Police
Opioid settlement funding will continue for 11 to 18 years, and it is expected that more settlements will be forthcoming. Is your agency getting its share?
While important for employee development, performance evaluations are only as good as the effort put forth to create them
A Crisis Car pilot program is pairing three disciplines: police, mental health and EMS to respond to behavioral emergencies
“He told me that you guys are going to kill me,” the patient said before her boyfriend attacked, according to police
Elizabethtown police said the man was intoxicated and started spitting at the EMS providers before they put him in a spit hood
Lane Ambulance EMS providers were reportedly attempting to administer Narcan when the patient forced a paramedic to the rig floor
The medical examiner determined Renardo Green’s cause of death was “prone restraint cardiac arrest”
The announcement comes three months after two paramedics were charged in the death of Elijah McClain
The sheriff’s office said responders gave the patient naloxone, which helped him regain consciousness, but the man struck and kicked medical personnel and a deputy
Police confirm a person of interest is in custody, and the investigation is ongoing
Clinical Specialist Micah Morgan joined the department in 2018 and immediately set a personal goal of joining the elite team
“It is another tool in our bag,” said Richmond Fire Chief Sam Kirby
The Brevard County medic allegedly said: “The reason that you were shot in the ankle as opposed to elsewhere, the torso or the head, is because of your ethnicity”
The plan calls for Aurora to revamp its use-of-force policies and launch new training programs in an effort to combat bias in the ranks
Randolph County Sheriff’s Office detectives use the online tool to track trends in overdose types, deaths and Narcan use
The pilot program dispatches a mental health worker and a firefighter-paramedic to mental health crisis calls in lieu of police
Many 911 call centers face challenges determining whether a response should involve law enforcement, EMS, or a more specialized response when available
With jobs on the line, Austin’s Prop A drew opposition from the labor unions for firefighters and EMS
Elijah McClain, 23, died after being put into a chokehold and administered ketamine in 2019
Knowing how to intervene when a colleague is going off the rails could save their career and protect the agency’s reputation
The 988 mental health crisis dialing code goes live July 16. The experts outline what to expect
On the stand, first responders detailed the scene of an alleged murder after responding to a call for a 19-year-old gunshot victim
The patient was seen by passing drivers as she fled and may have wounded herself before the rescue
A paramedic and two troopers were kicked in the head and face as police officers tried to secure the woman
Tabitha Britt said the EMS workers’ actions when administering ketamine to her husband amounted to an “unlawful, unjustified, and unreasonable use of force”
A man listed as transient in St. Petersburg misbehaved while EMTs tried to treat him, an arrest report says
“Nero’s Bill” would make it legally possible for personnel to provide emergency treatment and transport to K-9 officers
The driver fled the scene after rear-ending a Sun Prairie ambulance during a patient transport
Each EMT-certified trooper will now carry advanced equipment for trauma, airway management and other medical emergencies
A gunman attacked a Collierville Kroger, killing one person and injuring a dozen more; he was found dead from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound
Port Authority Officer Will Jimeno, who was trapped in the World Trade Center rubble, shares what he has learned from his recovery post-9/11
South Kingstown EMS trio came to the aid of State Police Col. James Manni who was experiencing anaphylaxis
MOST POPULAR
- Opioid settlement funding update: The impact on first responders
- Super Bowl LIX to honor first responders, victims of New Orleans terror attack
- Fake Ambulance Pulled Over By Police
- Drunken driver spit on N.J. EMS providers, assaulted police after chase, officials say
- 5 ways to manage conflicts with cops in a medical emergency