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Use social media to make every week EMS Week
We can recognize our responders and celebrate their victories every day using the tools of Social Media
The Star of Life: a shining symbol of what it means to be in EMS
This symbol shows that we belong to something important and we are part of the power, strength and knowledge of every EMT
FirstNet turns 1, announces 600K device connections, plans to expand
The FirstNet communications platform for first responders is being used by more than 7,250 public safety agencies to improve interagency communication
4 injured in ambulance crash that overturned rig
Two Baltimore City Fire Department paramedics, a bus driver and a passenger were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries
EMS Week: What it means to be ‘Always in Service’
Around-the-clock response capability is why EMS organizations exist, but individual EMS providers need to regularly go out of service to rest and…
Ill. cities concerned about dwindling volunteer pool of first responders
Several emergency volunteer agencies are operating with half of the volunteers ideally needed to fully respond to emergency situations in their coverage…
Mass. city selects Brewster Ambulance Service to replace AMR as EMS provider
Brewster will provide the city a "mobile simulation lab" to help train local firefighters, and provide other special resources, such as mobile…
Mass. city switches from AMR to Brewster Ambulance Service
Brewster will provide the city a "mobile simulation lab" to help train local firefighters, and provide other special resources, such as mobile…
41 Dead in Fire in Russian Plane
Emergency workers have recovered 41 bodies and two flight recorders from the wreckage of a plane that caught fire during an emergency…
At Least Three Dead in Illinois Factory Explosion
Death toll rises in Waukegan silicone factory explosion.
Plane Runs Off Runway into Florida River
"We don't know what they were thinking or why they made that choice,"
FDNY names first female, openly-gay EMS chief
Lillian Bonsignore, 50, will set two new milestones for the FDNY — becoming the highest-ranked woman in the uniformed service, and the…