IAFC discourages self-dispatching ahead of Hurricane Florence
September 12, 2018
The organization reminded fire departments to be “disciplined” in their response and “ready and available to local communities”
5 ambulances involved in crash during convoy to aid in Hurricane Florence
September 12, 2018
Police said an ambulance rear-ended another rig that had slowed for traffic, causing a chain reaction with three other ambulances
Crash victim who suffered brain injury thanks responders 10 years later
September 12, 2018
“Thank you for my life and for my second life,” Lisa said to the responders who extricated her from a car that had been T-boned in 2008
Community Paramedic Pilot in Lexington, Kentucky, Resulting in Fewer EMS Calls
September 12, 2018
Ambulance runs in Lexington are down 2% since February of this year as a result of the Lexington Fire Department's community paramedicine pilot program. Before that, the number of people…
Boy Survives After Meat Skewer Pierces Skull
September 12, 2018
HARRISONVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A 10-year-old Missouri boy is recovering after he was attacked by insects and tumbled from a tree, landing on a meat skewer that penetrated his skull…
Albuquerque Fire Forms ‘Home Engagement Alternative Response Team’
September 12, 2018
A new community paramedic program in Albuquerque hopes to reduce non-emergency 9-1-1 calls by 50% over the next year through home visits.
Carolinas Brace for Hurricane Florence and Widespread Flooding
September 12, 2018
The Latest on Hurricane Florence, whic has gotten a little bit weaker but it remains a very large and dangerous Category 3 storm.
AMR Activates National Command Center and Deploys Emergency Response Teams for Hurricane Florence
September 12, 2018
American Medical Response and its sister companies have deployed hundreds of paramedics and EMTs, and sent ambulances, aircraft and rotor wing craft in response to the federal government’s request for…
Prepared for Florence: Health Information for Hurricanes & Tropical Storms
September 12, 2018
As Hurricane Florence targets the East Coast, the NLM Disaster Information Management Research Center has put together this health information for hurricanes and tropical storms, relevant for EMS and other emergency…
More than Dozen Treated After Gas Leak Near Houston School
September 12, 2018
HOUSTON (AP) — Emergency personnel say more than a dozen students and staff have been transported to hospitals to be checked out after a gas leak near a Houston charter…