News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| 'Miracle on the Mississippi': Dozens rescued after tanker strikes river cruise boat | Friday November 13th, 2026 |
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The Atlantic Asphalt tanker struck the American Heritage paddlewheel cruise boat on the Mississippi River, partially submerging it as all agencies respond to rescue efforts |
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| Rescues underway after tanker strikes New Orleans river cruise boat | Friday November 13th, 2026 |
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The Atlantic Asphalt tanker struck the American Heritage paddlewheel cruise boat on the Mississippi River, partially submerging it as all agencies respond to rescue efforts |
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| Wash. FD launches ‘Blood on Board’ program | Friday November 13th, 2026 |
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Richmond battalion chief vehicles now carry two units of whole blood for transfusions before patients reach the hospital, a shift officials say could save 30% more trauma and medical patients experiencing severe bleeding |
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| Calif. fire chief proposes paramedics on engines to cut ambulance delays | Friday November 13th, 2026 |
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Templeton Fire Chief Tom Peterson’s $500,000 proposal would add firefighter-paramedics and restore three-person staffing after some ambulance calls exceed 20-minute response times, with the district board set to discuss funding options Dec. 15 |
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| Watch: FDNY rescues woman trapped in fatal building collapse | Thursday November 12th, 2026 |
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About 250 firefighters dug through the wreckage of a three-story Brooklyn mixed-use building near a construction site, pulling survivors from beneath the rubble as search and rescue operations continued into the night, with seven of the casualties identified as children |
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| Minivan crash kills 3, critically injures 2 near L.A. metro station | Thursday November 12th, 2026 |
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A 61-year-old driver faces three counts of murder and DUI charges after his Toyota Sienna veered off the road at an “unsafe speed,” striking pedestrians and food vendors near a North Hollywood metro station during evening rush hour |
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| Ill. hospital diverts ambulances amid staffing crisis | Wednesday November 11th, 2026 |
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EMS crews are being redirected from Gateway Regional Medical Center and sister hospital Vista Medical Center as the Illinois Department of Public Health works with American Healthcare Systems on contingency plans amid ongoing payroll problems and “staffing instability.” |
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| Seattle appeals $30.5M verdict over EMS response in CHOP shooting death | Wednesday November 11th, 2026 |
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The city argues Antonio Mays Jr. had only a 5-10% chance of survival regardless of emergency care, challenging jury instructions in the civil case that found Seattle negligent after paramedics drove away from a vehicle attempting to flag them down for help |
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| Ill. county to vote on sales tax hike to save hospital ambulance service | Tuesday November 10th, 2026 |
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Jersey Community Hospital CEO Kevin Zachary says the ambulance service faces a $650,000 annual shortfall, prompting the county board to consider placing a 0.5% public safety sales tax increase on the February 2027 primary ballot |
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| Rescue Essentials launches PEDS EMS Pediatric Trauma Kit for prehospital care | Tuesday November 10th, 2026 |
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Innovative kit combines pediatric-appropriate equipment with a highly organized, field-focused design |
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