News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Ore. EMT sues after being fired for turning off ambulance cameras | Wednesday July 15th, 2026 |
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A former Metro West EMT alleges she was fired after disabling cameras that recorded patients inside ambulances without their knowledge |
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| The 160% mirage: Why every EMS leader should read the Elevance Ambulance Report | Wednesday July 15th, 2026 |
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“The next battle over ambulance reimbursement will not be won with emotional stories or clever slogans.” |
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| 1 dead, 3 missing, 16 rescued after pontoon boat sinks off San Francisco | Wednesday July 15th, 2026 |
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Rescuers pulled people from San Francisco Bay after a three-deck pontoon boat sank during a family memorial service |
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| Woman accused of stabbing Tenn. paramedic with used needle | Wednesday July 15th, 2026 |
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Nashville police said the patient assaulted a paramedic during transport, fled the ambulance and later struck an officer |
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| Lack of volunteers leads Pa. ambulance service to close | Tuesday July 14th, 2026 |
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Pleasant Mount Emergency Services will end operations as volunteer shortages and financial challenges force the rural ambulance service |
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| Calif. FD plans $764K community paramedicine pilot program | Tuesday July 14th, 2026 |
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San Jose firefighter/paramedics will help patients with chronic illness, mental health, substance use and housing needs avoid repeated emergency calls |
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| Former Ky. ambulance director indicted on fraud charges | Tuesday July 14th, 2026 |
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Michael Burling faces six felony counts alleging he misused Elliott County ambulance service funds and falsified records |
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| 2 off-duty Minn. firefighters killed in collision on lake | Monday July 13th, 2026 |
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A late-night collision between a pontoon boat and a commercial barge on Lake Pepin claimed three people, including two off-duty Wabasha firefighters |
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| N.C. volunteer EMS receives grant to equip QRV | Monday July 13th, 2026 |
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Suttontown EMS will use a $4,000+ grant to add emergency warning lights to a donated former sheriff’s K-9 vehicle |
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| Ambulance crash survivor calls for safer EMS transport design in wake of N.C. LODD | Monday July 13th, 2026 |
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After Paramedic Ashley Moore was killed in a high-speed ambulance crash, a Mecklenburg EMT urged more research into protecting crews during patient transport |
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