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A proposal to add civilian ambulance drivers to Lockport’s fire-based EMS system ignited a public dispute over overtime, staffing models and accountability
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NYC Mayor Mamdani’s new Office of Community Safety will oversee mental health response, violence prevention and victim services as part of a broader strategy to reduce non-criminal demands on NYPD
Voters approved a tax increase to help Sublette Fire Protection District cover staffing, equipment and operations through 2029
New Castle County EMS has turned a former emergency response vehicle into a mobile outreach unit
Facing million-dollar price tags and years-long delays, fire and EMS agencies are using the Garage marketplace to buy and sell used rigs and fund new equipment
Investigators say an Islamorada firefighter/paramedic took a partially used vial after a call and falsified records
Firefighters, medics and special operations units responded to a bus crash, with one patient requiring a complex extrication
Authorities say a man took a Randolph County EMS ambulance from one hospital and drove it across counties before being arrested at another
A federal judge dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging Bristol responders used excessive force and denied care to a 23-year-old during a medical emergency in 2017
TRENDING NEWS
COLUMNISTS & EXPERTS
The mass murder of college students strikes painfully close to home for me and we must not accept this as normal
With heavy- and binge-drinking on the rise, EMS providers can go beyond basic protocols to help connect patient behavior to consequences
There’s hardly a mobile phone out there that can’t capture video, but EMS providers must maintain professionalism regardless of if they’re being filmed
The hits just keep on coming, as the embattled department sees failure after failure
Scene sizeup takes a few seconds yet is worth every single moment, but witnesses might not perceive it that way
PRODUCT NEWS
Cass County Sheriff’s Office deputies said a car’s driver failed to yield and drove in front of the rig
The truck can drive through up to 40 inches of water, in over 230 mph winds, up steep inclines and slopes, and can withstand 40,000 pounds of impact
The sports car has a medical cool box in a purpose-built compartment at the front of the Lamborghini Huracan
The 2% urban, 3% rural and 22.6% super rural additions for ground ambulance services are about to expire
The pedestrian sustained a serious head injury while the crew was transporting a patient
The agency will not receive its $1.27 million order for up to two years because of manufacturing delays
The city failed an audit and was left with about 800 claims on hold dating back up to five months, according to an internal investigation
Pa. police stopped the stolen rig more than 20 miles away
Naperville’s International MedTec series 4300 rig had been a reserve vehicle, was destined for Mexico, then went to a Ukrainian hospital before its current location
Social security numbers and other information belonging to at least 100,000 people was taken, according to court documents