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December 11, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Pa. first responders receive nearly $550K in donations from local resort

Farmington Volunteer Fire Department Chief Brian VanSickle said he was in shock after being invited to the Nemacolin Woodlands Resort and presented…

December 11, 2020 • JEMS News

Two MI Paramedics Who Falsely Declared Woman Dead Look to Regain Licenses

On August 23, 2020, Storms and Rickard arrived at the home of 20-year-old Timesha Beauchamp, who had cerebral palsy. Her family reported…

December 11, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Calif. county health officials say ambulances, patients ‘waiting hours’ for ER beds

Orange County's director of EMS said that an "overwhelming increase" in COVID-19 patients has created a crisis for the county's healthcare system

December 11, 2020 • JEMS News

‘She Is One of the Most Dedicated People I Know’: Staten Island Paramedic’s Work During COVID-19

If you speak to her fellow paramedics, EMTs and staff of the Emergency Room at the hospital, they will tell you of…

December 11, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Colleagues remember Neb. FF-EMT who died due to COVID-19

Ponca Firefighter-EMT Bob Kneifl, known in the community as "Husker Bob," served as a volunteer first responder for 26 years and was…

December 11, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

FDA advisory panel endorses widespread use of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

The FDA could sign off on emergency use of the vaccine within days following the advisory panel's recommendation

December 11, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Photo of the Week: Christmas lights and sirens

Hopkins County (Texas) EMS members in Franklin County shared this dazzling photo of their rig after attending a local Christmas parade

December 10, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

COVID-19 reinfection FAQs

How to approach high-risk exposures in paramedics previously infected with SARS-CoV-2

December 10, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

FF-medics in case of ‘dead’ woman found alive can regain licenses

Michigan authorities say the medics involved in the case of Timesha Beauchamp, who was wrongly declared dead in August and died in…

December 10, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Pa. community mourns death of recently-retired veteran flight paramedic

Lehigh Valley Health Network MedEvac Flight Paramedic Don Shambo, 63, died on Monday after a short battle with illness

December 10, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

NH FD, EMS roll out new CAD system aimed at reducing response times

The new computer-aided dispatch system allows for immediate automated selection of the closest available fire and EMS unit for all emergency calls

December 10, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Video: Texas first responders rescue boy, 4, stuck in well for 6 hours

Starr County Sheriff Rene Fuentes credited more than two-dozen entities with assisting in the harrowing rescue effort

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