Volunteer EMS
“As a volunteer agency, I want to make sure when someone calls 911 in our district, that our ambulances are ready to roll out the door when the tones go off.”
Our cohosts discuss EMS funding, volunteerism and what’s needed to make way for growth
KG shares his motivation in making a career change and how to avoid burning bridges
The AJPlus video covers issues such as funding, dangers paramedics and EMTs face, response times and lengthening travel times to hospitals
The public shouldn’t have to roll the dice about their emergency services, wondering who’s going to show up
Local public safety leaders are calling for improvements and redundancies in the communications system
As the state continues to grapple with an EMS shortage, college programs are exploring ways to expand and enhance the state’s pool of first responders
First responders traveled from miles around to honor the memory of Roy “Drew” Barr who was shot and killed in the line of duty
The ideas to keep MEDIC afloat include establishing a tax levy, reorganizing, keeping the status quo or dissolution
Andrew Barr, 28, was a captain with the Monetta Volunteer Fire Department and an officer with with Cayce Public Safety
One town considered using a private ambulance company, “but when we looked at return on investment, it did not work for Vernon,” the town administrator said
Kailee Horvath, who is also a nursing student, will compete for the title of Miss USA
The Firefighters Association of the State of New York estimates that about $100 million more in EMS costs could be recovered
The Quinlan Volunteer Fire Department has had trouble meeting country and city requirements
The Syracuse Fire Department has been running a pilot ambulance service to fill in gaps for AMR and other services stretched thin by the pandemic
Cathy Trainor will be using her medical training and Russian language skills with the Global Disaster Relief Team
Dr. Mark McAllister called a local ambulance service and said, “Get me an ambulance with somebody who can drive it”
Volunteer Kaitlin Kribell is Sanborn Ambulance Service’s only EMT, and also serves as the agency’s executive director
Benjamin Silverstein, whose truck is outfitted with lights and a siren, said his vehicle also contained thousands of dollar’s worth of medical equipment
The bill, which passed in the Senate and now heads to the House, could cost the state an estimated $20-22 million
State Senator Shelley Mayer and Assemblyman Steve Otis say the measure also would make health and pension benefits available for providers
From freelancing to insurance, there are several factors that should impact go/no-go deployment decisions
The lack of EMS availability in the area has led a group of Stamford Fire Department members, EMS providers and residents to form the Northern Catskills EMS Council
Attorney and volunteer firefighter Brad Pinsky explains qualified immunity protections and whether firefighters and medics could be sued as individuals
“Our EMS teams, especially in rural Pennsylvania, have been crucial in responding to this pandemic,” said House Majority Leader Kerry Benninghoff
In an effort to increase staffing and expand the Mount Desert Fire Department, the town is taking over from Northeast Harbor Ambulance
The donation from former San Francisco 49ers owner Eddie DeBartolo Jr. will provide resources and elevated emergency services to communities in Western Montana
“My whole time being an officer here has been COVID,” said Grayden Brunet, 20, who leads the Sackets Harbor Fire Company’s EMS crew
The SAMHSA program is intended to address mental and substance use disorders
A patient in need of an ambulance in Echols County, Ga. must wait up to 20 minutes for rig from a nearby city, be driven there, or wait for an air ambulance
Are EMS leaders prepared to take advantage of new and existing programs in 2022?
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A county official noted a transition from a hybrid to a paid emergency services model is beginning to look inevitable
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