NJ EMS fined $617K for unlicensed vehicles, noncertified personnel
February 4, 2020
The New Jersey Department of Health cited hundreds of instances of unlicensed ambulances running with only one EMT or with noncertified staff members
Emergency communication in the age of social media
February 3, 2020
Six tips for using social media for disaster communications
Paramedic to donate proceeds from song about 1987 Metro Detroit plane crash
February 3, 2020
Andy Graves wrote and released the song to help him cope with the trauma of responding to the crash that killed 156 people
Wrongful death settlement considered in case of woman not transported after taking pills
February 3, 2020
The woman died hours after paramedics and sheriff's deputies left her home
Fla. county may settle in wrongful death 911 response lawsuit
February 3, 2020
A woman who took pills with alcohol died hours after paramedics and sheriff's deputies left her home
City leaders divided after fire department gets EMS contract
February 3, 2020
A tie-breaker was needed to finalize the vote to cancel the city's contract with a private ambulance service
1 dead, 5 wounded in shooting on Greyhound bus in Calif.
February 3, 2020
A man opened fire inside the packed bus, killing a 51-year-old woman and wounding several others
Attack on 2 Hawaii EMS providers prompts safety discussion
February 3, 2020
Officials are considering the use of body cameras and ballistic vests after the most recent attack on an EMT and paramedic
Firefighter-paramedic with one hand retiring, launching nonprofit for amputees
February 3, 2020
Clark County Fire Capt. Robin Brown, one of the first hand amputees to be hired as a first responder in the U.S., is retiring after 37 years
Stolen Dallas ambulance recovered in Louisiana
February 3, 2020
The ambulance was reportedly stolen from the station and driven east