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• Okla. city residents protest firing of EMS director, assistant fire chief

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  The mayor of Cordell is facing backlash after firing EMS Director and Assistant Fire Chief Devin Humphrey, who spoke out against privatizing the city's ambulance service

• Jack Stout, EMS pioneer, dies at age 76

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  Jack Stout's innovations changed the way people thought about EMS

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• Officials debate allowing outside ambulance companies into Texas city during pandemic

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  One city commissioner says he wants "backup" for the city's current ambulance service, but the service says bringing in new companies would be "disruptive"

• Councilmen campaign against ambulance levy after city switches to fire-EMS

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  One Uhrichsville councilman and a councilman from another city went door-to-door hoping to force the city to reconsider the switch

• Ga. fire chiefs, state officials seek independent reviews of ambulance response times

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  A dispute over self-reported response times in one corner of the state highlights ongoing efforts to establish an objective process

• City leaders divided after fire department gets EMS contract

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  A tie-breaker was needed to finalize the vote to cancel the city's contract with a private ambulance service

• Ala. councilman accuses FD of unfair complaint against ambulance service

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  Decatur Councilman Charles Kirby has long claimed that the city's fire department is trying to take over ambulance services by eliminating the competition

• Mo. agencies quarrel on social media

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  The Osage county dispatch center and ambulance district have taken to social media to hash out a dispute about profit margins, training and response times

• Proposed Ala. city ambulance ordinance would impose fees for non-compliance

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  The ordinance would charge First Response with fees for elevated response times, and situate the agency as being overseen by the city fire department

• Orthodox Jewish EMS agency faces pushback from LAFD over transport license

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  Hatzolah’s goal is to be able to transport patients and respond to calls using lights and sirens, but this has been opposed by LAFD and its firefighters’ union

• Are EMS providers first responders?

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  Separating community health care and 911 response will help distinguish EMS as first responders

• Private vs. public ambulance services: What's the difference?

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  The discussion of private versus public ambulance services is often met with animosity; here's a no-fuss breakdown of the two

• Calif. city votes against public-private ambulance plan

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  The plan would have assigned ambulance transport to the fire department for patients with serious injuries and to an unspecified private company for non-life-threatening cases

• Better, faster EMS requires investment from the public

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  Opposition to raising assessments, reimbursements or funds for EMS have the potential to doom any EMS organization

• Public weighs in on Calif. town's EMS funding

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  The community said they do not want the district to subcontract with a private ambulance company

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