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The bill would cover tuition for paramedics, firefighters and other first responders after six years of service and their dependents after 10 years
The Grand Rapids Fire Department will staff the Homeless Outreach Team, which aims to cut repeat 911 calls and provide targeted care for residents with chronic health needs
A $2.7 million training facility in Centre County is now on hold after Congress froze federal community project funds, costing the project $2.1 million in planned support
A manhunt is underway for the man accused of killing and burning the body of Jessica Lockwood, a volunteer first responder
With volunteer staffing no longer sustainable, Rockport is negotiating with a third-party provider to ensure full-time ambulance coverage
Chief Richard Price, founder of the PulsePoint app and a 33-year fire service veteran, has been honored for his national impact on non-clinical EMS innovation
Glendale police believe there was more than one shooter involved
First responders gathered for the funeral of Kansas City Firefighter/Paramedic Graham Hoffman, whose legacy of service lives on through his organ donations
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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
The new unit includes a ramp and pulley system, and a cot that can hold up to 1,600 pounds
Taking the form of a syringe, XStat rapidly deploys a series of small sponge-like discs into the open wound
Modernizing Medicine and Miraca Life Sciences unveiled a new cloud-based app for patient records
Eleven medics from Bradley County EMS spent a day working with company representatives on future improvements to the device