News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Las Vegas street medicine team brings healthcare to homeless patients | Sunday July 19th, 2026 |
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The Southern Nevada Health District is expanding its street medicine program, bringing primary care and medications directly to people experiencing homelessness |
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| Injured. N.H. hiker gets marriage proposal during rescue | Sunday July 19th, 2026 |
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A New Hampshire woman said yes after her hiking companion proposed while rescuers prepared to carry her off Mount Kearsarge |
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| N.J. city proposes workforce housing for first responders | Saturday July 18th, 2026 |
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A proposed 48-unit development would provide attainable housing for Trenton firefighters, police officers, EMS personnel and other essential workers |
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| Land donation helps Ala. EMS expand with new station | Saturday July 18th, 2026 |
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Oxford Health Systems plans to build on donated land to improve response times in west Oxford, Bynum and Eastaboga |
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| Photo of the Week: Preparing to honor the fallen | Friday July 17th, 2026 |
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Hundreds of volunteers prepared the National EMS Memorial Service's Weekend of Honor |
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| Photo of the Week: Preparing to honor the fallen | Friday July 17th, 2026 |
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Hundreds of volunteers prepared the National EMS Memorial Service's Weekend of Honor |
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| FDNY EMT's story spotlights push for EMS pay parity | Friday July 17th, 2026 |
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An FDNY EMT told The New York Times she works a second job to make ends meet, renewing calls to raise EMS pay to match firefighters' salaries |
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| Md. county raises benefits for longtime volunteer firefighters, EMS | Friday July 17th, 2026 |
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The Harford County Council overrode a veto to increase monthly LOSAP payments for eligible volunteer first responders despite concerns about the review process |
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| Texas flooding prompts hundreds of rescues | Friday July 17th, 2026 |
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Flash flooding swept across central Texas, killing two people and forcing more than 200 water rescues as more heavy rain threatened the region |
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| Wildfire smoke triggers hazardous air alerts from Great Lakes to East Coast | Friday July 17th, 2026 |
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Smoke from fires in Canada and Minnesota darkened skies, reduced visibility and pushed air quality to unhealthy or hazardous levels across several states |
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