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BREAKING NEWS
The St. Lucie County Fire District is honoring firefighter/paramedic Jarius Hodge with full line-of-duty honors following his death after a medical emergency while on shift
With just 69% of life-threatening calls met in 9 minutes, Dutchess and Ulster leaders seek federal funding to bolster EMS staffing, equipment and coordination
A student shot two of his Evergreen High School peers before shooting himself and later dying
Ahead of the attacks’ 24th anniversary, the department engraved 39 newly fallen members, bringing post-9/11 illness losses to more than 400
Residents packed a heated meeting to oppose replacing Tabernacle Rescue Squad with a shared EMS service, prompting officials to revisit the decision
Crossville councilman proposes tapping the Gary Sinise Foundation and other grants to fund a phased EMS program, avoiding a projected 30-cent property tax hike
Holland firefighters contained a hazardous materials leak at the LG Energy Solutions battery plant
Security video shows an unidentified man entering the Bellerose home and leaving minutes before alarms sounded
A $100K-plus Assistance to Firefighters Grant is covering training and equipment so the Spring Lake Fire Department can staff two ALS-certified firefighter-paramedics each shift
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The NAEMSP Town Hall panel explored how outdated habits, legal risk and new evidence collide, and what EMS leaders must do to build legally sound, evidence-based care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
Police found the stolen Mescalero Apache Tribe rig less than a mile away from a medical center, and they later found Dustin Poolaw
Once a dispatcher realized the error, another crew was sent, but they arrived 11 minutes after the call
Brian Tegtmeyer has more than 26 years of experience in public safety communications
Illicit fentanyl is the biggest driver of the recent rise in U.S. overdose deaths, according to the CDC
Spokane Fire Department members have been learning to how use the pediatric resuscitation system and mobile app
EMS Products
Wilkes County Emergency Medical Services carries its new machines and coolers in administrative trucks
All five people involved were injured, but the first responders treated the other vehicle’s occupants
The trip from Jefferson Health-Abington hospital to a nursing home was less than 10 miles
Sheriff Mike Chitwood says a dedicated crisis counselor will help dispatchers get the right resources to where they’re needed
States including Arizona, Nevada, Maine, Maryland, Wisconsin and North Carolina have removed fentanyl test strips from prohibited lists