in de-escalation techniques

The certification will also be a funding generator for the city, Terra Haute FD Chief Berry explained, as it will be able to charge outside agencies who send firefighters to be trained

Each $1,250 award is part of a NAEMT commitment to an EMS workforce that “more closely reflects the communities we serve”

In its first 18 days, the pilot program in Columbus handled 56 incidents, sending EMS providers to non-threatening calls that would otherwise go to police

While some question the involvement of a private contractor, others are negotiating who would be eligible

Under the new law, police will no longer be the primary responders to welfare checks or psychiatric calls unless a crime has been committed

Turning off the lights and siren can provide safer outcomes for EMS professionals without compromising patient care

Dispatch recordings capture the immediate responses, reactions of several first responders following the catastrophic collapse

The Yuba County Office of EMS held a fair to educate residents on what to do during a natural disaster, and handed out go-bags

Polk County public transit officials said paratransit drivers have more frequent exposure to nursing home residents than EMS providers