EMS News
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BREAKING NEWS
Sterling Heights launched weekday BLS peak-demand units and color-coded dispatch to free ALS units for critical calls, reduce fatigue and better match resources
A proposed plan would include the Floyd County Fire Territory, creating a stable, county-run EMS division by 2027
West Hartford-based AMR paramedics Alexander Megquier and Aaron Durette are among 32 responders nationwide recognized
Greene County supervisors adopted a mid-range plan, raising full-time ambulance wages to between $23 and $27 per hour across all tiers
A taxpayer-funded partnership with Allegiance Mobile Health will provide 24/7 ambulance coverage to rural areas of Jasper County, aiming to cut response times
Reading police say a suspect threw an acidic substance and used a knife at Hope Rescue Mission
A separation agreement shows Fort Worth will pay outgoing Chief Jim Davis nearly $100K as he drops potential claims, including age discrimination and whistleblower allegations
What tunes will you be playing as you prepare to transport ghouls, ghosts or goblins?
Among those recognized were a firefighter/paramedic who saved an infant from a blaze and an EMS sergeant who provided lifesaving aid while off duty on vacation
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
5 Texas EMS medical directors recount the operational and 911 triage challenges recent weather posed as power outages afflicted the region
MedStar’s Matt Zavadsky and NASEMSO’s Dia Gainor discuss traffic incident management and EMS’s role in multi-agency response after 133 vehicle pileup
Breaking down police, fire rescue, EMS roles in a traffic incident management system
EMS scenes are as safe as we can make them, but that’s not the same thing as being safe
AHA CPR Guidelines 2020 continue to emphasize early recognition of cardiac arrest and prompt CPR beginning with chest compressions provides the best chances for survival
PRODUCT NEWS
FedRAMP authorization allows First Due to provide solutions to all federal agencies across the globe
Bills highlight the violent line-of-duty death of FDNY EMS Capt. Alison Russo-Elling
Take a test ride on the FASPLINT FULLBODY vacuum splint demo table
The EMS Division of the Indiana Department of Homeland Security and Handtevy launch a initiative to enhance ALS across 70 organizations
First-of-its-kind technology immediately delivers ‘eyes on the scene’ to 911 professionals empowering them to give precise details to first responders to accelerate and improve their response
$46 million in state funding will give dispatchers across the state more accurate caller location information
While Springfield Fire Rescue Division hasn’t experienced gun violence against its personnel, ballistic vests have been issued for violent calls
The device features a 360-degree camera that uses artificial intelligence to detect people and objects within a defined range and warn drivers of a possible collision
The new models allow for tools to be suspended further away from the mounting surface