News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| EMS agencies invited to help streamline Medicare ambulance data reporting | Wednesday August 12th, 2026 |
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Weigh in on which GADCS data elements are most valuable as AIMHI seeks to reduce reporting burdens while preserving data used to inform Medicare reimbursement |
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| New Ill. law gives rural ambulance services more staffing flexibility | Wednesday August 12th, 2026 |
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The law allows rural EMS agencies to use part-time and on-call employees to help maintain ambulance coverage and improve emergency response times |
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| Pa. county hazmat team ends service due to finances | Wednesday August 12th, 2026 |
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HazMat 2 Environmental Fire Rescue will transition to an educational foundation a year after its decades-long partnership with Lancaster County ended |
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| Grants help Calif. FD attain 24/7 paramedic staffing at all firehouses | Wednesday August 12th, 2026 |
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The Merced Fire Department now has a firefighter/paramedic on duty around the clock at every station as medical calls continue to rise |
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| N.C. county EMS is first in nation to deploy eVTOL aircraft on 911 calls | Tuesday August 11th, 2026 |
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Hyde County EMS deployed a flight-trained paramedic aboard an eVTOL aircraft, arriving about 20 minutes ahead of a ground ambulance |
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| Minn. city council votes to end EMS service to neighboring cities | Tuesday August 11th, 2026 |
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Fairview EMS is expected to take over ambulance service in St. Paul Park and Newport after Cottage Grove cited rising healthcare costs and growing demand |
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| Iowa college launches hybrid EMT academy to address first responder shortage | Tuesday August 11th, 2026 |
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Indian Hills Community College’s year-long program combines online coursework with hands-on clinical training to prepare students for EMT certification |
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| Driver cited after crash with Colo. ambulance transporting patient | Tuesday August 11th, 2026 |
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Two people were taken to a hospital after a vehicle collided with an ambulance using its lights and sirens in Boulder |
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| VRpatients introduces VIP, a new character built to teach communication and advocacy in patient care | Monday August 10th, 2026 |
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Nursing and EMS students can now interact with multiple characters inside a simulation, adding more realism to patient care dynamics |
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| Idaho looks to federal funding to expand community paramedicine | Monday August 10th, 2026 |
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State EMS leaders want to grow community paramedicine, strengthen 911 |
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