News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| San Antonio FD becomes first in nation certified as trauma-informed care agency | Friday March 20th, 2026 |
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The San Antonio Fire Department earned the certification following policy changes focused on how personnel interact with the public and with one another |
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| Mayor Mamdani signals shift toward civilian, EMS-aligned crisis response models | Friday March 20th, 2026 |
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NYC Mayor Mamdani's new Office of Community Safety will oversee mental health response, violence prevention and victim services as part of a broader strategy to reduce non-criminal demands on NYPD |
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| Ill. voters approve tax increase to support ambulance service | Friday March 20th, 2026 |
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Voters approved a tax increase to help Sublette Fire Protection District cover staffing, equipment and operations through 2029 |
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| Photo of the Week: Del. mobile EMS outreach | Friday March 20th, 2026 |
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New Castle County EMS has turned a former emergency response vehicle into a mobile outreach unit |
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| Fire, EMS departments turn to online resale market as apparatus costs surge | Thursday March 19th, 2026 |
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Facing million-dollar price tags and years-long delays, fire and EMS agencies are using the Garage marketplace to buy and sell used rigs and fund new equipment |
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| Fla. firefighter/paramedic accused of stealing fentanyl from ambulance | Thursday March 19th, 2026 |
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Investigators say an Islamorada firefighter/paramedic took a partially used vial after a call and falsified records |
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| Md. Shock Trauma GO TEAM responds to Baltimore bus crash | Thursday March 19th, 2026 |
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Firefighters, medics and special operations units responded to a bus crash, with one patient requiring a complex extrication |
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| N.C. man steals ambulance from hospital, leads 50-mile pursuit to another hospital | Thursday March 19th, 2026 |
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Authorities say a man took a Randolph County EMS ambulance from one hospital and drove it across counties before being arrested at another |
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| Lawsuit against Tenn. paramedics, police officers over patient death dismissed | Wednesday March 18th, 2026 |
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A federal judge dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging Bristol responders used excessive force and denied care to a 23-year-old during a medical emergency in 2017 |
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| 'Ambulance desert': Ala. legislators push bill to fix rural EMS crisis | Wednesday March 18th, 2026 |
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Rural providers say outdated reimbursement rates and workforce losses are forcing critical delays in emergency response |
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