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Man allegedly stole ambulance from hospital to go buy heroin
Police say Raymond Kibby stole the ambulance from outside the hospital where he was receiving treatment for heroin withdrawal
For 50 years, Mass. foundation has helped fund fire-rescue teams
The group has raised and donated more than $200,000 to help fire, rescue and EMS services in its small town community
Calif. city FD to ramp up EMS after neighboring county cuts ambulances
The department plans to provide nontransport advanced life support in anticipation that their county's ambulances will be taxed responding to the next…
Tenn. EMT injured after car sideswipes ambulance
Three EMS providers and a 71-year-old patient were in the rig at the time of the crash
6 steps to prevent an oxygen tank explosion/regulator fire
An EMT was injured when an oxygen tank caught fire in the ambulance during a patient transport, a rare but serious threat
Why allowing fire crews to leave the scene for low-acuity patients may be a good thing
Charlotte’s MEDIC deputy director explains how a proposed leave-at-home policy will be a well-researched study into giving the patient the right treatment…
Fire chief: ‘Please don’t stick your hand in a snowblower’
In a 48-hour period, six people in Massachusetts were taken to the hospital after sticking their hands in snowblowers
Pittsburgh man charged after allegedly harassing black EMTs
The man was charged with ethnic intimidation and reckless endangering after reportedly yelling racist slurs and following the off-duty EMTs in his…
EMS crews brought patients to the hospital with misplaced breathing tubes. None of them survived.
Unrecognized esophageal intubation has occurred in Rhode Island at least 11 times in the last three years, according to a report by…
Former Pa. county emergency squad chief injured in house fire
A fundraiser has been set up for former chief, who is being treated at the hospital for first-degree burns
Recruiting the next-gen EMT
Promote a paradigm shift in your recruiting practices to hire your next employee and keep them engaged
Nonprofit medical van seeks to cut EMS calls in San Francisco
The mobile health service seeks to help residents in need with basic medical care to reduce the need for emergency calls