Response Times
The definition of dynamic deployment and its implementation are explained in this mythbusting primer
Inaugural report sets foundation for evaluating changes, trends in the emergency care system, including standards of care, educational requirements and performance indicators
Our co-hosts sit down with EMS1 Editor-in-Chief Greg Friese to discuss this year’s EMS Trend Report
The chief highlighted the incident at a city council meeting to suggest the fire department have its own ambulance service
One fire chief said the new system gives wrong directions for about one call per month
In the coming years, EMS will be engaged in even more efforts to triage patients in the field to route them to the most appropriate hospitals
The department plans to provide nontransport advanced life support in anticipation that their county’s ambulances will be taxed responding to the next county over
Wait times for 911 callers reduced by three-fourths after the city combined its police and fire-EMS communication centers and upgraded technology
Heated disagreements between fire and municipal officials have left a proposed consolidation plan in limbo
The research suggests that some municipalities may be better served if agencies from other municipalities responded
The county is planning to keep the same ambulance provider but improve service in a “re-envisioning” of the EMS system
The caller said a recording played over the phone as he tried to help a neighbor having a stroke
One of the reasons for the new ordinance is the city has been unable to enforce its response time requirements
Johnson County Ambulance Service responded to 11,777 calls for service in 2019, a 9% increase over the 10,773 calls the previous year
City officials are asking for a certificate that would allow Albuquerque Fire and Rescue to transport all emergency patients to local hospitals
A resident and former firefighter said it takes almost 20 minutes for an ambulance to respond to an emergency in Harlowe, N.C.
“For the amount of calls our paramedics run, there should be eight [ambulances] in service, and right now we are fighting for a fifth”
Once crews have gone through the light, the system will change back to its regular traffic cycle
The union has not responded to AMR’s offer of a wage increase of 11.53% for EMTs and 11.86% for paramedics
County commission officials sent Green Pond Fire and Rescue a cease and desist order that prevents crews from responding to calls
According to an investigative news team, Cleveland EMS routinely takes ambulances out of service due to staffing shortages
EMS crews parked in a “No Parking” area to drop off a patient at a health center and had to pay $150 to the tow truck company because there were no other spaces available to park
A Canadian cellular-connected drone trial resulted in a deployment policy change after the study showed significant time saved when using drones to transport AEDs
The split between 911 coverage and interfacility transfers seems to be causing the biggest frustration for local emergency officials
Uhrichsville fire officials presented a report with two options to the city council detailing the costs and benefits of fire-based EMS services
DeKalb County officials will vote to extend the contract with AMR, which continues to face criticism over its performance
The lawsuit claims EMS providers bypassed closer hospitals, instead transporting Zachary Polsenberg to a hospital 20 miles away after he collapsed during practice
Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel’s efforts to align how fire and EMS responses are measured includes “pot of meat” fires, dispatch time
O’Rourke’s campaign said the candidate shared the story not to criticize the first responders, but to criticize the weapons used in the killing
North Carolina commissioners will review a report that recommends building more medical service bases across the county and outlines steps to reduce response times
The county’s fueling contract company inadvertently filled up the tanks with the wrong fuel, putting diesel in the regular gasoline tanks and gasoline in diesel tanks
A Med-Star ambulance was responding to a call of a four-year-girl that sustained a gunshot wound to the chest when the path her house was blocked
Police released audio of a former 911 dispatcher scolding a frantic newspaper delivery woman for driving into floodwaters
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