News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Wash. county Fentanyl deaths fall 40% in from 2023 peak | Saturday August 8th, 2026 |
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Officials point to expanded Narcan access, treatment, community paramedicine and coordinated public safety efforts as contributing to the decline |
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| Ky. crews rescue teen hiker who fell over waterfall | Saturday August 8th, 2026 |
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Dispatch-provided coordinates helped crews locate the injured 18-year-old in a remote area near Laurel River Dam |
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| ‘A huge lifesaver’: Texas fire department launches prehospital whole blood program | Friday August 7th, 2026 |
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Killeen Fire EMS is the first fire-based EMS agency between Dallas and San Antonio to provide prehospital blood transfusions |
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| Fla. fire rescue plans drone delivery of whole blood to trauma scenes | Friday August 7th, 2026 |
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The proposed Hillsborough County program would serve a 70-square-mile area and is expected to deliver blood in under three minutes on average |
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| Wis. man accused of attempted murder pleads not guilty to assaulting paramedic | Friday August 7th, 2026 |
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The paramedic was allegedly struck in the nose while evaluating the man during the response to a domestic violence 911 call |
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| Nev. health organization accused of profit-first tactics in EMS partnership | Friday August 7th, 2026 |
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A lawsuit filed by the founders of Community Ambulance Co. alleges Dignity Health attempted to “dictate that patients be delivered to associate facilities even if the facility was not the closest hospital" |
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| Minn. teen rescued after 20-story fall inside abandoned grain elevator | Thursday August 6th, 2026 |
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Minneapolis public safety officials say urban exploration is fueling a growing number of dangerous rescues and warned that these incidents put both trespassers and first responders at risk |
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| Neb. man pleads guilty to assaulting paramedics in ED | Thursday August 6th, 2026 |
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Kenneth Ryden faces up to seven years in prison after pleading guilty to assaulting healthcare professionals during treatment at Providence Medical Center |
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| Former Kan. EMT pleads guilty to child pornography charge | Thursday August 6th, 2026 |
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Dylan Jamescupp’s phone data showed he received child sexual abuse material while on duty at the Kansas City (Kan.) Fire Department |
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| N.Y. EMT arrested after tasing coworker at station | Wednesday August 5th, 2026 |
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Former Empress EMS EMT Emmanuel Vasquez was immediately terminated and later arrested |
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