Legislation and Funding
Legislation and funding issues always affect EMS budgets and operations. Use this topic to find out how the latest economic news is affecting EMS.
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“I don’t see most adults do as well as [Aria Lamen] did,” said Aurora 911 Dispatcher Tracie Whalen
Out of the total $95 million, $61 million has been awarded so far to 237 agencies
A fund created by the measure would give first responders financial resources to replace equipment, pay workers overtime and address other urgent costs
Falck officials acknowledge staffing and response-time issues, but the two sides are at an impasse over how much the city will pay the service
“First responders were sent to the wrong location, or were misinformed about the emergent situation, or were not dispatched,” Helena Moreno said
STAT EMS plans to cease operations by the end of the month and has been winding down its services and staffing
Surry County supervisors said the service answered less than 2% of total calls in the past year because of its staff shortage
Under the measure, it would be automatically assumed that working conditions directly led to first responders contracting COVID-19 and that it led to a disability
If the president’s plan is approved, more federal firefighters could be hired at a higher starting pay level
26 unions voted against the move to remove traditional Medicare as an option
The DeSantis appointees also said they would help award death benefits to Lesly Dorminy, the widow of longtime Reedy Creek firefighter Lt. James Dorminy
The new ARPA Flex program allows local units of government to spend up to $10 million on newly eligible grant expenditures
If approved, naloxone would be available for free in many places, and first responders would be empowered to distribute naloxone kits to the public
Bergen County Emergency Medical Services assists local agencies
The American Ambulance Association details the changing or ending flexibilities and waivers
The proposed ordinance would designate Meadville Central Fire Department as the city’s primary provider in place of the privately owned Meadville Area Ambulance Service
New legislation would extend a 10% property tax reduction to volunteer Rotterdam firefighters and providers with at least two years of service
The measure also includes members of the military who responded to 9/11 in Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon, unlike the original legislation
Ron DeSantis signed the bill in a Reedy Creek fire station bay; local firefighters and EMS providers backed him and presented him with a ceremonial ax
Lincoln’s medic units will receive cardiac monitors, power cots, heart rhythm simulators, EADs and stair chairs
“Sometimes, these big corporations, the only way you get their attention is by giving them an incentive,” said Commissioner Jerry Campbell
Meadville just hired its first EMS coordinator, and the fire department already has applications from paramedics
“If we don’t do something soon with our Medi-Cal rates, then our EMS system is going to implode”
Cleveland already has service brownouts due to low staffing
Florence Fire Rescue Engineer-EMT Kevin Darby and his family have received more than $3,700 in donations
Under the alliance business model, Falck and other private providers will still own and staff the ambulances
“Wendell Primus has been at the very center of virtually every major health and welfare bill” said AMA Board Chair Dr. Sandra Adamson Fryhofer
The Municipal Emergency Services Authority in Lancaster County will set fees as it aims to address industry challenges
One Lockport alderman described the process of restoring EMS as a battle to save the fire department after budget issues and the layoff of five firefighters
Sen. Doris Turner said that Earl Moore Jr.'s death inspired the legislation
