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NY mayor: COVID-19 crisis ‘not the time’ for FDNY pay raises
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said during a radio interview that the issue should be addressed after the crisis has…
COVID-19 crisis ‘not the time’ to raise pay for FDNY EMS, mayor says
New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said during a radio interview that the issue should be addressed after the crisis has…
How to prepare your fire-EMS department for a COVID-19 surge
In this episode, our co-hosts speak with Hilton Head (South Carolina) Fire Department EMS Battalion Chief Tom Bouthillet about how his organization…
Rapid Response: Are you monitoring the health of your service?
Two lessons from the New Jersey volunteer ambulance squad that closed its doors during the COVID-19 pandemic
Texas governor suspends regulations to increase EMS workforce
The state is allowing personnel who are qualified but not formally certified to expand their scope of practice, and is waiving test…
Rapid Response: When demand outstrips supply: Decompressing the system by doing the best for the most
3 takeaways from the FDNY order to not transport cardiac arrest patients if they cannot be resuscitated in the field
NJ ambulance squad temporarily suspends services to protect volunteers
The ambulance and rescue squad made the decision to suspend services for the first time in 84 years after some members began…
Patriots jet delivers 1M masks to Massachusetts
The football team's aircraft touched down Thursday, bringing needed N95 masks to Massachusetts EMS providers and hospital workers
Poll Call: What is your biggest COVID-19 EMS-related concern?
Faced with unprecedented challenges, EMS1 members share what they worry about most on the job
Luxury NYC restaurant reopens to make meals for first responders
The three Michelin-starred restaurant, closed to the public due to COVID-19, has converted into a commissary kitchen producing 2,000 meals a day
911 dispatchers hand out free meals to truck drivers
The dispatchers gave out prepackaged meals at a weigh station to thank the truckers for delivering supplies across the country amidst the…
Roundtable: Should EMS providers be given hazard pay during the COVID-19 pandemic?
Leaders sound off on hazard pay and the bigger picture needed to support providers and sustain EMS