News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Texas EMS leaders seek changes to $63.9M rural ambulance grant program | Tuesday September 22nd, 2026 |
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EMS leaders are asking Texas lawmakers to revise the Rural Ambulance Service Grant Program to give counties more flexibility in funding providers and equipment |
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| Trial remains on hold for W.Va. EMT charged in fatal dragging case | Tuesday September 22nd, 2026 |
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Kanawha County EMT Alyssa Middleton faces manslaughter and other felony charges in the death of John Lucas as the court considers venue and evidence issues |
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| Award-winning Demers FXP 174 ambulance returns to EMS World Expo | Tuesday September 22nd, 2026 |
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Experience the Type I ambulance shaped by first responders, engineered for the realities of patient care, and available to order now |
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| Audit finds Wash. 911 agency understated revenue, expenses by nearly $4M | Tuesday September 22nd, 2026 |
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A Washington state audit found Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency understated 2025 revenue and expenses by $3.99 million over its accounting for radio purchases and reimbursement |
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| 'The hardest thing I've ever done': EMT recalls lifesaving response after Pa. officer shot 8 times in ambush | Monday September 21st, 2026 |
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EMT Casey Carr describes the emergency care that helped save York County Sheriff's Lt. Dave Godfrey after he suffered eight gunshot wounds in an ambush that killed three detectives |
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| Denver ambulance response times exceed 9 minutes on nearly 8,000 calls | Monday September 21st, 2026 |
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Records show 7,865 Denver Health Priority 1 ambulance responses exceeded nine minutes in seven months, while Denver firefighters kept their own logs documenting ambulance delays |
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| N.C. first responders rescue driver trapped in odd SUV, waterfall crash | Monday September 21st, 2026 |
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Highlands firefighters stabilized a Jeep and extricated a trapped occupant after the vehicle plunged down an embankment and landed at the base of Bridal Veil Falls |
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| Ind. medics honored for field blood transfusion credited with saving shooting victim | Sunday September 20th, 2026 |
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Elkhart firefighters and paramedics were recognized for treating a gunshot victim with prehospital blood, a program that has provided transfusions to 61 patients since June |
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| W.Va. rescue squad pioneers reunite 50 years after volunteer EMS beginnings | Sunday September 20th, 2026 |
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Former Marion County Rescue Squad volunteers reunited to remember the early days of local EMS and the changes that transformed the service from volunteers to paid paramedics |
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| N.Y. town works to avoid ambulance coverage gap during EMS provider switch | Saturday September 19th, 2026 |
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Alden officials and longtime provider Lancaster Volunteer Ambulance Corps are negotiating temporary coverage until Mercy Flight EMS is expected to take over Jan. 1 |
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