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Ohio FD looks to curb non-emergency EMS calls as demand climbs
Euclid firefighters handled more than 10,800 rescue and EMS calls in 2025 as the department explores alternative transport, referrals and other ways…
Baltimore expands 911 crisis response beyond police, EMS
The city is using opioid settlement funds to build a 24/7 response system that sends behavioral health and community support teams to…
Pa. overdose prevention network expands to 100 partner organizations
Pennsylvania’s program distributing naloxone and drug testing strips added its first faith-based recovery partner as officials report more than 17,600 overdose reversals…
Colo. EMS team staffs critical care paramedics 24/7 for remote calls
UCHealth Estes Valley Medical Center has 16 medics trained to provide advanced treatment during long transports and wilderness emergencies
Pinnacle Rewind 2026: Turn conference ideas into action
Missed Pinnacle 2026? Catch up on key insights, strategies and conversations shaping the future of EMS
Calif. patient receiving CPR during transport dies after rig crashes
A medical helicopter was requested, but the patient was pronounced dead before the aircraft arrived
Pa. 911 dispatchers seek expanded support amid mental health crisis
A new union contract provides critical incident leave, but dispatchers say more support is needed after traumatic calls and long shifts
Officials credit cadaver lab training after Mass. paramedics, police save man injured by circular saw
Bridgewater officials say paramedics used a humeral head IO technique practiced during cadaver training while treating the severely injured patient
Conn. EMS union threatens to strike over alleged staffing issues, unsafe work conditions
Federal mediation is scheduled as Hunter's Ambulance Service union leaders seek limits on mandated shifts
Colo. law recognizing EMS as an essential service goes into effect
HB 26-1238 covers ambulance and air ambulance services while clarifying that off-duty EMS providers are not required to respond
Photo of the Week: Whole blood takes off in Va.
Mecklenburg County paramedics can now administer whole blood to patients at the scene or during transport
Stolen Texas ambulance involved in pursuit, fatal shooting
The Fort Worth Fire Department ambulance was stolen from Station 4 before turning up damaged on Interstate 35 in Austin