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Iowa voters overwhelmingly approve EMS taxing district
Mount Vernon-Lisbon area voters approved a new property tax levy with 92% support to fund additional full-time EMS staff, maintain paramedic coverage…
Wis. FD adds 10th ambulance to meet rising EMS demand
Madison's Medic 1 will operate from downtown Fire Station 1, where nearly 3,800 EMS calls last year were handled by ambulances responding…
Honolulu expands EMS, police program for severe behavioral health crises
The MH3 program allows EMS, healthcare providers and police to connect people experiencing severe mental illness or substance use crises with involuntary…
San Francisco firefighters empty garbage truck to rescue man trapped inside
San Francisco firefighters spent nearly three hours searching through a garbage truck before rescuing a man and transporting him to a trauma…
Fired Wash. firefighters, EMTs take COVID-19 vaccine mandate case to Supreme Court
Former Bellingham firefighters, EMTs, police officers and other city employees fired for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate are asking the U.S. Supreme…
'It's part of never forgetting': FDNY honors 36 members who died from 9/11-related illnesses
The FDNY added 36 names to its World Trade Center Memorial Wall, bringing to 438 the number of fire and EMS members…
Ind. ends routine ambulance diversions from crowded EDs
Hospitals can now divert ambulances only during disasters or critical infrastructure failures as Indiana seeks to reduce delays in patient care and…
FDNY pushes to expand list of covered 9/11-related illnesses
FDNY researchers are seeking federal coverage for cardiovascular disease, cognitive decline and other conditions as firefighters and EMS members exposed to Ground…
6 injured in 9-vehicle Conn. crash that triggers MCI response
South Windsor firefighters declared a mass casualty incident after a nine-vehicle crash involving a school van and tractor-trailer left six people injured,…
Vision FirstNet Users Summit Delivers Opportunity to Connect, Learn and Shape the Future of Public Safety Communications
Registration Closes Soon for September 14–16 Gathering of Public Safety and FirstNet Communications Leaders
Fla. fire lieutenant fired over falsified paramedic training records
Palm Bay officials found the lieutenant falsified clinical documentation and inaccurately reported hours and patient contacts in a paramedic program
Kan. EMS agency receives grant funding for emergency medical equipment
Rush County EMS received $3,750 from Western Cooperative Electric and the Golden Belt Community Foundation to maintain and improve equipment used by…