News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| 3 people, 6 points: The Star of Life challenge is spreading on social media | Tuesday October 6th, 2026 |
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EMS and fire crews are using their bodies to form the Star of Life, posting it on social media and tagging the next department to do the same |
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| Supreme Court declines to hear case of Wash. firefighters fired over vaccine mandate | Tuesday October 6th, 2026 |
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The high court's refusal leaves in place lower court rulings that Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue could not reasonably accommodate firefighters who sought religious exemptions from Washington's 2021 COVID-19 vaccine mandate without undue hardship |
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| 32-vehicle crash sends 15 to Idaho hospitals | Tuesday October 6th, 2026 |
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Idaho State Police say a crash involving a group of motorcyclists on I-84 near Caldwell caused several vehicles to pile up, prompting air and ground ambulances to transport about 15 people to local hospitals |
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| 2 dead, 26 injured in crash involving Fla. school bus | Tuesday October 6th, 2026 |
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A car crossed the center line and struck a Winter Haven school bus carrying 39 people, ripping off a tire and sending the bus into an oncoming Jeep that caught fire |
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| Pa. surpasses 1,000 measles cases, largest state outbreak in over 30 years | Tuesday October 6th, 2026 |
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With 198 hospitalizations and five deaths since April, Pennsylvania's outbreak is the largest since the early 1990s, as New York declares a disaster emergency and the CDC reports nearly 3,900 cases nationwide amid falling vaccination rates |
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| Neonatal Transport Incubator Platform-FL: 2026 EMS World Innovation Awards Finalist | Monday October 5th, 2026 |
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The platform lets air medical crews convert a LifePort AeroSled TS stretcher to carry a Dräger Isolette TI500 incubator in seconds, then revert it to standard use |
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| Crestline Ambulances introduces new CCL 166 Type I at EMS World Expo 2026 | Monday October 5th, 2026 |
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Named a 2026 Innovation Award finalist, the new Type I delivers expanded workspace, increased storage, and crew-focused comfort |
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| Ind. EMS supervisor fired after sexual misconduct testimony | Monday October 5th, 2026 |
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The Evansville Fire Merit Commission voted unanimously to terminate Douglas Randell after hearing testimony from multiple women alleging inappropriate text messages and comments |
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| Texas FD's MIH unit diverts 1,200 to 1,500 annual non-emergency calls from ambulance crews | Monday October 5th, 2026 |
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Bryan Fire Department's Mobile Integrated Health Care program saves the city nearly $1 million a year in ambulance operating costs |
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| Iowa county advisory council recommends 2 round-the-clock ALS crews for EMS system | Monday October 5th, 2026 |
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The council recommends two round-the-clock ALS crews under Ottumwa Regional Medical Intensive Care Services, backed by Ottumwa Fire Department, plus a rural volunteer response network ahead of a potential funding levy vote |
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