News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.NREMT launches web portal with information on new AEMT, paramedic certification examinations | Thursday March 28th, 2024 |
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The web portal was launched to guide candidates through the new AEMT and paramedic certification examinations set to begin on July 1, 2024 |
Man arrested after carjacking ambulance service vehicle in Fla. | Thursday March 28th, 2024 |
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An AMR supervisor rolled down his window to ask if a man standing in the road was okay; the man approached the ambulance and “began throwing himself at the window, gaining access to the ambulance" |
Ohio EMS to begin reporting non-fatal overdoses to the state | Thursday March 28th, 2024 |
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Ohio plans to use the data to strategize allocations of resources, including treatment referrals and the distribution of fentanyl test strips and free naloxone |
Top 10 best and worst states for paramedic salaries | Wednesday March 27th, 2024 |
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Wash. county votes to approach fentanyl crisis like a natural disaster response | Wednesday March 27th, 2024 |
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Declaring the fentanyl crisis a countywide emergency would allow Whatcom County leaders to bypass certain limits on hiring and spending |
Recovery operation underway for 6 construction workers following Baltimore bridge collapse | Wednesday March 27th, 2024 |
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Maryland first responders are transitioning to a recovery operation to find six men who were filling potholes on the Francis Scott Key Bridge when it collapsed |
More states add protections against large EMS transport bills | Wednesday March 27th, 2024 |
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The introduction of the No Surprises Act at the federal level, along with similar laws in various states, is starting to change how healthcare is delivered in the U.S. |
Wash. firefighters rescue boy on bike pinned under school bus | Wednesday March 27th, 2024 |
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Vancouver firefighters used wooden blocks to support the bus as they lifted it off the boy using hydraulic struts |
Ala. ambulance crash with motorcycle leaves 1 dead | Tuesday March 26th, 2024 |
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The ambulance was transporting a patient from Helen Keller Hospital in Sheffield to Birmingham when it collided with a motorcycle |
Baltimore bridge collapses after being hit by cargo ship | Tuesday March 26th, 2024 |
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Rescuers pulled two people out of the water after the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed; six people remain unaccounted for |