300+ to lose jobs as NJ EMS shuts down
February 6, 2020
The service's president and CEO said the shutdown is due to financial problems
Ohio air ambulance launches GPS app to quicken response
February 6, 2020
The app allows first responders to easily request and track a CareFlight ambulance without using their radio
14-year sentence for drunk driver in crash that killed 2 Fla. paramedics
February 5, 2020
AMR Paramedics Paul Besaw and Lahiri Garcia were killed in the rollover ambulance crash in 2017
RI bill seeks EMS care, ambulance transport for police K-9s
February 5, 2020
State law currently permits emergency medical services to be used for humans only
Daughter dies after medic responds to fire at own home
February 5, 2020
A fundraiser has been launched to support the Altamahaw-Ossipee Fire Department paramedic and his family
NREMT rolls out national EMS-ID
February 5, 2020
The National Registry of EMTs will issue 12-digit identification numbers to all EMS professionals and students
$5M in rural EMS recruitment, substance abuse training grants
February 5, 2020
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration is offering 25 grants worth up to $800,000 to rural EMS agencies
City councilman calls for Sacramento department to pull out of ‘Live Rescue’ TV show
February 5, 2020
The councilman said the show exploits the trauma of the city's residents
Ill. paramedic arrested, accused of sexual assault in rig
February 4, 2020
Police said DNA evidence from a sexual assault kit matched the paramedic
Quick Take: Transporting Patient One – Coronavirus in the U.S.
February 4, 2020
Snohomish County, Washington, officials describe the EMS transport of the first confirmed 2019-nCoV patient in the U.S.