News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Photo of the Week: University of Michigan funds FD ambulance | Friday September 4th, 2026 |
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The University of Michigan funded the $346,000 ambulance, which will provide additional EMS capacity in Ann Arbor year-round |
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| Fla. paramedic dies after cardiac arrest, gives final gift through organ donation | Friday September 4th, 2026 |
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Marion County Fire Rescue Paramedic Clifton “Cliff” Murphy was honored with an Honor Walk after his family chose organ donation following his death |
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| Iowa voters overwhelmingly approve EMS taxing district | Friday September 4th, 2026 |
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Mount Vernon-Lisbon area voters approved a new property tax levy with 92% support to fund additional full-time EMS staff, maintain paramedic coverage and improve response times |
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| Wis. FD adds 10th ambulance to meet rising EMS demand | Friday September 4th, 2026 |
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Madison's Medic 1 will operate from downtown Fire Station 1, where nearly 3,800 EMS calls last year were handled by ambulances responding from other stations |
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| Honolulu expands EMS, police program for severe behavioral health crises | Thursday September 3rd, 2026 |
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The MH3 program allows EMS, healthcare providers and police to connect people experiencing severe mental illness or substance use crises with involuntary care when they pose a danger to themselves or others |
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| San Fransico firefighters empty garbage truck to rescue man trapped inside | Thursday September 3rd, 2026 |
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San Francisco firefighters spent nearly three hours searching through a garbage truck before rescuing a man and transporting him to a trauma center |
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| San Francisco firefighters empty garbage truck to rescue man trapped inside | Thursday September 3rd, 2026 |
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San Francisco firefighters spent nearly three hours searching through a garbage truck before rescuing a man and transporting him to a trauma center |
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| Fired Wash. firefighters, EMTs take COVID-19 vaccine mandate case to Supreme Court | Thursday September 3rd, 2026 |
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Former Bellingham firefighters, EMTs, police officers and other city employees fired for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review their case |
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| 'It's part of never forgetting': FDNY honors 36 members who died from 9/11-related illnesses | Thursday September 3rd, 2026 |
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The FDNY added 36 names to its World Trade Center Memorial Wall, bringing to 438 the number of fire and EMS members honored after dying from illnesses linked to Ground Zero |
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| Ind. ends routine ambulance diversions from crowded EDs | Wednesday September 2nd, 2026 |
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Hospitals can now divert ambulances only during disasters or critical infrastructure failures as Indiana seeks to reduce delays in patient care and keep EMS units in their service areas |
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