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June 10, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Va. first responder union pushes for collective bargaining amid staffing woes

The Portsmouth Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedic Association said the area is at risk due to responder staffing levels

June 10, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

NY private ambulance service questions a city-run option

TLC Emergency Medical Services is requesting an independent expert analyze the city's plan to start their own ambulance service for viability

June 10, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

‘We’re going to kill somebody’: NC fire chief makes impassioned plea for staffing

Taylors Bridge Fire Chief Alan Williams was his explicit in his request for an additional six full-time paramedics to ensure adequate medical coverage…

June 9, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

It’s coming from inside the house: Internal intentional misconduct in public safety

We must address public safety personnel who lie, cheat, steal, perjure, beat, molest, assault, falsify, embezzle and do otherwise bad things

June 9, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Fla. ambulance catches fire during transport

A St. Johns County Fire Rescue ambulance caught fire on the highway while transporting a patient

June 9, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

EMT, patient dead after dump truck t-boned ambulance

An ambulance transporting a 17-year-old patient was hit by a dump truck on Tuesday morning, killing the attending EMT and patient

June 9, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Paramedic, patient dead after dump truck t-boned ambulance

An ambulance transporting a 17-year-old patient was hit by a dump truck on Tuesday morning, killing the attending paramedic and patient

June 9, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Medic charged with assault with bodily fluids after allegedly throwing medical tool at firefighter

First responders were on the scene of a serious car wreck when a paramedic threw a contaminated piece of medical equipment at a firefighter

June 9, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Medic charged with assault with bodily fluids after allegedly throwing medical tool at FF

First responders were on the scene of a serious car wreck when a paramedic threw a contaminated piece of medical equipment at a firefighter

June 9, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Colo. paramedic missing, vehicle found

Platte Valley Paramedic Maxwell Wekesser, 24, was last seen on Friday

June 9, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

5 years later: Pulse nightclub MCI highlighted need for first responder mental health support

The chaos of June 12, 2016, left lingering trauma for those who tried to save the lives of those wounded at Pulse, and…

June 9, 2021 • EMS1 Daily News

Man accused of posing as EMT, stealing medical equipment indicted

Jesse Dedmon Taylor was charged with impersonating a public servant, a third-degree felony that carries a punishment of two to 10 years…

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