News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Texas emergency management trainees tackle tornado response in capstone exercise | Sunday April 5th, 2026 |
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The Texas Emergency Management Academy’s fifth cohort put eight months of training to the test in a realistic disaster simulation |
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| Va. rescue squad marks decades of service, training and tradition | Sunday April 5th, 2026 |
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After more than 80 years, the nonprofit Danville Life Saving Crew continues to shape careers, serve the community and balance its legacy of volunteerism |
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| N.C. airport crash drill tests firefighters, EMS in multiagency response | Saturday April 4th, 2026 |
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Emergency crews from Hickory and surrounding communities took part in a simulated plane crash at Hickory Regional Airport, training on triage, coordination and response times in a mass-casualty scenario |
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| Ore. county EMS academy gives teens a hands-on look at emergency care | Saturday April 4th, 2026 |
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A new four-day summer academy will immerse Clatsop County high school students in ambulances, fire stations, hospitals and dispatch centers as they explore careers in rural emergency medicine |
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| Photo of the Week: Med-Trans MOH helicopter livery | Friday April 3rd, 2026 |
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A Med-Trans helicopter, in a Medal of Honor design, lands at AMR’s NextFleet operation in Mineral Wells, Texas |
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| NYC EMTs suspended after woman is fatally struck by ambulance in hit-and-run | Friday April 3rd, 2026 |
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The NYPD said a Maimonides Medical Center ambulance turned onto Ocean Avenue in Brooklyn, hit a 44-year-old woman and drove off |
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| Iowa high school students, first responders get hands-on EMS simulation training | Friday April 3rd, 2026 |
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The University of Iowa Simulation in Motion unit brought hands-on training in life-threatening medical calls to local firefighters, medics and high school students |
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| Ala. launches new effort to guide opioid settlement spending | Friday April 3rd, 2026 |
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State officials partner with the Helios Alliance to help communities spend opioid settlement funds more effectively amid growing scrutiny |
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| Trump moves to restore pay for DHS workers amid prolonged shutdown | Thursday April 2nd, 2026 |
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An Executive Order would compensate employees working without pay as the partial government shutdown stretches into its seventh week |
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| LAFD adds electric motorcycles for EMS, rescues in hard-to-reach areas | Thursday April 2nd, 2026 |
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Donated by Google and YouTube, the new fleet will help LAFD and Arcadia firefighters reach injured or stranded people faster in rough terrain, traffic and crowds |
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