Priority Ambulance awarded for EMS innovation, safety efforts
August 23, 2018
The American Ambulance Association named Priority Ambulance the national AMBY Award winner in two categories
$10M grant allocated to improve NY 911 response
August 23, 2018
57 counties and New York City will receive a share of the grant to improve emergency response operations
3 hurt after RI boy, 13, crashes ambulance during evaluation
August 23, 2018
Police said the boy, who has autism, got into the ambulance while he was being evaluated and drove it down an embankment
Family loses home in fire after 911 cell tower is struck by lightning
August 23, 2018
Keith Guest and his family tried calling 911 for an hour and a half as they watched their $1.7 million home burn to the ground after it was struck by…
Powerful moments: The rollercoaster of life in EMS
August 23, 2018
Making connections with the patients you treat and transport can allow you to feel the magic
How to transition from the apparatus to a power position
August 23, 2018
Our co-hosts answer an email from a listener asking for help in transitioning to a position of power from the fire truck
Lawsuit Claims Firefighters’ Internet Slowed During Wildfire
August 23, 2018
A Northern California fire department said a telecommunications company slowed its internet communications at a crucial command center set up to help fight one of the state's largest wildfires.
Drenching Rain Hits Hawaii’s Big Island as Hurricane Approaches
August 23, 2018
As emergency shelters opened, rain began to pour and cellphone alerts went out — and the approaching hurricane started to feel real for Hawaii residents. Hurricane Lane was forecast to…
Kentucky’s EMS Workers Burnt Out Amidst Shortage of EMTs and Paramedics
August 23, 2018
Paramedic and EMT shortages are stressing resources in Louisville and across Kentucky, and in some cases can cause critical medical attention to arrive too late.
2 EMTs receive Medal of Valor after pulling man from burning car
August 22, 2018
Shane Sharkey and Ian King jumped into a “fly car” after overhearing that a crash had occurred and found that a man was trapped inside a burning vehicle