News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Stuck in traffic, San Francisco EMS crew runs 2 blocks to deliver baby | Wednesday September 23rd, 2026 |
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Veteran field training officers and a newly licensed paramedic carried equipment through traffic to help deliver a healthy newborn |
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| Okla. rural EMS leaders warn rising costs are outpacing property tax funding | Wednesday September 23rd, 2026 |
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Rural ambulance leaders told lawmakers that rising call volumes and operating costs are straining EMS districts as the state considers changes that could slow or reduce property tax revenue |
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| EMT, firefighters struck by vehicle while working Tenn. interstate crash | Wednesday September 23rd, 2026 |
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Three Kingsport firefighters and a Sullivan County EMS EMT were hospitalized after a vehicle struck them as they loaded a patient into an ambulance on I-26 |
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| Va. city clears way for firefighters, police and other workers to bargain contracts | Wednesday September 23rd, 2026 |
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Portsmouth adopted rules to fully implement collective bargaining nearly three years after first authorizing it, establishing bargaining units for firefighters, police and other city employees |
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| Texas EMS leaders seek changes to $63.9M rural ambulance grant program | Tuesday September 22nd, 2026 |
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EMS leaders are asking Texas lawmakers to revise the Rural Ambulance Service Grant Program to give counties more flexibility in funding providers and equipment |
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| Trial remains on hold for W.Va. EMT charged in fatal dragging case | Tuesday September 22nd, 2026 |
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Kanawha County EMT Alyssa Middleton faces manslaughter and other felony charges in the death of John Lucas as the court considers venue and evidence issues |
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| Award-winning Demers FXP 174 ambulance returns to EMS World Expo | Tuesday September 22nd, 2026 |
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Experience the Type I ambulance shaped by first responders, engineered for the realities of patient care, and available to order now |
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| Audit finds Wash. 911 agency understated revenue, expenses by nearly $4M | Tuesday September 22nd, 2026 |
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A Washington state audit found Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency understated 2025 revenue and expenses by $3.99 million over its accounting for radio purchases and reimbursement |
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| 'The hardest thing I've ever done': EMT recalls lifesaving response after Pa. officer shot 8 times in ambush | Monday September 21st, 2026 |
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EMT Casey Carr describes the emergency care that helped save York County Sheriff's Lt. Dave Godfrey after he suffered eight gunshot wounds in an ambush that killed three detectives |
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| Denver ambulance response times exceed 9 minutes on nearly 8,000 calls | Monday September 21st, 2026 |
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Records show 7,865 Denver Health Priority 1 ambulance responses exceeded nine minutes in seven months, while Denver firefighters kept their own logs documenting ambulance delays |
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