Top 10 strangest calls of 2018
From flaming spiders to a girl stuck in a tailpipe, this year first responders dealt with several incidents you just can’t make up
Wash. ambulance crashes after patient hijacks rig
EMS providers were trying to get help from police to control the agitated patient when the hijack occurred
Report: The estimated costs of NG911
After two years of research, a team of experts has determined that it will cost between $9.5 and $12.7 billion over the next ten years to expand NG911
Retired firefighter-paramedic spends savings on naloxone, gives it away for free
Luis Garcia is giving away free doses of the lifesaving drug to local businesses that could potentially encounter an overdose
Study: Cardiac arrest response time longer for low-income areas
Researchers who looked at thousands of 911 calls found that response times for cardiac arrest incidents in low-income areas are 10 percent longer
$2M grant allows Fla. fire dept. to hire 21 new responders
A SAFER Grant will pay for 75 percent of the newly-hired firefighters’ and EMS providers’ salaries for the next two years
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