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Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Photo of the Week: Over 200 EMS calls during NFL Draft | Friday May 8th, 2026 |
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Pittsburgh first responders handled hundreds of EMS calls during the 2026 NFL Draft, which drew a record 805,000 visitors over three days |
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| W.Va. EMT pleads not guilty in fatal ambulance crash case | Friday May 8th, 2026 |
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Kanawha County EMT Alyssa Middleton pleaded not guilty to three felony charges in the death of John Lucas, who authorities say was struck and dragged by an ambulance outside an Elkview station |
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| Photo of the Week: Over 200 EMS calls during NFL Draft | Friday May 8th, 2026 |
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Pittsburgh first responders handled hundreds of EMS calls during the 2026 NFL Draft, which drew a record 805,000 visitors over three days |
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| Ambulances ordered to stop taking patients to Calif. hospital | Friday May 8th, 2026 |
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Orange County health officials suspended Anaheim Global Medical Center’s emergency receiving status for 911 ambulance patients, though the ED remains open to walk-ins |
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| Watch: Texas firefighters rescue patient in crane 200 feet in the air | Friday May 8th, 2026 |
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Fort Worth Fire Department’s Tactical Rescue Team brought the man down from a crane at the JPS construction site after a medical emergency left him unable to climb down |
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| Rural Wyo. first responders feel squeezed from rising diesel fuel, apparatus costs | Friday May 8th, 2026 |
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Salt Creek Emergency Services, a volunteer department, relies on donated vehicles and a small budget as repair bills, fuel costs and equipment needs continue to climb |
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| Md. county debates grant-funded whole blood program for EMS | Thursday May 7th, 2026 |
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EMS leaders say the grant-funded program could save trauma patients in rural Somerset County, but local officials worry taxpayers may be left covering the cost |
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| Okla. EMS director sounds alarm on funding crisis | Thursday May 7th, 2026 |
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Woodward County EMS officials say soaring ambulance costs, staffing shortages and inadequate Medicare reimbursements are straining services |
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| Mont. air ambulance service seeks $2M for new helicopter | Thursday May 7th, 2026 |
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The Logan Health Foundation is raising funds to buy a Bell 429 helicopter, which would give ALERT more space, safety and in-flight treatment |
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| 10 hospitalized after chemical leak at La. business, including firefighters | Thursday May 7th, 2026 |
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A valve malfunction involving boron trifluoride at a Lafayette Parish business prompted evacuations and hospitalized workers and first responders |
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