Cultural Diversity in Ambulance Victoria and Life Saving Victoria
August 6, 2019
Training young people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds to become Ambulance Community Officers.
Similar Street Names in Tennessee Confuse EMTs
August 6, 2019
Two streets in Tennessee with similar names but nine miles apart are causing confusion for first responders.
Grand Junction, Colorado Tests Paramedic Vehicle Program
August 6, 2019
Pilot program will give paramedics their own vehicles for six months.
Community Paramedicine in Renfrew County, Ontario
August 6, 2019
The community paramedic program tackles demographic challenges by making house calls and doing remote monitoring of some of the sickest patients in the county.
University City, Missouri EMS Returns to Fire Department
August 6, 2019
The change was possible after University City received a federal grant, which allowed the department to hire and train 12 new firefighters.
Mich. ambulance crew reports drunken-driving crash
August 6, 2019
A Leland Fire and Rescue ambulance crew was returning from a call when they stumbled upon the crash and reported it to the police department
Survey: Two-thirds of Austin paramedics report being assaulted at work
August 6, 2019
An internal survey by Austin-Travis County EMS found that 22 communications employees said they had been verbally assaulted and 132 field medics said they had been physically assaulted
Ky. ambulance service awarded $10K grant to purchase CPR machines
August 5, 2019
Officials also applied for the Kentucky Office of Homeland Security grant to allow the agency to equip all ambulances with the machines
3 first responders injured in Boston ambulance crash
August 5, 2019
Three EMS personnel and one civilian were transported to Boston-area hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries
Sept. 11 victim fund to end award reductions and restore previously reduced awards
August 5, 2019
DoJ officials said the September 11 Victim Compensation Fund will take steps to notify nearly 1,700 claimants of their unreduced payments by Sept. 11 of this year