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Louisiana becomes 21st state to join EMS Compact
The state legislature voted unanimously to join the compact during a special session dedicated to addressing the demands of COVID-19
Police: 4 injured after wrong-way driver hits ambulance on Massachusetts Turnpike
Two EMS providers, a patient and the driver of the other vehicle were injured after the driver allegedly refused to pull over…
Not if; when: Factoring for violence during mass gatherings
7 steps to factoring in violence as a possible variable at special event EMS response and incident command
What your MCI training might be missing
The top tenets of violent threat attack training and practice for EMS responders
FDNY EMS union head: City must prioritize provider safety in new mental health call plan
FDNY EMS Local 2507 President Oren Barzilay released a statement on the city's plan to send EMS providers and mental health professionals…
Training hard and fighting easy
Creating an effective tabletop training exercise for preplanning MCI response
EMS providers, agencies underprepared for violent MCIs
As mass violence incidents grow in scale and frequency, less than half of EMS feels adequately prepared to respond
Ala. ambulance service seeks elimination of ‘double jeopardy’ response time penalties
First Response Ambulance Service criticized the city of Decatur's penalty system of points and fines, adding that its response time requirements are…
The key to saving more lives in a mass violence incident
Good communication and pre-planning: What the Boston Marathon bombing taught us
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Mass. FF-EMT files gender discrimination lawsuit, says she was passed over for promotion
Methuen Firefighter-EMT Tracy Blanchette, a 27-year department veteran and the city's first female firefighter, says a less experienced male firefighter was granted…
FDNY to switch from disposable to reusable masks
Firefighters and EMS providers will now use elastomeric respirators on every call instead of disposable N95 masks