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Surprise? 4 ways to prepare your agency for an audit
It’s not a matter of if, but when; be prepared by becoming familiar with the OIG workplan, and improving records management and…
Conn. town offers quarterly payments to attract volunteer firefighters, EMTs
The town's Volunteer Firefighters' Relief Program will now pay volunteers every three months instead of paying a lump sum once a year
First responders seek resolution to Wash. dispatch center’s ’emergency staffing situation’
Fire and police leaders met with dispatch center officials and questioned a recent notice that services would be reduced due to staffing
The 2010s can’t end soon enough for public safety
Can police, fire and EMS overcome the challenges we faced in the 2010s to prosper in the 2020s?
Public safety commissioner in NY city responds to EMS contract concerns
The Saratoga Springs commissioner said the new contract will increase city revenue and not interfere with plans for a new fire/EMS station
NJ town cuts ribbon at new $10M fire and EMS station
Personnel are expected to start working from the new 30,000-square-foot station early next year
Prevent EMS medication errors with checklists and job aids
Most EMS providers have witnessed or been involved with a medication error attributable to poor system design and lack of safety behaviors
1 killed, others wounded in stabbing at Ore. shopping center
An attacker stabbed multiple people at a suburban Portland shopping center Wednesday, authorities said
Donors support National EMS Museum’s 2020 initiatives
An EMS industry law firm, the NAEMT and a retired medic have recently made contributions to the museum
Airman recalls rescue of woman in submerged ambulance
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Ryan Fontaine helped EMS providers free a 91-year-old woman from an ambulance stuck in a slough
Calif. paramedic stabbed by patient
The patient stabbed the paramedic with “scissors or shears” during transport, police say
Ambulance service in Ohio deemed “unauditable”
Officials said "loose record-keeping" and missing paperwork prevented the completion of a recent audit