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Ga. city sets minimum EMS standards after dispute with ambulance company
Gold Cross EMS ambulances should have a paramedic on board, track available units and perform quality control reviews, Augusta committee says
Detroit city council OKs pay increase, reduced workweeks for first responders
The terms include a 4% increase for firefighter/EMT classifications, a 2% increase for paramedics and a 1% increase for EMTs
Ga. college receives $30K donation for EMT training
Albany Technical College was gifted the donation by Phoebe Putney Health System to help cover the cost of basic EMT students' training
Shared call center causes confusion for Okla. agencies
Cherokee County's 911 center staff are employed by 3 individual agencies but housed in the same space
7 things public safety officials need to know about Safe Haven laws
These state laws are designed to prevent infanticide and offer parents a safe place to surrender their child without fear of being…
Educate public safety partners about fentanyl protection
Mitigate fentanyl fears with NIOSH guidance and basic PPE precautions
W.Va. pilot program to train police deputies as EMTs
Trained deputies "could help save someone's life" sheriff says during program's first week
Va. pilot program to train police deputies as EMTs
Trained deputies "could help save someone's life" sheriff says during program's first week
Historic NJ ambulance heads to Henry Ford Museum
Disbanded Belmar First Aid Squad’s 1938 Ford ambulance served one of the country’s original first aid squads
Tenn. man charged after ambulance theft video goes viral
“They didn’t want to give me a ride home,” Desai Billingsley can be heard saying in the video
Texas EMS agency rolls out mobile vaccination drive
As cases of COVID-19 continue to increase in the community, MedStar works to get vaccinations to people where they live using a…
Mercy pick: Dealing with rejection
Regardless of position, EMS providers can still deal with feelings of inadequacy, rejection and isolation; finding internal fulfillment is a must