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May 5, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Webinar: Gaining situational awareness and sharing information using digitally-enabled 911 services with NGA911

Learn how next-generation 911 will help responders navigate COVID-19

May 5, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Make EMS Week a year round celebration

Instead of relegating celebration to a single week in May, consider how to recognize the accomplishments of EMS providers and organizations all…

May 5, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

EMTs begin door-to-door virus screenings in major cities

The New Orleans-based company Ready Responders have begun performing tests at homes in cities including New Orleans, New York, Las Vegas and…

May 5, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Gary Sinise Foundation, tire company donate new tires for emergency vehicles

The Gary Sinise Foundation partnered with Cooper Tires to give back to first responders during Public Service Recognition Week

May 5, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Webinar: How to capture actionable COVID-19 data for staffing and reimbursement

Documenting COVID-19 exposures with Mark43 can help command staff strategically deploy limited resources

May 5, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

NYC mayor, FDNY commissioner deliver meals to Manhattan EMS station

Mayor Bill de Blasio and Commissioner Daniel Nigro delivered the donated meals and thanked the crews for their service in recognition of…

May 5, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

How to set yourself up for shift success

When working from home isn’t an option, follow these 6 steps to prepare for a safe shift

May 5, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

EMS Poem: ‘The Paramedic’

“This is our charge;” a paramedic shares the humanity behind the helpers

May 5, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

NH first responders to receive up to $300 weekly during pandemic

New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu announced full-time, part-time and volunteer first responders will be eligible to receive stipends allocated from CARES Act…

May 5, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

W.Va. first responders told to use masks after CDC warned they may be counterfeit

The state's top public safety official issued a report asserting the 50,000 respirators distributed to first responders were "authentic" after the CDC's…

May 5, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Ky. EMS official removed for post wishing ‘deadly force’ on officers enforcing social distancing

Gov. Andy Beshear removed Shelbyville Paramedic Robbie Smither from the state's Board of Emergency Medical Services after his comments on an arrest…

May 4, 2020 • EMS1 Daily News

Study: EMS may be spreading COVID-19 due to lack of consistent protocols

Preliminary results from a national study released this week reveal inconsistent decontamination practices may be contributing to the spread of the virus

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