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Driver of private Ohio ambulance service accused of abandoning patient, calling Uber home
The EMS provider reportedly got lost transporting a woman with chest pain to Cleveland Clinic, then told her he was done for…
N.M. officials pay $2.8M after first responders prematurely declared man dead
Jerome Tapia was left unattended with signs of life for two hours in Santa Fe after first responders determined him dead within…
Flash floods trigger mass evacuations across Southwest as rivers near record highs
Pagosa Springs braced for the San Juan River to crest above its historic 1911 flood level as Sedona crews conducted rooftop and…
Jet crashes into Florida neighborhood, killing all 9 aboard
The Austin-bound-for-Bahamas Learjet 60 entered a steep dive after reporting icing and turbulence, with the pilot radioing a mayday before crashing near…
Wash. firefighters warn station closure could strain EMS response times
Union President Jeremy Garrett says closing Station 82, which hosts ambulance crews and covers the airport and Columbia Basin College areas, would…
Ill. county tables ambulance bid process amid funding standoff with hospital
The Greene County board tabled putting ambulance service out for bid as Boyd Memorial Hospital warns a $263,000 funding cut could force…
Former FDNY commissioner urges N.Y. to block driverless cars over safety fears
Salvatore Cassano is urging Gov. Kathy Hochul and the Legislature to keep driverless cars off New York streets, citing federal warnings about…
Coast Guard rescue swimmer recounts saving 16 from sinking boat off Mexico
Josh Law spent two hours alone in rough Pacific waters off Baja California, personally pulling 16 survivors to safety using the “buddy…
Photo of the Week: New Texas EMS launches
San Marcos EMS, the new department staffed largely by familiar paramedics and EMTs, joins San Marcos police and fire as the city’s…
Calif. county launches 911 nurse triage program
Merced County’s new 911 Nurse Navigation program aims to free up ambulances for critical emergencies by directing non-life-threatening callers to urgent care,…
N.C. county’s $60 EMS subscription covers ambulance costs for a year
Wake County’s program eliminates out-of-pocket costs for emergency ambulance transport within the county for enrolled households, requires existing health insurance to join,…
Fla. firefighter/medic, nurse wife treat survivors of deadly Spain train crash
Jacksonville Firefighter/Paramedic Josue Garcia-Otero and his wife helped treat critically injured passengers after surviving a high-speed rail collision that killed at least…