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Staten Island EMTs advised to stay on alert after online threat
The FDNY notified EMS providers of the threat in a bulletin Tuesday following a string of threats and attacks on NYC EMTs…
12 first responder charities to donate to this season
Support first responders injured in the line of duty, new recruit education and the families of the fallen
N.J. man charged with attempting to steal ambulance
The man was reportedly loitering around Hoboken University Medical Center when he entered the empty ambulance and attempted to start it
Gary Sinise Foundation to pay for ramp, construction for paramedic paralyzed on job
The foundation, which serves first responders and veterans, seeks to make Danny Goodwin Jr.'s home more wheelchair accessible after he became a…
Mich. county ambulances respond to 77 crashes due to snow
Jackson Community Ambulance added additional paramedics and available rigs due to the area receiving more than a foot of snow
1 dead after semitrailer hits medic unit in Ohio
A semi driver was killed after striking a medic vehicle; two members of the medic crew and the semi passenger were treated…
8 ways to cope with the stress of EMS work
Finding ways to deal with the stress of emergency work can be highly subjective; here are eight things you can do to…
EMS hiring and firing in the social media age
Use a comprehensive social media policy to set expectations for appropriate social media use on duty and off the job
5 questions you should ask about your mobile devices
Securing data in an EMS environment is critical to avoiding breaches of patient information and triggering mandatory reporting
Ky. hospitals fund FD’s cash-strapped community paramedicine program
The program, which was set to run out of funding in January, has helped reduce ambulance runs while providing non-emergency medical care…
Social media group casting a dark web over EMS reputation
Social media is a weapons-grade platform and it is very capable of blowing up in our hands
Deputy shoots, kills man threatening EMS providers with knife
EMS personnel responded to a South Carolina home where a man threatened them and a responding deputy with a knife