News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Wash. officials approve $1K fine for 911 lift-assist calls at licensed care facilities | Wednesday April 29th, 2026 |
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The fee is aimed at Bellingham care facilities that call 911 for non-emergency lifts or moves, while keeping fire crews available for medical emergencies |
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| Tenn. county EMS collections remain below budget | Wednesday April 29th, 2026 |
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Cumberland County officials say EMS revenue is improving, but collections remain $656,828 under budget for the fiscal year |
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| Ala. county ends opioid fund contracts, shifts control to boost EMS funding | Wednesday April 29th, 2026 |
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Mobile County officials say the move will direct more settlement dollars to EMS, fire and community overdose response efforts |
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| Moose meat divided among crews after collision with Minn. ambulance | Wednesday April 29th, 2026 |
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The Ely Area Ambulance was transporting a patient to Duluth when it hit a cow moose on Hwy. 169 |
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| Iowa FD's whole blood pilot program proves worth with stabbing victim | Tuesday April 28th, 2026 |
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A Des Moines Fire Department paramedic used a blood transfusion system after a stabbing, starting treatment before the patient reached a hospital |
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| Lawsuit accuses former N.C. EMT of taking photos of dying patient | Tuesday April 28th, 2026 |
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The complaint alleges Onslow County failed to properly investigate or secure the EMT’s phone after learning she photographed a critically injured patient who later died |
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| Minn. paramedic pushes for memorial honoring fallen EMS | Tuesday April 28th, 2026 |
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Adam Harvey’s foundation has raised about $50,000 toward a memorial on the Minnesota State Capitol grounds that would include the names of EMS providers who died in the line of duty |
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| Pa. FD ambulance service joins regional EMS 911 rotation | Tuesday April 28th, 2026 |
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Shenango Township's ambulance will join McGonigle Ambulance Service and Elite EMS after school officials raised concerns about response delays during recent medical emergencies |
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| CAL FIRE helicopter crew rescues tree worker 75 feet up during medical emergency | Monday April 27th, 2026 |
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San Jose firefighters relied on a CAL FIRE helicopter to reach the worker after a medical emergency left him stranded high in a palm tree |
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| HHS halts CDC vaccine study publication | Monday April 27th, 2026 |
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Health officials cited methodology concerns in stopping a CDC report that found COVID vaccines cut ED visits and hospitalizations among healthy adults by about half |
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