News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| N.M. FD trains record numbers of EMTs, paramedics | Thursday October 8th, 2026 |
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Albuquerque Fire Rescue has graduated 40 paramedics since 2023, with 25 more expected this year, alongside a record 40 EMT basics and 26 advanced EMT cadets |
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| Iowa man sentenced after groping paramedic in ambulance | Thursday October 8th, 2026 |
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The Cedar Falls man was sentenced to 60 days in jail after pleading to a misdemeanor reduced from felony sexual abuse |
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| Wash. city council approves first ambulance rate hike in over a decade | Thursday October 8th, 2026 |
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The unanimous vote raises Bellingham's basic life support fees from $877 to $1,177 and advanced life support from $1,093 to $1,393 |
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| Hurricane Isaias approaches Gulf Coast, prompting evacuations | Thursday October 8th, 2026 |
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The late-forming storm prompted states of emergency in Florida and Alabama as it threatens the Panhandle and southern Mississippi with life-threatening storm surge and flooding this weekend |
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| 'Not causing a problem' is not a size-up: Lessons from Ohio firefighter/paramedic stabbing | Wednesday October 7th, 2026 |
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A NIOSH investigation shows how a routine transport escalated into a stabbing and why dispatch coding, staging triggers and patient-notification practices all factored into the outcome |
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| Ultralight aircraft crashes onto Iowa home's roof after takeoff | Wednesday October 7th, 2026 |
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The pilot lost control while taking off from Abel Island Airport, striking power lines before his aircraft landed upside down on a rural Guttenberg home's roof |
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| Calif. FD launches community paramedicine pilot to ease ED, 911 strain | Wednesday October 7th, 2026 |
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San Jose Fire Department's six-month pilot sends a two-person mobile unit to connect residents with complex medical and behavioral health needs to long-term care, aiming to reduce repeat cycling through 911 |
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| NYC ambulance response times hit record high amid EMS staffing shortage | Wednesday October 7th, 2026 |
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Life-threatening emergency response times have climbed from 9:34 in 2021 to 13:09 this fiscal year as FDNY loses about 10 ambulance units daily to staffing shortages, with officials pointing to the pay gap between EMTs and firefighters |
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| 3 people, 6 points: The Star of Life challenge is spreading on social media | Tuesday October 6th, 2026 |
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EMS and fire crews are using their bodies to form the Star of Life, posting it on social media and tagging the next department to do the same |
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| Supreme Court declines to hear case of Wash. firefighters fired over vaccine mandate | Tuesday October 6th, 2026 |
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The high court's refusal leaves in place lower court rulings that Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue could not reasonably accommodate firefighters who sought religious exemptions from Washington's 2021 COVID-19 vaccine mandate without undue hardship |
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