Rapid Response

The union accuses local government officials of excluding EMTs, paramedics from offering input

In its first 18 days, the pilot program in Columbus handled 56 incidents, sending EMS providers to non-threatening calls that would otherwise go to police

Native Air moves its helicopters to Carlsbad Medical Center, crews will carry 2 units of blood, plasma on board

The vehicle is fully powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, mitigating the need for diesel generators that produce toxic fumes

Violent incidents in NYC and Arkansas are grim reminders that medics are regularly threatened, attacked and harmed by the people they have been called to assist

What the ILCOR recommendations for managing infection risks during CPR and intubation of patients who may be infected with SARS-CoV-2 mean for EMS

The LAFD was dispatched to a report of several children experiencing symptoms after jet fuel fell on their school, demonstrating the need for information gathering/reporting and decon in a hazmat MCI

Multiple roadway LODDs in early 2020 are tragic reminders of the importance of time, distance and shielding to reduce hot zone risk

Pennsylvania Turnpike crash underscores importance of MCI planning, unified command efforts and rehab services for long-duration events

Operating in the public eye under conditions that may require evacuation or assisting colleagues at a moment’s notice means responders must be ready 24/7

Every community has a festival, fair or event that could be a target for violence, like the Gilroy Garlic Festival

From Sept. 1, 2018 to Jan. 10, there were more than 830 occurrences in which no ambulance was available in the 200 square-mile territory, according to county data

Dunwoody and Dekalb County signed a memorandum of understanding last fall to station more ambulances around the city

"Do not automatic dispatch EMS to a fire scene," the memo reads, listing reasons to send a unit