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Officials say the fleet remains safe, but the latest fire has prompted a full investigation and plans to shift to cooler-running diesel models
The fire department plans to use nurses to handle non-emergency calls, freeing up EMS crews for more urgent responses
For the second time in three months, a vehicle crashed into the roof of the Clay-Ray Veterans Association building in Excelsior Springs
Crews navigated extreme terrain using ATVs while a tour helicopter flew Seward firefighters to the scene
The MEDS Act would fund essential supplies, study EMS workforce needs and formalize EMS in federal healthcare law
Hillsboro EMS in Pocahontas County is closing permanently, citing high costs, regulatory challenges and a volunteer shortage
Officials broke ground on a $16M EMS station in South Boston, one of the city’s fastest-growing neighborhoods
A Greyhound bus traveling from Memphis to Nashville collided with another vehicle
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
EMS doesn’t choose people — it prioritizes patients based on risk, access and the realities of an unstable scene
Here’s what EMS providers should know about the updated standards, national assessments and opportunities to improve pediatric care together
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
A photo shows the man posing for a cell phone picture in front of a multi-vehicle crash where responders freed a woman with a leg injury
At a vehicle collision on an Ark. interstate medics and firefighters found the stray cat which was adopted by the vehicle driver
UK ambulance spokesman said emergency responders were not dispatched because “we’re here for people, not animals”
Police union president said officers may park at the trauma center out of necessity and the department has never received a complaint
The iconic element, which honors fallen EMS providers, will be on display in 5 US cities as it travels to its new permanent home in Virginia
After a verbal confrontation, he allegedly grabbed the photojournalist’s arm and pushed him backward as a patient was being moved to the ambulance at Comic Con
Alberta paramedics will be able to scan the patient’s brain in the ambulance and start clot-busting drugs immediately for an improved chance of recovery
Since July 4 three fatal incidents involving the launching of a mortar-type firework by resting the tube on the body have been reported
Two Iowa EMS providers suffered minor injuries after the ambulance drifted off the road at about 4:30 a.m.
New research reveals why heroin overdose deaths doubled in two years, and the need for increased use of naloxone