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December 7, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Pa. first responders collect 6K+ toys for children’s hospitals

Plymouth Ambulance Chief Thomas Trojanksy said the annual toy drive is his way of thanking the hospital staff who saved his son's…

December 7, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Mass. man apprehended after allegedly attacking EMT, fleeing ambulance

State troopers located the suspect and took him into custody after a nearly two-hour search

December 7, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

4 Wis. EMS providers recognized for saving car crash victim

Michael Smithback reunited with his rescuers at a Baraboo Ambulance Commission meeting last week where he thanked them saving his life after…

December 7, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Driver fleeing fender bender with FDNY ambulance crashes into pole

Police said the driver was distracted by an argument with another driver when he rolled into the ambulance

December 6, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Family, community mourns retired Chicago FF-medic killed by carjackers

Retired Chicago Firefighter-Paramedic Dwain Williams, who served the department for more than 20 years, was killed in an attack by three gunmen…

December 6, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Calif. ambulance flipped on side in collision

The ambulance was struck by a car at an intersection while running lights and sirens on Thursday

December 6, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Dallas plans for medics, FFs, police to be first in line for COVID-19 vaccine

It is unclear when the city will receive a shipment of doses, which will likely be allocated first to medical facilities in…

December 4, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

My COVID-19 experience: An open letter to fire and EMS personnel asking for vigilance

It will take teamwork and cooperation among all of us to understand and fight this monster

December 4, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

A 5-step wellness checkup

Focus on the 9,000 things you can do, rather than the 1,000 you can’t and follow these tips to reduce stress

December 4, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Photo of Week: Canine companion aids research on dispatcher stress

"Thor" is helping Mecklenburg (N.C.) EMS study the effects of therapy dogs on dispatchers' vitals following stressful 911 calls

December 4, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

HHS expands access to COVID-19 countermeasures in PREP Act declaration

The new amendment to the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act declaration aims to open more pathways for telehealth use and distribution…

December 4, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

AAA says EMS system is at ‘a breaking point,’ requests $2.6B in federal aid

Private ambulance companies received $350 million in federal COVID-19 assistance in April, but the American Ambulance Association says that's far from enough

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