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BREAKING NEWS
After a four-year hiatus, the FDNY’s iconic fundraising calendar is back, featuring 25 of the department’s fittest first responders
In a 5-4 ruling, the Supreme Court removed a lower-court block on $783 million in National Institutes of Health research grants
Volunteer AEMT Jeff Wirth joined Erie Fire Protection District in 1977 and has seen the ambulance service grow from basic first aid to 24/7 paramedic coverage
Ending a 46-year career with the Lafayette Fire department, Robert Benoit will serve as Acadian’s fire liaison supervisor
A University of Maryland probe reveals 130,000 hazardous-cargo cars rolled past 2.5M residents in six months, yet most local fire departments lack the teams, gear and data to handle a derailment
A national survey found 7.4% of U.S. emergency departments lacked 24/7 attending coverage in 2022, over 90% at small rural hospitals, fueling debate over APP-led care versus mandated physician staffing
The coach, carrying more than 50 passengers from Niagara Falls, rolled into a ditch, leaving multiple dead and dozens airlifted to hospitals
Three years after an accident, Jason Fisher returned to Hagerstown’s Rider Jet Center to thank the air-medical team and off-duty EMT who saved his life
An SUV crashed into the Yonkers clinic lobby, injuring several people
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The NAEMSP Town Hall panel explored how outdated habits, legal risk and new evidence collide, and what EMS leaders must do to build legally sound, evidence-based care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 respirators will be available for pickup at pharmacies and community health centers throughout the country
Douglas B. Gimson was sentenced to jail time and must surrender his EMT license
The position statements summarize recommendations for training, quality management, pediatric considerations and more
Firefighters were able to extricate the EMT from Waldorf Paramedic Ambulance 38 shortly after the incident
The seven masks tested by researchers maintained their function and effectiveness after repeated decontamination with vaporized hydrogen peroxide
The Wake County EMS ambulance crew was responding to a call using the rig’s lights and siren at the time of the crash, police said
A bystander who stopped to perform CPR on the man said within minutes of dialing for help, a drone arrived overhead
The rig hit the underside of a train bridge it was too short to fit under, and the box of the ambulance was partially detached from the front
“I kind of expected that at some point they’d be needed to help somebody. But I didn’t think it would be me,” said Wortham High School’s Teresa McLaughlin
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