News

Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.

Texas EMS leaders seek changes to $63.9M rural ambulance grant programTuesday September 22nd, 2026

EMS leaders are asking Texas lawmakers to revise the Rural Ambulance Service Grant Program to give counties more flexibility in funding providers and equipment
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Trial remains on hold for W.Va. EMT charged in fatal dragging caseTuesday September 22nd, 2026

Kanawha County EMT Alyssa Middleton faces manslaughter and other felony charges in the death of John Lucas as the court considers venue and evidence issues
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Award-winning Demers FXP 174 ambulance returns to EMS World ExpoTuesday September 22nd, 2026

Experience the Type I ambulance shaped by first responders, engineered for the realities of patient care, and available to order now
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Audit finds Wash. 911 agency understated revenue, expenses by nearly $4MTuesday September 22nd, 2026

A Washington state audit found Clark Regional Emergency Services Agency understated 2025 revenue and expenses by $3.99 million over its accounting for radio purchases and reimbursement
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'The hardest thing I've ever done': EMT recalls lifesaving response after Pa. officer shot 8 times in ambushMonday September 21st, 2026

EMT Casey Carr describes the emergency care that helped save York County Sheriff's Lt. Dave Godfrey after he suffered eight gunshot wounds in an ambush that killed three detectives
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Denver ambulance response times exceed 9 minutes on nearly 8,000 callsMonday September 21st, 2026

Records show 7,865 Denver Health Priority 1 ambulance responses exceeded nine minutes in seven months, while Denver firefighters kept their own logs documenting ambulance delays
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N.C. first responders rescue driver trapped in odd SUV, waterfall crashMonday September 21st, 2026

Highlands firefighters stabilized a Jeep and extricated a trapped occupant after the vehicle plunged down an embankment and landed at the base of Bridal Veil Falls
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Ind. medics honored for field blood transfusion credited with saving shooting victimSunday September 20th, 2026

Elkhart firefighters and paramedics were recognized for treating a gunshot victim with prehospital blood, a program that has provided transfusions to 61 patients since June
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W.Va. rescue squad pioneers reunite 50 years after volunteer EMS beginningsSunday September 20th, 2026

Former Marion County Rescue Squad volunteers reunited to remember the early days of local EMS and the changes that transformed the service from volunteers to paid paramedics
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N.Y. town works to avoid ambulance coverage gap during EMS provider switchSaturday September 19th, 2026

Alden officials and longtime provider Lancaster Volunteer Ambulance Corps are negotiating temporary coverage until Mercy Flight EMS is expected to take over Jan. 1
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