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Federal tax holiday proposal for first responders, corrections, healthcare workers introduced
If passed, the HEROES Act would provide four months of federal tax relief for firefighters, EMS providers, law enforcement and corrections officers,…
CARES Act and grant funding: How it will benefit local fire and EMS response
The Act provides $150 billion for a Coronavirus Relief Fund to make payments to local governments
Off-duty EMS providers answer call for help from overwhelmed hospital staff
Emergency department staff were brought to tears after 14 off-duty EMS providers and nurses came to assist them
Former FF-medic, now a pharmacist, donates hand sanitizer to FD
Former Canton Firefighter-Paramedic Rosario Carcione donated 30 48-ounce bottles of sanitizer to the department where he used to work
Detroit, county considering hazard pay for front-line workers
Officials are considering increasing pay for first responders and other front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
NJ EMT dies from COVID-19
EMT Liana Sá, of Monmouth-Ocean Hospital Service Corporation (MONOC) and Watchung Rescue Squad, died on Sunday after contracting the virus
FDNY EMS told to wear masks on all calls, assume all patients are infected
The department previously instructed EMS providers to only wear N95 masks during aerosol-generating procedures
COVID-19 testing site for first responders opens at Gillette Stadium
About 200 tests will be administered for free each day in the parking lot of the stadium
Managing COVID-19 infection risks during cardiac arrest treatment
What the ILCOR recommendations for managing infection risks during CPR and intubation of patients who may be infected with SARS-CoV-2 mean for…
Paramedic to reunite with son in hospice care
Supporters have raised enough money for Paramedic Kendall Whitaker to take time off work to reunite with her immunocompromised son
Quick Take: NAEMSP COVID-19 Town Hall
NAEMSP, King County leaders advise on scouting potential novel coronavirus calls, PPE use and when to transport COVID-19 patients
LA ambulance struck multiple times in road rage hit-and-run
The ambulance was transporting a patient to the hospital at the time of the incident