CARES Act and grant funding: How it will benefit local fire and EMS response
April 7, 2020
The Act provides $150 billion for a Coronavirus Relief Fund to make payments to local governments
Off-duty EMS providers answer call for help from overwhelmed hospital staff
April 7, 2020
Emergency department staff were brought to tears after 14 off-duty EMS providers and nurses came to assist them
Former FF-medic, now a pharmacist, donates hand sanitizer to FD
April 7, 2020
Former Canton Firefighter-Paramedic Rosario Carcione donated 30 48-ounce bottles of sanitizer to the department where he used to work
Detroit, county considering hazard pay for front-line workers
April 7, 2020
Officials are considering increasing pay for first responders and other front-line workers during the COVID-19 pandemic
NJ EMT dies from COVID-19
April 6, 2020
EMT Liana Sá, of Monmouth-Ocean Hospital Service Corporation (MONOC) and Watchung Rescue Squad, died on Sunday after contracting the virus
FDNY EMS told to wear masks on all calls, assume all patients are infected
April 6, 2020
The department previously instructed EMS providers to only wear N95 masks during aerosol-generating procedures
COVID-19 testing site for first responders opens at Gillette Stadium
April 6, 2020
About 200 tests will be administered for free each day in the parking lot of the stadium
Managing COVID-19 infection risks during cardiac arrest treatment
April 6, 2020
What the ILCOR recommendations for managing infection risks during CPR and intubation of patients who may be infected with SARS-CoV-2 mean for EMS
Paramedic to reunite with son in hospice care
April 6, 2020
Supporters have raised enough money for Paramedic Kendall Whitaker to take time off work to reunite with her immunocompromised son
Quick Take: NAEMSP COVID-19 Town Hall
April 6, 2020
NAEMSP, King County leaders advise on scouting potential novel coronavirus calls, PPE use and when to transport COVID-19 patients