News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Photo of the Week: Houston Mobile Stroke Unit honors Dr. David Persse | Friday October 23rd, 2026 |
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Houston Fire Department and Memorial Hermann dedicated the city’s second Mobile Stroke Unit, equipped with CT scanning and telemedicine, in honor of the late Dr. David Persse |
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| Colo. county rescuers answer 3 calls in 14 hours as first snow hits hunters | Friday October 23rd, 2026 |
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First-season snow and plunging temperatures prompted three separate backcountry rescue missions near Yampa and Hayden, including a hypothermic hunter hauled 1,500 feet uphill through snow |
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| Nev. EMS recruits Australian paramedics to ease Reno-area staffing shortage | Friday October 23rd, 2026 |
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Partnering with International Medic Solutions, REMSA Health is bringing trained medics from Australia into its northern Nevada workforce as about 60% of U.S. EMS agencies face staffing shortages |
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| Pa. lawmaker proposes sustainability fund to help struggling volunteer EMS, fire departments | Friday October 23rd, 2026 |
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Rep. Brenda Pugh’s Bill 2848 would provide grants of up to $25,000 every three years to small fire companies and incentivize voluntary consolidation, building on her earlier bill that offered a $6,000 tax credit for firefighters and EMS personnel |
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| Ala. hospital EMS seeks changes to city’s ambulance ordinance | Friday October 23rd, 2026 |
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Huntsville Hospital officials want Decatur to align staffing, mileage and response-time rules with practices already used in other counties |
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| La. EMS, FD partner to bring blood products to the field | Thursday October 22nd, 2026 |
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East Baton Rouge EMS and St. George Fire Department’s new partnership will put 20 trained "Blood Medics" in the field starting Oct. 26 |
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| La. EMS, FD partner to bring whole blood to the field | Thursday October 22nd, 2026 |
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East Baton Rouge EMS and St. George Fire Department’s new partnership will put 20 trained "Blood Medics" in the field starting Oct. 26 |
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| N.C. county rescue squad trains first responders on hot air balloon emergencies | Thursday October 22nd, 2026 |
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First responders from Iredell County studied balloon equipment and discussed scenarios like hard landings, fuel incidents and burn treatment |
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| N.M. city rebrands crisis response unit with new EMT case manager role | Thursday October 22nd, 2026 |
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Santa Fe’s overhaul adds a career ladder requiring case managers to become certified EMTs, months after Fire Chief Scott Ouderkirk removed paramedics from the unit, though its budget, hours and staffing remain below 2022 peak levels |
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| Rural Maine ambulance service to close as volunteer ranks fall short | Wednesday October 21st, 2026 |
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Wayne and Roberta Seely, in their 80s, are retiring after spending nearly two years and sending 800 letters trying to find enough volunteers to keep Dennys River Ambulance Service running |
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