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Pa. first responders honor 9/11 fallen at Flight 93 National Memorial in joint '25/250 commemoration'
The Somerset County event brought first responders together at Flight 93 National Memorial to mark 25 years since the Sept. 11 attacks
Mich. county election delivers mixed results for police, fire and EMS funding
Voters approved public safety millages in Auburn Hills and Royal Oak while rejecting police funding measures in three townships and a fire…
9 complete N.Y. university hospital’s EMT scholarship program
The scholarship program has trained 59 EMTs since 2021 while helping remove financial barriers to entering the EMS workforce
Wash. county Fentanyl deaths fall 40% in from 2023 peak
Officials point to expanded Narcan access, treatment, community paramedicine and coordinated public safety efforts as contributing to the decline
Ky. crews rescue teen hiker who fell over waterfall
Dispatch-provided coordinates helped crews locate the injured 18-year-old in a remote area near Laurel River Dam
‘A huge lifesaver’: Texas fire department launches prehospital whole blood program
Killeen Fire EMS is the first fire-based EMS agency between Dallas and San Antonio to provide prehospital blood transfusions
Fla. fire rescue plans drone delivery of whole blood to trauma scenes
The proposed Hillsborough County program would serve a 70-square-mile area and is expected to deliver blood in under three minutes on average
Wis. man accused of attempted murder pleads not guilty to assaulting paramedic
The paramedic was allegedly struck in the nose while evaluating the man during the response to a domestic violence 911 call
Nev. health organization accused of profit-first tactics in EMS partnership
A lawsuit filed by the founders of Community Ambulance Co. alleges Dignity Health attempted to “dictate that patients be delivered to associate…
Minn. teen rescued after 20-story fall inside abandoned grain elevator
Minneapolis public safety officials say urban exploration is fueling a growing number of dangerous rescues and warned that these incidents put both…
Neb. man pleads guilty to assaulting paramedics in ED
Kenneth Ryden faces up to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to assaulting healthcare professionals during treatment at Providence Medical Center
Former Kan. EMT pleads guilty to child pornography charge
Dylan Jamescupp’s phone data showed he received child sexual abuse material while on duty at the Kansas City (Kan.) Fire Department