News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Pa. EMS workers unanimously vote out Teamsters union | Thursday March 12th, 2026 |
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After months of delays tied to federal labor rules, employees at North Huntingdon EMS/Rescue voted to remove Teamsters Local 205 as their bargaining representative |
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| Pa. EMS providers unanimously vote out Teamsters union | Thursday March 12th, 2026 |
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After months of delays tied to federal labor rules, employees at North Huntingdon EMS/Rescue voted to remove Teamsters Local 205 as their bargaining representative |
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| Mo. woman attacks paramedics with trauma shears during transport | Thursday March 12th, 2026 |
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A Kansas City woman grabbed trauma shears from a medic and swung them during a combative transport in Claycomo |
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| NFFF documentary captures firefighters’ front-line experiences during COVID-19 | Thursday March 12th, 2026 |
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The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s new film features firefighters from New York, Idaho and Massachusetts reflecting on the uncertainty, challenges and lasting lessons of the pandemic |
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| Overnight ambulance unit cut highlights NYC’s growing EMS staffing crisis | Thursday March 12th, 2026 |
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Hospitals on Staten Island are reducing overnight ambulance coverage as staffing shortages, pay disparities and recruitment challenges continue |
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| Suspected Iranian cyberattack hits Stryker, disrupting systems across medical device company | Wednesday March 11th, 2026 |
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Staff reportedly saw the hacking group’s logo appear on devices during a widespread outage at the global medical device company |
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| 1 dead, 11 injured in crash involving FDNY fire truck responding to call | Wednesday March 11th, 2026 |
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An FDNY tower ladder responding to an emergency collided with a commercial van in Brooklyn, setting off a chain-reaction crash involving an Access-a-Ride bus and an SUV |
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| 1 dead, 11 injured in crash involving FDNY fire truck responding to a call | Wednesday March 11th, 2026 |
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An FDNY tower ladder responding to an emergency collided with a commercial van in Brooklyn, setting off a chain-reaction crash with an Access-a-Ride bus and an SUV |
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| Rising costs push rural Wash. EMS agencies toward financial breaking point | Wednesday March 11th, 2026 |
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Stevens County ambulance providers warn funding gaps and rising costs threaten the region’s ALS services |
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| Calif. pension reform for firefighters could swing back toward richer benefits | Wednesday March 11th, 2026 |
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A bill that would let unions negotiate earlier retirement and higher pension caps for newly hired public safety workers is drawing support from labor groups and warnings from local governments over rising costs |
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