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24 ASL signs all first responders should know
Check out these video clips for the most important words to know when working with someone who is deaf or hearing-impaired
Woman thanks first responders for whole-blood transfusion
First responders said Tiffany Kieschnick-Rivas would not be alive if she had not received a whole-blood transfusion when they arrived on scene
Wis. paramedic describes scene of fatal 131-car pileup
Katie Stuczynksi said the pileup, which left one dead and 71 injured, was the biggest scene she and her colleagues had ever…
Minn. paramedic describes scene of fatal 131-car pileup
Katie Stuczynksi said the pileup, which left one dead and 71 injured, was the biggest scene she and her colleagues had ever…
NY considers changing sound of first responder sirens
Lawmakers seek to replace the long, droning sound from first responder vehicles to a European-style, high-low sound
NC EMS agency hopes to convert to 12-hour shifts
Randolph County EMS Chief Donovan Davis said 24-hour shifts are affecting the recruitment and retention of first responders
4 hurt in NY ambulance head-on crash
Police said the ambulance was headed to Albany Medical Center with a patient when the collision occurred
Ore. paramedic stabbed inside ambulance at red light
Jeremiah Ray allegedly opened the door of an ambulance stopped at a red light and stabbed a paramedic who tried to keep…
2 Chicago paramedics, officer hurt in ambulance crash
Police said one paramedic was seriously injured and another medic and police officer suffered non-life-threatening injuries after an SUV crashed into an…
Rescuers Search for Missing Skier after Austrian Avalanche
Avalanche killed one person and injured another.
South Carolina Bill Seeks to Change How Mental Patients are Transported to Hospitals
Therapeutic Transport Unit created for law enforcement to use with people suffering from a mental crisis.
9/11 First Responders Head to Washington to Rally for Victim Compensation Fund
A bipartisan bill being unveiled Monday would continue payouts for treatment for them. Without it, there could be drastic cuts.