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A Kansas City woman has been charged in the fatal stabbing of Firefighter/Paramedic Graham Hoffman, days after posting bond in an assault case involving a police officer
The bipartisan FEMA Review Council, now co-chaired by Kristi Noem and Pete Hegseth, will lead efforts in reforming and streamlining the nation’s emergency response system
EMS professionals completed Fitch & Associates’ 2025 Spring Ambulance Service Manager program, culminating in a peer-selected leadership award
Bluefield is moving forward with plans for a new centralized facility to house its fire, police and emergency medical services, aiming to improve response times across the city
A shooting in Myrtle Beach left 11 people injured and one person dead after a disturbance involving several people
A shooting at Elizabeth City State University during its Viking Fest celebration left one person dead and six others injured
At least a dozen were injured after a boat struck a ferry near Clearwater’s Memorial Causeway Bridge, prompting a mass casualty response
Kansas City Firefighter/Paramedic Graham Hoffman, 29, was critically injured when the patient he was transporting stabbed him in the chest
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
She suffered a gash that appeared to be caused by either a bullet fragment or broken glass
AdvanceDispatch now incorporates Tom Tom vehicle tracking and travel data, aimed at better managing fleet location
Family members later discovered the watch listed on eBay
Equipped with a battery-powered siren; the wheelbarrows are designed to reduce maternal mortality
Police found the suspect next to the crashed ambulance with a blanket and box of crackers
The woman refused and told her husband, who went to the station and the beat the medic to the point of brain damage
Transports of obese patients has gone from 24 trips in 2004, to more than 1,000
He said he needed a ride, and the ambulance was the first thing he saw parked outside a Houston hospital
Echo Responder provides real-time information including dispatch instructions and navigation
Dash-cam footage showed the driver struggling to stay awake and appearing to nod off