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• Orlando lawmakers seek to fund PTSD facility, counseling for Pulse responders and survivors

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  Two proposed bills would continue and expand the work of facilities that provide mental health support and treatment

• Mich. city FD says increased medical runs have consumed budget

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  The city’s mayor said options include opting out of EMS services or cutting other services unless changes to funding or the county EMS system are made

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• Calif. city could start charging nonresidents for EMS

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  The change could help the city's fire department recover more of the costs of providing fee-related EMS services

• Maine officials say state's EMS system is "in crisis"

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  With increasing calls and costs, and an unraveling funding model, officials warn ambulance services across the state are in danger of closing

• Wis. county EMS forum addresses recruitment, funding woes

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  The forum sought to gather input from officials and providers as a study is underway to assess the county's EMS challenges

• Conn. lawmakers consider expanding PTSD benefits to EMTs, prison guards

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  Proponents of expansion argue that EMTs and correctional officers witness as many traumatic incidents as law enforcement officers and firefighters

• Md. town asks county to cover more EMS costs

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  The town wants to be repaid nearly $400,000 for service to another part of the county

• EMS raises $20K through theft charges for patients who keep insurance checks

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  The Pennsylvania service is using criminal justice to collect payment from patients "abusing the system"

• Community raises $16K for EMS service in 'critical situation'

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  Port Matilda EMS's annual membership drive received an outpouring of support as the service struggled to stay open

• Pa. EMS providers push back against proposal to curb 'surprise' medical bills

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  Opponents of the bill say it will lead to the "rapid demise" of EMS in the state as less money comes in to fund services

• EMS hiring and firing in the social media age

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  Use a comprehensive social media policy to set expectations for appropriate social media use on duty and off the job

• Ky. hospitals fund FD's cash-strapped community paramedicine program

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  The program, which was set to run out of funding in January, has helped reduce ambulance runs while providing non-emergency medical care to those in need

• Pa. House approves bills to aid stressed first responders

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  Lawmakers passed 16 bills in the last two weeks aimed at supporting first responders, including mental health initiatives and tax credits

• Ga. on the verge of first reforms in years of EMS rules

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  The move would shed light on decisions that have kept the public mostly in the dark about ambulance service

• Pa. EMS company in 'critical situation' due to lack of funds

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  In a Facebook post, Port Matilda EMS wrote that it has "enough funds available to cover one more payroll cycle and that is it"

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