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Officials: Paramedic stabbed himself, claimed he was attacked
The paramedic stabbed himself five to six times inside of a gas station bathroom while on duty, and initially told police he…
N.J. EMS Council Receives $7,000 AT&T Contribution to Support Cadet Scholarships
The 89-year-old nonprofit New Jersey State First Aid Council, now doing business as the EMSCNJ, represents 20,000 EMS volunteers affiliated with 250+…
7 Killed, Almost 80 Injured in Morocco Train Derailment
Local residents were the first to reach the scene in the town of Sidi Bouknadel, helping injured or trapped survivors out of…
Future Service Dogs Schooled on Emergency Response
Paws With A Cause service dogs service dogs in training investigate ambulances so their owner will be ready if they need emergency…
Florida Hurricane Death Toll Proves Elusive
Search and rescue teams have crawled and walked through thousands of buildings and ruins for days in places like Mexico Beach.
Retired ambulance donated to high school EMT program
The AMR ambulance will serve as a simulation lab for the Academy of Health Services at Lanier High School
Off-duty firefighters save teen’s life while playing basketball
Columbia Fire Department Captain Kareem Spain and Kiah Thomas were playing a pickup game with some high school students when a teen…
Man jailed for bogus emergency calls, abusing paramedics
John Harvey, who has a history of making hundreds of bogus calls for help, was jailed when he began asking bystanders to…
Mass. island residents raising money for AEDs
Plum Island residents are aiming to make their isolated island safer by raising money to install two AEDs and train community members…
My ‘why’: How the first responder community helped me heal
After losing her sister six years ago, EMS1, FireRescue1 Associate Editor Sarah Calams explains how she was able to heal by working…
EMTs grant dying woman’s final wish to see lighthouse
EMTs Brian Costa and Era Koroveshi drove the ambulance for over an hour to take hospice patient Laura Mullins to see the…
2 Ga. EMS providers hurt in ambulance crash
Witnesses said the Community Care ambulance had its lights and siren going when a vehicle hit the rear driver’s side of the…