News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Family reunites with Ky. first responders who saved toddler after near-drowning | Sunday October 4th, 2026 |
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Nora Trejo met the paramedics and flight crew who helped revive her after a near-drowning, giving responders a rare chance to see a success story they say reminds them why their work matters |
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| Inside a Wash. county volunteer search-and-rescue network | Sunday October 4th, 2026 |
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Seven specialized units, from mountain rescue to search dogs, respond to more calls than any other jurisdiction in Washington state, with volunteers logging hundreds of unpaid hours |
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| Pa. first responder mental health program marks 71 engagements in first year | Saturday October 3rd, 2026 |
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Delaware County's peer-support program connected 100% of engaged first responders to care through a 24/7 hotline and weekly confidential drop-in meetings |
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| Mich. township voters to decide on 10-year public safety tax | Saturday October 3rd, 2026 |
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The 10-year tax would fund Norvell Township's re-established police department, EMS and ambulance services, and fire contracts with Cambridge and Napoleon townships |
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| N.Y. voters to weigh in on 16% tax hike for 24-hour ambulance coverage | Friday October 2nd, 2026 |
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The proposed $1 million tax would fund round-the-clock EMS staffing in the rural town, adding $332 a year for a $200,000 property, as New York towns statewide struggle with shrinking volunteer EMS |
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| Calif. city, county to pay $10M in death of man restrained face-down by first responders | Friday October 2nd, 2026 |
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Joseph Perez died of asphyxiation after officers and paramedics held him face-down with a backboard despite his pleas |
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| Former Fla. FD helicopter ambulance chief convicted in drug theft cover-up | Friday October 2nd, 2026 |
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Former Monroe Fire Rescue division chief faces up to 68 years in prison after tampering with evidence and witnesses to shield a chief flight nurse, who admitted to stealing painkillers from Trauma Star helicopters |
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| Wreckage of Calif. medevac helicopter found 200 feet underwater, 2 confirmed dead | Friday October 2nd, 2026 |
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A pilot and nurse died and a patient remains missing after the REACH Air Medical Services helicopter crashed shortly after takeoff |
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| Md. council approves firefighter contract despite censured alderman's abstention | Thursday October 1st, 2026 |
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Aldermen Rob Savidge and Keanuú Smith-Brown abstained from votes on the firefighter agreement, with Savidge citing the union's censure of him over paramedic funding |
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| FEMA awards $648M to over 1,600 fire departments, first responder organizations | Thursday October 1st, 2026 |
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Grant funding will increase local capacity to respond to disasters and emergencies |
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