Ohio summit teaches responders how to deal with stress
November 17, 2019
Police officers, firefighters, paramedics and dispatchers from across Ohio gathered to discuss the trauma and stress first responders face
Boy, 11, called ‘hero’ for calling 911, saving great-grandmother’s life
November 17, 2019
Nick Hutton, a sixth-grader, called 911 when he noticed his great-grandmother had slurred speech and a drooping face
Overtime has ‘exploded’ at understaffed Md. 911 center
November 17, 2019
“We don’t have an option of operating below a certain level ... we must fill the seat. Our overtime has exploded," Scott Campbell, director of public safety, said
American Red Cross awards Ind. YMCA staff for lifesaving response
November 15, 2019
A YMCA lifeguard and other staff member received Red Cross Lifesaving Awards for rescuing a swimmer who stopped breathing
Shooter who killed 2 at Calif. high school dies
November 15, 2019
The 16-year-old boy shot himself in the head after killing two classmates and wounding three others, and had been in critical condition since the shooting
Off-duty Conn. firefighter-EMT helps treat patient on flight
November 15, 2019
Deputy Fire Chief Bill Lounsbury jumped into action to help a fellow passenger who was in medical distress during the flight from Las Vegas to Connecticut
Atlanta ambulances not repaired years after safety recalls
November 15, 2019
Officials said the recalls did not make repairs mandatory, and providers fear that taking ambulances out of service would leave areas uncovered during emergencies
2 men indicted for murder, 1 for conspiracy, in Fla. firefighter-paramedic’s killing
November 15, 2019
Coral Springs Fire Department Firefighter-Paramedic Christopher Randazzo was shot and killed in an apparent robbery in October
Photo of the Week: Peer and pup support at Allina Health EMS
November 15, 2019
Allina Health is instituting a peer support program, resiliency training and a therapy dog program, featuring Evie
Pa. ambulance crashes into second ambulance while transporting shooting victim
November 15, 2019
A third ambulance brought the patient to the hospital, where she was pronounced dead