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The man struck by a Millerburg EMS vehicle was walking in the street at 5:00 a.m.
After the LODDs in Burnsville, Bayport officials agreed to first responders asking for the lowering of the U.S. flag for future statewide mourning
Floyd County officials are undecided on ambulance service options
10 medical stations were in place along the 26.2-mile course
The city of Aberdeen last commissioned an ambulance rate study in 2010, when the rate was about $20 per month; the city has not raised that amount greater than the rate of inflation since then, with the 2024 rate sitting at $28
Once a patient is given the drug, the Seattle Fire Department’s Health 99 team — firefighters and case workers dedicated to overdose calls — steps in to connect patients with services such as treatment centers
Firefighter Frank Whitt was killed in a crash while en route to escort EMT Drake Adams to a funeral home
It was not immediately clear what caused the explosion, but it happened during a training with the Orange County sheriff’s bomb squad
Of the 1.3 million calls answered by Atlanta’s emergency line last year, only 45,000 were considered high-priority
Jamey Noel, co-founder of New Chapel Fire/EMS and former Clark County sheriff, is facing 25 felony charges for theft, public corruption, tax evasion and ghost employment
The training aims to “enhance the knowledge, attitudes, and skills of first responders to quickly recognize and effectively respond to emotional and behavioral crisis incidents involving psilocybin and other psychedelics”
The Floyd County council members have expressed concerns about the costs of the potential three-year ambulance contract and expressed interest in the fire-based EMS approach
During Floyd Mayweather’s visit, United Hatzalah showcased their ‘ambucycles’ – emergency motorcycles that ensure rapid arrival at medical scenes by cutting through traffic
The Elliott County firefighter struck a guardrail and went over an embankment after the EMT died in a separate incident
Wallingford opted to remove the one year of experience qualification from future applications to open the EMS positions up to a broader pool of applicants
The Massena Fire Department’s program offers hands-on training, including CPR, basic trauma care, patient assessment and emergency medical procedures
The Lucira COVID-19 & Flu Home Test can differentiate and detect influenza A and B
Jim Meyer suffered a broken vertebra and multiple skull fractures when the tree struck him during training
The state trooper’s SUV rear-ended a staged Bethel FD fire truck that had responded to a separate crash on I-89
The 19-year-old continued to assert he was an EMT even after police and Wake County EMS arrived at the scene
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