News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Fire, EMS departments turn to online resale market as apparatus costs surge | Thursday March 19th, 2026 |
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Facing million-dollar price tags and years-long delays, fire and EMS agencies are using the Garage marketplace to buy and sell used rigs and fund new equipment |
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| Fla. firefighter/paramedic accused of stealing fentanyl from ambulance | Thursday March 19th, 2026 |
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Investigators say an Islamorada firefighter/paramedic took a partially used vial after a call and falsified records |
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| Md. Shock Trauma GO TEAM responds to Baltimore bus crash | Thursday March 19th, 2026 |
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Firefighters, medics and special operations units responded to a bus crash, with one patient requiring a complex extrication |
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| N.C. man steals ambulance from hospital, leads 50-mile pursuit to another hospital | Thursday March 19th, 2026 |
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Authorities say a man took a Randolph County EMS ambulance from one hospital and drove it across counties before being arrested at another |
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| Lawsuit against Tenn. paramedics, police officers over patient death dismissed | Wednesday March 18th, 2026 |
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A federal judge dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging Bristol responders used excessive force and denied care to a 23-year-old during a medical emergency in 2017 |
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| 'Ambulance desert': Ala. legislators push bill to fix rural EMS crisis | Wednesday March 18th, 2026 |
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Rural providers say outdated reimbursement rates and workforce losses are forcing critical delays in emergency response |
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| First responders recount chaotic rescue after truck attack at Mich. synagogue | Wednesday March 18th, 2026 |
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First responders described pushing through to clear the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, contain the suspect and evacuate children to safety |
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| Racing safety official killed when emergency vehicles collide on track | Wednesday March 18th, 2026 |
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Retired firefighter and longtime motorsports safety official Billy Hurt was killed when two emergency vehicles collided while responding to a crash during a sprint car race |
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| Triage isn’t a choice, it’s a calculation | Tuesday March 17th, 2026 |
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EMS doesn’t choose people — it prioritizes patients based on risk, access and the realities of an unstable scene |
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| Calif. EMTs use AI ECG to catch heart attack early | Tuesday March 17th, 2026 |
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Hall Ambulance EMTs used a new five-lead, AI-enabled ECG to confirm a heart attack in the field |
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