News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| N.Y. voters to weigh in on 16% tax hike for 24-hour ambulance coverage | Friday October 2nd, 2026 |
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The proposed $1 million tax would fund round-the-clock EMS staffing in the rural town, adding $332 a year for a $200,000 property, as New York towns statewide struggle with shrinking volunteer EMS |
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| Calif. city, county to pay $10M in death of man restrained face-down by first responders | Friday October 2nd, 2026 |
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Joseph Perez died of asphyxiation after officers and paramedics held him face-down with a backboard despite his pleas |
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| Former Fla. FD helicopter ambulance chief convicted in drug theft cover-up | Friday October 2nd, 2026 |
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Former Monroe Fire Rescue division chief faces up to 68 years in prison after tampering with evidence and witnesses to shield a chief flight nurse, who admitted to stealing painkillers from Trauma Star helicopters |
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| Wreckage of Calif. medevac helicopter found 200 feet underwater, 2 confirmed dead | Friday October 2nd, 2026 |
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A pilot and nurse died and a patient remains missing after the REACH Air Medical Services helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff |
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| Md. council approves firefighter contract despite censured alderman's abstention | Thursday October 1st, 2026 |
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Aldermen Rob Savidge and Keanuú Smith-Brown abstained from votes on the firefighter agreement, with Savidge citing the union's censure of him over paramedic funding |
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| FEMA awards $648M to over 1,600 fire departments, first responder organizations | Thursday October 1st, 2026 |
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Grant funding will increase local capacity to respond to disasters and emergencies |
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| 2 dead, 1 missing after medevac helicopter crash off Calif. island | Thursday October 1st, 2026 |
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Two people were hospitalized and a fifth remained missing after the helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff and was found submerged in 240 feet of water |
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| Wyo. county signs $5.4M ambulance contract extension days before deadline | Thursday October 1st, 2026 |
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The two-year deal, approved just before the prior contract's expiration, preserves wage increases and Rural Health Transformation funding while giving FCAG time to develop a publicly run EMS model |
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| Mich. bills would let 17-year-olds earn EMT license with parental consent | Wednesday September 30th, 2026 |
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Bipartisan House bills from Reps. Angela Witwer and David Prestin would let 17-year-olds obtain EMT or medical first responder licenses with parental consent, addressing a statewide shortage |
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| Former Houston EMS chief Dr. David Persse dies after swimming injury | Wednesday September 30th, 2026 |
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Persse, who led Houston EMS for nearly 30 years and helped shape the department's emergency medicine practices, died from a severe spinal injury sustained while swimming off Hermosa Beach, Calif. |
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