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A new Las Cruces, New Mexico, program aims to better serve community members experiencing mental health emergencies
Firefighters and paramedics often take images on calls. How long should such images be retained, and why?
A legal and ethical deep dive into the firing of 2 EMTs, fire lieutenant in Tyre Nichols’ death
The Springfield patient, who may have been experiencing hallucinations, was placed face-down on a stretcher and restrained
No fatalities have been reported, Miami Gardens police spokesperson Diana Gourgue said
The rescue of four people who survived took hours and involved helicopters and firefighters rappelling down the cliffside
A semi struck an SUV and pushed it into an ambulance, which overturned
Firefighters used hydraulic rescue tools, a rope system and a helicopter to extricate and move the two children and two adults
Our co-hosts recount the EMS stories that generated the most debate on the podcast during the year; do you agree with their conclusions?
Brian Smith says he raised concerns about addresses being flagged as dangerous for first responders based on potentially erroneous information
“He spun back around and shoved Fire Chief Larry Fisher in the chest causing him to go backwards into the ambulance door,” a Merrimac Police Officer said
Public Safety Director Lee Schmidt said crewmembers will support EMS and police while gaining trauma experience that may help in an MCI
The sports car has a medical cool box in a purpose-built compartment at the front of the Lamborghini Huracan
Frustrated EMS providers described a chaotic scene and said they were uncertain who was in charge, where they should be and how many victims to expect
“Our thoughts, our hearts, and our prayers for her recovery continue to be with her and her family,” Ambulnz posted
Caiden Mora had a big smile as NYPD vehicles, FDNY firetrucks, EMS vehicles and a motorcycle drove by in a first responder parade
The deputies work six, 12-hour shifts per month; the board recently approved funding to hire four more reserve deputies
Mayor Eric Adams says he wants LEOs and medics to more aggressively get severely mentally ill individuals off the streets and subways and into treatment
“If he never learned the consequences of spitting in a grown man’s face, then consider my actions a public education,” the firefighter told Telemundo
The EMT said the patient punched and kicked her, leading to his arrest; his family claims his movements were injury symptoms
“For person after person, it was the firefighters over and over again trying to be helpful in some way,” Second Assistant Chief Rob Sibley recalls of members’ support for the community
A $10K bill for police expenses remains outstanding, the Sioux City finance director said
Pa. police stopped the stolen rig more than 20 miles away
With American Rescue Plan Act money, the city plans to offer $3,000 signing bonuses to 550 new hires
“Our worry is that this policy will only exacerbate the danger our members are faced with,” said FDNY EMS union Local 2507 leader Oren Barzilay
Rowan County EMS treated the three wounded first responders on site
New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced the directive as an effort to curb a recent wave of crimes involving people experiencing homelessness
About three hours later, the sheriff’s office determined the rescue was complete
The 46-year-old man was pronounced dead at the scene
The think tank also found that 30% of agencies created programs that either pair specialists such as paramedics with police or send them on calls instead of cops
The rescue happened more than seven hours after the man “split from another hunter he had been with” and vanished into the swamp
The shooter also died in the incident inside the Chesapeake store busy with Thanksgiving shoppers
The injured patients were transported via Airmed and ground ambulance
