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Unfair Pay Leads to Staffing Shortage in Washington Ambulance Service
EMTs and paramedics have been at odds with Advanced Life Services for two years.
North Carolina Paramedics Injured in Crash
Car failed to yield to a Gaston County EMS ambulance responding to a call.
Female Firefighters at Risk of PTSD and Suicidal Thoughts
Female firefighters are at a high-risk of developing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and experiencing suicidal thoughts, compared to male firefighters, according…
Fourth Body Recovered from Waukegan Explosion Site
Explosion appears to be the result of an accident within the processes at the factory.
Georgia Sprinter Impaled by Javelin
Part of the javelin was removed during surgery at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center.
Sacramento looks to add bike medics to fire department
The addition of bikes to the fire department would allow paramedics to respond more quickly and efficiently to medical emergencies
Paramedic feared for safety of first responders during call to murder scene
After discovering two young girls were dead, first responders attempting to treat the father were frightened by his demeanor and conversation
Mo. college paramedic cohort breaks gender barriers
The first-ever all-female paramedic cohort at Ozarks Technical Community College Waynesville Center features six women with a range of experience in emergency…
Fla. FD joins regional transport system to handle infectious patient transport
Two rescue units are being equipped with AeroClave decontamination units and isolation capsules for safe transport
Two decades later: How fire, EMS response has changed since Columbine
A fire captain who was on duty during the Columbine High School shooting in 1999 says the incident forever changed how they…
‘Beyond crisis mode’: Ambulance companies struggle in Pa. suburbs
With their budgets increasingly strained, fire and EMS squads across the region are reaching out to the residents, not to raise money…
FDNY Appoints First Woman as Chief of EMS
Chief Lillian Bonsignore most recently served as Chief of EMS Academy.