News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Md. counties face growing pressure to fund paramedics, EMTs | Thursday August 20th, 2026 |
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Rising EMS staffing costs, declining volunteer ranks and reduced state support are squeezing county budgets as communities work to recruit and retain paramedics and EMTs |
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| Community rallies around Minn. paramedic critically injured in crash | Thursday August 20th, 2026 |
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Mayo Clinic Ambulance Services paramedic Katie Ann Minter is recovering after a three-vehicle crash as community fundraisers raise money and provide meals for her family |
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| Pilot killed in collision with Pa. State Police helicopter; troopers survive | Thursday August 20th, 2026 |
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A Cessna 150 collided with a Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407 near a Carlisle airport runway, killing the plane’s pilot and trapping two troopers in the helicopter |
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| Fundraiser launched for Texas first responder who lost wife, 2 sons in house fire | Thursday August 20th, 2026 |
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Sacred Cross EMS is rallying support for Herstle Renfroe, a longtime EMS provider and volunteer firefighter whose family died in a Parker County house fire |
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| Texas firefighters vote no confidence in fire chief amid EMS shift | Wednesday August 19th, 2026 |
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Grapevine firefighters cited concerns over staffing, fire response capabilities, communication and morale after department changes replaced an engine with an EMS-focused squad |
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| 5 FDNY firefighters among 19 injured in crash with MTA bus | Wednesday August 19th, 2026 |
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Five firefighters and 14 civilians were taken to hospitals after an FDNY fire truck and MTA bus collided at a Bronx intersection |
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| Texas firefighter loses wife, 2 children in house fire | Tuesday August 18th, 2026 |
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The firefighter was serving the community when flames engulfed his Parker County home |
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| Hawaii National Guard rescues paramedics from floodwaters as rig washes away | Tuesday August 18th, 2026 |
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Two paramedics climbed onto their vehicle after becoming trapped in fast-moving floodwaters during Hurricane Lala |
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| Off-duty Calif. paramedic, firefighter husband rescue woman from burning car | Tuesday August 18th, 2026 |
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Shannon O’Neill-Gentry and Grant Gentry stopped at an El Dorado County crash and helped free a trapped woman as flames spread through her vehicle |
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| Surgeons called to free worker trapped in conveyor belt at Mass. facility | Tuesday August 18th, 2026 |
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Westford firefighters and a surgical team worked for over two hours to free a worker whose arm became trapped in machinery about 10 feet above the ground |
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