Local Government
Local governments have a lot to consider when it comes to making sure their communities have access to safe and efficient emergency medical services. Whether you work in local government or you’re a concerned citizen looking for solutions, the EMS1 Local Government topic page is designed to be a resource. Learn about the metrics defining successful EMS response, how communities are managing complex staffing and funding challenges, how city leaders are reimagining mental health emergency response using EMS providers, and more.
I can’t presume to know what’s in the heart of this vaccine resister, but each preventable firefighter, paramedic and cop COVID-19 death is heartbreaking to me
Organizations and citizens have a “shared responsibility” to defend their data, computer hardware and software systems from ransomware attacks
First responders often feel underappreciated in the public sector
First Responder Wellness Week was designed to provide resources, support and community to help public safety personnel better understand the mental and physical health risks that come with the job
The newly formed EMS division of Meadville Central Fire Department will take over as the city’s designated primary EMS provider Wednesday morning
They showed their support for a bipartisan measure that would benefit them
Retired public safety workers and teachers plan to sue again, citing the Medicare Advantage Plan’s pre-authorization requirements
Under the measure, public safety leaders could classify first responder suicides as LODDs, and victims’ families would be eligible for a $100,000 benefit
An AMR representative said the company is taking “extraordinary steps” to hire more paramedics in Riverside County
“We’re going to do everything we can to keep the doors open,” said Jack Bonsell, president of Port Matilda EMS
Documents show Kansas City’s civil rights department investigated and substantiated her complaints that her supervisor “taunted and terrorized her”
The $25 million bipartisan proposal would provide emergency funding primarily to rural services at risk of shutting down
A city spokesman emphasized the expected cost savings from moving the former workers to a Medicare Advantage plan
Grant County is finalizing negotiations with Lifeline Ambulance
“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
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
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
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
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
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
Meadville just hired its first EMS coordinator, and the fire department already has applications from paramedics
Cleveland already has service brownouts due to low staffing
Under the alliance business model, Falck and other private providers will still own and staff the ambulances
The Municipal Emergency Services Authority in Lancaster County will set fees as it aims to address industry challenges
