SC county adds pay bump to 48-hour EMS shifts
June 11, 2021
The financial incentive is a stopgap effort until overall pay can be increased to address staffing shortages
Colo. ambulance service to close, leaving community without coverage
June 11, 2021
“As a result of this suspension of service, the community cannot assume that an ambulance will be available for a call to service,” a social post from the connected fire…
Tenn. county emergency responders earn Star of Life award
June 11, 2021
The team of first responders were honored for their quick work in locating a motorcyclist who had gone off the road and down a steep embankment, only to be stopped…
Vaccinating the vulnerable
June 10, 2021
Delivering doses to seniors, the homebound and the homeless
ThirdEye AR glasses now available on FirstNet
June 10, 2021
The augmented and mixed reality technology company is the maker of X2 MR Glasses, which use AR to provide medical personnel more information on scene
Calif. first responders celebrated by family of boy who nearly drowned
June 10, 2021
Members of the Sutter County Sheriff's Office, Yuba City Police Department, Yuba City Fire Department, Reach Medical and the dispatcher on duty during Brody's 911 call gathered together to celebrate his progress
NY fire union says ambulance delay for injured firefighter on scene is ‘unacceptable’
June 10, 2021
When a Rochester firefighter began suffering from heat exhaustion at the scene of a fire, a transport ambulance was not available for more than seven minutes
Va. first responder union pushes for collective bargaining amid staffing woes
June 10, 2021
The Portsmouth Professional Fire Fighters and Paramedic Association said the area is at risk due to responder staffing levels
NY private ambulance service questions a city-run option
June 10, 2021
TLC Emergency Medical Services is requesting an independent expert analyze the city's plan to start their own ambulance service for viability
‘We’re going to kill somebody’: NC fire chief makes impassioned plea for staffing
June 10, 2021
Taylors Bridge Fire Chief Alan Williams was his explicit in his request for an additional six full-time paramedics to ensure adequate medical coverage for the area