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The news items, feature articles, videos and more you find here are selected specifically with paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders in mind. This content will give those who are charged with running a department or agency the tools, information and insight they need to excel as leaders and managers.
The Marine Corps Commandant discusses the evolving challenges in public safety, emphasizing training, decision-making and the impact of emerging technologies
Lee County EMS Division Chief Adam Thompson shares insights on Just Culture and the importance of investing in people to create a thriving workforce
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The Santa Fe County’s new harm-reduction unit aims to provide access to treatment, education and the necessary drugs before they become a statistic
The city has lost so many fire dispatchers that it can no longer fully provide fire dispatch services to itself or its neighbors
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The explosion hurled large pieces of concrete up to 50 yards away and sent pieces of metal scattering as far as 100 yards across the street
After a 12-year absence, Airlift Northwest established a permanent base in Wenatchee Valley
“I took the ambulance, and I don’t remember why I did it,” a criminal complaint quotes Jaime Rivera-Juarez as telling cops when he was arrested
The suit claims an EMT did not lift a man properly and dropped him, causing a broken shoulder that never healed properly
Maplewood first responders teamed up to create the program in response to the escalating mental health crisis
The waiver allows students to go through the EMT program and take the state certification exam at 16-and-a-half years old
The program focuses on beach safety procedures that can be tweaked during the season to prepare for shark bites care
Hall Ambulance strike team is helping to transport patients to regional health facilities
City and county leaders are in negotiations to transfer Lockport Police Department’s in-house dispatch system to county central dispatch
The operational changes made will improve 911 operations resulting in improved first responder safety and the safety of the public
Denison Mayor Janet Gott said the city is using this as a temporary measure to fill the employment gaps while the department can get its staffing back up to full levels
Luis Alvarez assumed the spotlight to push Congress into action to aid first responders who developed life-threatening diseases from the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks
Officials found evidence that a kitchen fire started and was extinguished before firefighters arrived on scene and believe that it was a contributing factor to the house fire
Walker County officials are scrambling to purchase an ambulance before the next budget cycle in an effort to upgrade its aging fleet
LAPD officials said the ambulance was traveling at normal speed without emergency lights
LifeCare Ambulance has been serving Lorain County for 33 years and became an employee-owned company through a stock ownership plan
Problems with “zero status” and “non-communication” from Pafford Medical Services to 911 Central Dispatch were cited as issues with the ambulance company
According to Council President Mark Haney, Smith had been asking for a 60% increase in its contract — from $14 per person to $22 per person
Chatham EMS District Chief Doug Lewis has served as a tactical paramedic supporting local law enforcement agencies since 2007
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The new protective gear, funded by a $34,000 state EMS grant, is specifically designed for members to respond to an active attacker situation
A new Florida law will give paramedics responding to situations deemed as high-risk the ability to carry more than medical supplies
North Memorial Health of Robbinsdale, the hospital that owns the helicopter, identifies the pilot as Tim McDonald and the nurse as Deb Schott
The Senate wants more time to study the issue and other provisions passed by the House as part of the workers’ compensation budget
The Dodge County Executive Committee understands the staffing need, but is still uncertain what the county’s role in the process should be
Dispatchers say the consolidated dispatch center is grossly understaffed and that mandatory overtime oftentimes means 16-hour double shifts
A.J. Isaacs was an EMS captain and had been with the fire department for 25 years before dying of an overdose
New Jersey’s Health Commissioner Dr. Shereef Elnahal approved the state’s 21 mobile intensive care units carry the drug to reduce overdose deaths
EMS1 Editorial Advisory Board member Ann Marie Farina discusses first responder suicide, mental health with Vox