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Final rules announced for federal 911 upgrade grant program
The U.S. Department of Transportation and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s grant program will help upgrade call centers to Next Generation 911…
Officials: Air ambulance was repaired 3 times before 2016 crash
Federal investigators said the plane had been repaired three times in the six weeks before it crashed Nov. 2016, killing four people
Police: Woman who stole ambulance was tired of waiting at hospital
Officials said Pamela Cash grew impatient while waiting for relatives to pick her up and decided to drive home in the ambulance
NJ city settles EMT pay raise issue from 10 years ago
The city of Paterson will pay $166,666 in retroactive checks to 33 EMTs, which covers pay raises the EMTs claimed they could…
Acadian Ambulance opts in to FirstNet
“From voice and data to video, being able to send that information while en route to the hospital is crucial,” Acadian Ambulance…
Motorola’s FirstNet Ready LTE Device Enables Secure Real-Time Data Sharing
LEX L11 supports first responders through easy sharing of real-time data, video and images.
Paramedics in Indianapolis Suburb Turn to Nitrous Oxide as Fentanyl Alternative
Paramedics in the Indianapolis suburb of Fishers are now providing nitrous oxide instead of fentanyl to patients in pain, the first department…
Laughing Gas? IN Paramedics See Nitrous Oxide as Option to Opioids
CLOSE Fishers paramedics will begin providing laughing gas instead of a powerful opioid to patients in pain, the first department in the…
Man Killed, Woman Seriously Injured When Boat Hits Piling in Water
Two patients were recovered by Tampa Fire Rescue and rushed to nearby hospitals after a boating accident in the waters off Davis Islands…
Boston EMS Help in Arrest of Breaking and Entering Suspect
Boston Emergency Services and a businessman with a bat helped to make an arrest in a breaking and entering in South Boston…
11 Killed, Nearly 70 Wounded in Chicago Weekend Shootings
CHICAGO (AP) — At least 11 people were shot and killed and about 70 others were wounded over the weekend in Chicago,…
Five Killed When Small Plane Crashes in California Parking Lot
SANTA ANA, Calif. (AP) — Witnesses watched in horror as a small plane banked low in sunny skies over a Southern California…