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Governor Tate Reeves ordered flags at half-staff to honor the AirCare crew members killed in a medical helicopter crash in Madison County
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Emergency crews responded to a cardiac arrest at Hulk Hogan’s Clearwater home Thursday morning, where he was later pronounced dead at a local hospital
A gas line explosion near Johnstown sent five people to the hospital and forced evacuations
Warren-Wentworth Ambulance Service abruptly shut down after its remaining staff quit, leaving two New Hampshire towns scrambling to fill the emergency coverage gap
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
Thousands of convenience stores across the U.S. will offer free coffee, drinks, or snacks to uniformed first responders on July 24 as part of the 2025 24/7 Day
Eight children at a Cambridge church concert were hospitalized with seizure-like symptoms possibly linked to cleaning fumes
A flatbed truck crashed into the Shriver Job Corps building in Devens, Massachusetts, injuring multiple people and prompting a multi-agency emergency response
The National EMS Memorial Service extended condolences and said EMT Frederick Whiteside’s LODD nomination remains under review pending more information
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
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The heartbreaking death of a Kansas City FF/paramedic reminds us that every shift carries unseen dangers
Calls involving celebrities, chemical restraint, protests and mass shootings are just some of the scenarios that will put you in the public eye
From community risk reduction to treatment in place, other cities are reaping the benefits of advanced EMS systems. A proposed independent NYC EMS department could be the turning point.
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PRODUCT NEWS
The ambulance was crossing an intersection with its lights and sirens activated when another vehicle failed to yield
Paramedics have been exposed to over 5,000 cases of violence over the last year — about 13 a day
Robert Duval, 40, got out of his vehicle and into the unattended ambulance so he could move it out of his way
The ambulance was responding to a call and had its lights and sirens activated when the crash occurred
Officials said the ambulance veered off the road into a water-filled ditch and struck some trees
EMS personnel were taking a patient into a medical center when the ambulance was stolen
An EMT and a civilian suffered minor injuries when the two vehicles collided at an intersection
Fire company officials said a man stole the ambulance that was parked in front of the fire station
The fire chief said the new additions will not only help save lives, but honor the military while doing so
For every minute a victim of sudden cardiac arrest doesn’t receive help, their chances of survival drop 7 percent