Divers injured in search for child in Lake Michigan
June 24, 2026
Dangerous waves and rip currents turned the rescue effort treacherous, sending three divers to the hospital as crews searched for a missing young swimmer
Maine EMS chief faces long recovery after fatal mill explosion
June 23, 2026
Searsmont EMS Chief Sarah Tompkins remains hospitalized with severe burns from the Robbins Lumber explosion that killed two firefighters
N.J. hospital EMS is first in nation to earn AABB accreditation for blood program
June 23, 2026
University Hospital became the first EMS program in the nation accredited under new prehospital transfusion standards
Over 30 injured in fatal Calif. freeway crash
June 23, 2026
Los Angeles County firefighters declared a mass casualty incident after a tractor-trailer crossed a freeway median and collided head-on with multiple vehicles
Video: Off-duty N.J. EMT revives man during Knicks championship parade
June 22, 2026
A South Orange EMT attending the parade used Narcan to revive a man who appeared to have overdosed after he collapsed atop a subway entrance canopy
Md. fire chiefs ask officials to allow county EMS to help fight fires
June 22, 2026
Somerset County fire chiefs are arguing that county EMS crews are often first on a fire scene and could help departments facing staffing shortages
Conn. EMS uses drones, K-9 to find missing man
June 22, 2026
Oxford EMS Special Operations used drones, K-9 teams and medical personnel during its first out-of-town joint deployment to help locate a missing autistic man
N.Y. hospital opens EMS simulation lab for hands-on training
June 21, 2026
Mount St. Mary’s Hospital has converted former operating room space where providers can train in realistic emergency scenarios from dispatch to hospital handoff
Texas tightens robotaxi rules after emergency response incidents
June 21, 2026
New regulations will require licensing, emergency response plans and stronger oversight of autonomous vehicle fleets following incidents in which robotaxis blocked first responders
N.C. county EMS uses grant to expand community paramedic program
June 20, 2026
Cabarrus County EMS is among 39 agencies receiving funding to strengthen mobile integrated health, behavioral health care and substance use disorder response