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4 injured in KY ambulance crash
A Rowan County ambulance carrying a critical patient collided with a car in Lexington, sending three others to the hospital with non-life-threatening…
15-year-old charged in shooting that wounded 11 at Fla. homecoming game
Police say a fight preceded the shooting outside FAMU’s Bragg Memorial Stadium, with none of the 11 gunshot victims, six of them…
Va. deck collapse near university sends 28 to hospital
The collapse at a homecoming party in Williamsburg sent 13 people to the hospital by ambulance and 15 via their own transportation
Iowa county voters to decide EMS levy amid rising costs, budget questions
The proposed levy would let Iowa County supervisors collect up to $1.50 per $1,000 of assessed value for 15 years, as one…
Baltimore fire unions raise safety, funding concerns over new 911 diversion plan
Fire union leaders fear removing police from nonviolent 911 calls could endanger first responders if situations turn dangerous, as finance officials warn…
25 hospitalized after Ga. school bus overturns following football game
The Salem High School bus overturned nearly a full rotation after striking a Kia while exiting I-20, with one student airlifted via…
Pa. man charged with assaulting EMT, damaging ambulance during mental health transport
Walter Gera, 34, is accused of repeatedly kicking an EMT and damaging a Schuylkill EMS ambulance during a voluntary mental health transport,…
Minneapolis mental health crisis response program in limbo amid vendor fight
A new audit found the city lacks basic oversight of its behavioral crisis response program, which has cost more than $25 million…
Calif. county to bid out ambulance contract for first time in 80 years
San Luis Ambulance, the county’s exclusive provider since 1945, will compete against a Paso Robles-led public-private partnership proposal as county supervisors prepare…
Mich. fire departments win $698,000 grant for cardiac monitors
North Oakland County Fire Authority, Oxford, Holly and Groveland Township will use the regional grant to replace 15 aging cardiac monitors
Ohio voters to decide EMS levy increase to fund 3 new paramedics
North Royalton’s proposed five-year, 2-mill levy would generate about $2.27 million annually, letting the city hire three additional firefighter-paramedics to address rising…
Photo of the Week: Houston Mobile Stroke Unit honors Dr. David Persse
Houston Fire Department and Memorial Hermann dedicated the city’s second Mobile Stroke Unit, equipped with CT scanning and telemedicine, in honor of…