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New Ill. law gives rural ambulance services more staffing flexibility
The law allows rural EMS agencies to use part-time and on-call employees to help maintain ambulance coverage and improve emergency response times
Pa. county hazmat team ends service due to finances
HazMat 2 Environmental Fire Rescue will transition to an educational foundation a year after its decades-long partnership with Lancaster County ended
Grants help Calif. FD attain 24/7 paramedic staffing at all firehouses
The Merced Fire Department now has a firefighter/paramedic on duty around the clock at every station as medical calls continue to rise
N.C. county EMS is first in nation to deploy eVTOL aircraft on 911 calls
Hyde County EMS deployed a flight-trained paramedic aboard an eVTOL aircraft, arriving about 20 minutes ahead of a ground ambulance
Minn. city council votes to end EMS service to neighboring cities
Fairview EMS is expected to take over ambulance service in St. Paul Park and Newport after Cottage Grove cited rising healthcare costs…
Iowa college launches hybrid EMT academy to address first responder shortage
Indian Hills Community College’s year-long program combines online coursework with hands-on clinical training to prepare students for EMT certification
Driver cited after crash with Colo. ambulance transporting patient
Two people were taken to a hospital after a vehicle collided with an ambulance using its lights and sirens in Boulder
VRpatients introduces VIP, a new character built to teach communication and advocacy in patient care
Nursing and EMS students can now interact with multiple characters inside a simulation, adding more realism to patient care dynamics
Idaho looks to federal funding to expand community paramedicine
State EMS leaders want to grow community paramedicine, strengthen 911
Ky. city surrenders ambulance certificate, shifts EMS response plan
London firefighters will continue responding to major medical emergencies under a new agreement that shifts routine calls and transports to Ambulance Inc.…
Veteran Pittsburgh paramedic resigns after suspension over second government job
The 31-year veteran resigned less than a year before pension eligibility after officials said his second government job violated the city's Home…
'His impact cannot be measured': N.C. EMS director dies in drowning off coast
Nash County EMS Director Dale Griffin, a paramedic and EMS leader for nearly four decades, died after being pulled from the water…