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BREAKING NEWS
Albuquerque Fire Rescue is enhancing emergency response by adding paramedics to four more fire engines and EMT-Intermediate responders to five engines
President Donald Trump said the federal government will begin shifting disaster funding and responsibilities to state governors after this hurricane season
Mills County officials passed a resolution putting an EMS tax on the ballot and creating an EMS advisory council
Weiser Ambulance District’s new community paramedic initiative is helping divert crisis calls from EDs and 911
Four children were among nine injured when a drunk driving suspect drove into an outdoor seating area at a busy Fort Myers taco stand
A 21-year-old former student opened fire at a Graz secondary school with two firearms before dying by suicide, police said
Twenty EMS professionals have received Fitch EMS Foundation scholarships, selected from a record 313 applications
With earnings nearly triple initial projections, Flint plans to reinvest ambulance revenue into a new public safety training facility and expand its EMS fleet
The Illinois State Police said the patient became combative during transport, leading to the Carle Ambulance rig stopping on the interstate shoulder
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
A no-holds-barred breakdown of the headlines you couldn’t ignore
The NAEMSP Town Hall panel explored how outdated habits, legal risk and new evidence collide, and what EMS leaders must do to build legally sound, evidence-based care
“The next evolution of EMS leadership will not be measured by how many calls we answer, but by how many crises we prevent.”
After the abrupt dismissal of the federal EMS advisory council, outgoing members are stepping up — ensuring the next cohort won’t start cold
Michael Fraley breaks down what paramedics need to know about what’s changed — and what hasn’t — in the new resuscitation guidance
New Florida data shows the profession must evolve or continue to lose talent at unsustainable rates
PRODUCT NEWS
The initiative with Brigham and Women’s Hospital allows for storage, transport and administration of blood products to treat critically ill and injured patients
The Detroit Fire Department said an ambulance was badly damaged after it was stolen and crashed on the same day a Detroit fire truck was also involved in a crash
Officials hope to eventually provide training to middle and high school students so they can familiarize themselves with the kits
The center also agreed to take substantial corrective action after protected health information was disclosed in separate 2013 and 2017 breaches
If merger with Sprint closes, the “New T-Mobile” will provide free service to public and nonprofit law enforcement, fire and EMS agencies that apply
Rising volumes of false fire, medical and burglary alarms have prompted Columbus fire and police administrators to propose stiffer penalties for repeat offenses
In a letter to Delaware County 911 Dispatch, the county commissioner said callers have the right to decide which ambulance service responds
An ambulance with its lights and sirens on was hit by a driver with a revoked license who ran a stop sign, according to police
The London Ambulance Service tweeted that there were no patients in the ambulance, but that endangering the crew was “unacceptable”
The training program involves realistically-staged home environments and cameras that allow facilitators to monitor trainees’ actions from a control room