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Texas city takes EMS in-house, names chief to lead transition
San Marcos will launch a city-run EMS department and has tapped longtime EMS leader Jill Rosales to oversee the transition from the…
6 injured in stabbing inside NYC's Penn Station
Six people were hospitalized after a stabbing inside one of the nation’s busiest transit hubs, as authorities took a suspect into custody…
Calif. voters to decide on paramedic tax increase
Corte Madera officials are asking voters to bring the town’s contribution in line with other agencies in the Ross Valley Paramedic Authority
Ohio FD seeks FEMA grant to add firefighter/paramedics
Painesville officials are pursuing funding for firefighter/paramedic positions as call volume has nearly doubled since staffing levels were reduced
N.C. rescuers find injured man stranded in river for days after cliff fall
First responders used ropes, swift-water rescue techniques and a helicopter to save a man who survived for days after falling from a…
New Minn. mobile ECMO program helps save cardiac arrest patient
A Minnesota woman reunited with the EMS crews and helicopter team that helped save her life after a cardiac arrest
Photo of the Week: Wis. college EMS summer camp
Madison College's two-day camp will give students in grades 8-11 hands-on experience
The McClain convictions were reversed. That does not mean EMS is off the hook.
Whatever happens next in court, this tragic case leaves EMS with five hard-earned lessons that could save a patient’s life — and…
Texas city launches nurse triage program for some 911 calls
Arlington's Nurse Navigation Program connects some non-life-threatening 911 callers with registered nurses to help reduce ambulance use
Mich. FD explores launching its own ambulance transport service
The Cascade Fire Department is developing a BLS transport program to handle rising low-acuity calls and reduce delays when private providers are…
Colo. court overturns homicide convictions of 2 paramedics in Elijah McClain case
An appeals court ordered new trials for Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec, finding errors in jury instructions on…
Vision FirstNet Users Summit to Highlight Global Public Safety Communications Lessons from the World’s Biggest Soccer Event
This session will bring together leading public safety and communications experts to examine how FirstNet, the dedicated public safety communications network, was…