Tennessee Sending Nurses, Emergency Staff to Help Carolinas
September 6, 2019
Thirty-person team joins 129 ambulance and emergency management personnel who are already deployed from Tennessee.
California Warehouse Fire Trial Limps on After Hung Jury
September 6, 2019
The building only two exits and no smoke detectors, fire alarms, or sprinklers, prosecutors say.
Hawaii medics file anonymous complaint raising safety concerns with new ambulances
September 6, 2019
Paramedics said the new vehicles have not been appropriately retrofitted and are putting the crews’ and patients’ safety in harm’s way
Photo of the Week: Ambulance Strike Teams deploy ahead of Hurricane Dorian
September 6, 2019
Three Ambulance Strike Teams deployed from Nashville to Florida ahead of Hurricane Dorian, before transitioning to North Carolina. Submitted by: Sumner County EMS Calling all EMS photographers! EMS1 wants to…
EMS, docs and volunteers en route to Bahamas aboard cruise ship
September 6, 2019
The Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line is transporting first responders, volunteers and supplies to the Bahamas
Ind. city 911 center funding leads to protest march by library supporters
September 5, 2019
Hundreds of supporters of the library took to the streets to oppose a funding change that would take away income tax revenue from libraries and transportation agencies
How to manage staffing for a crisis or disaster more efficiently (white paper)
September 5, 2019
Automated scheduling technology can help public safety agencies with employee notification and cost recovery for emergency staffing
22 FDNY members who died of 9/11-related illness to be added to memorial wall
September 5, 2019
More than 200 FDNY members have died of 9/11-related illnesses since the 2001 terror attacks and cleanup efforts at Ground Zero
Baltimore fire chief adjusts recruiting practices amidst staffing shortages
September 5, 2019
Chief Niles Ford said the city will recruit firefighter-EMTs, eliminating separate recruitment tracks
Miami bypasses feds to deploy search and rescue crews to the Bahamas
September 5, 2019
The City of Miami and the Bahamian government are working out an agreement to send Miami's urban search and rescue team rather than wait for federal approval