Lawmakers request expansion of fire, EMS reimbursements
July 1, 2020
The bipartisan group of House representatives is calling for agencies to receive reimbursements for treatment-in-place responses and telehealth use
Fla. governor signs law requiring silent panic alarms in schools
July 1, 2020
"Alyssa's Law," named after a Stoneman Douglas High School shooting victim, seeks to establish real-time coordination between schools and first responders in emergencies
Report: Crowd attacked fire, EMS responders trying to save crash victim
July 1, 2020
A Virginia Beach Fire Department report said first responders were pushed and kicked and that EMS vehicles were jumped on after the fatal motorcycle crash
2 ambulance company owners sentenced in $10.8M Medicare fraud
July 1, 2020
The case is one of the largest Medicare ambulance fraud cases ever prosecuted by the U.S. Department of Justice
1 killed, 4 injured after vehicle crashes into Atlanta ER
July 1, 2020
Ambulance services were temporarily diverted after officials say a woman in her 70s lost control of her vehicle and crashed through the ER's glass doors
Study: EMS calls dropped 26% nationally during pandemic
June 30, 2020
The University of Buffalo-led study also found that the proportion of EMS-attended deaths doubled around the same time period
Survivors of fatal collision reunite with rescuers 33 years later
June 30, 2020
Three women who survived the 1987 crash that killed one of their friends met with two dozen first responders to thank them on Friday
2 Pa. EMS providers placed on leave for not wearing masks
June 30, 2020
An East Hills Ambulance official said the employees broke protocol by removing their masks while on duty
AMR Philadelphia paramedic, former FD captain dies from COVID-19
June 30, 2020
American Medical Response Philadelphia Paramedic William "Brad" Blackman worked in EMS for more than 35 years and is remembered as a "true hero"
5 considerations for purchasing stretcher attachments
June 30, 2020
Conduct a needs assessment to establish how accessories will be used to safe time and protect providers