News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Improving outcomes, together: Demers celebrates crews during EMS Week | Tuesday May 12th, 2026 |
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Demers Ambulances will participate in EMS Week May 17-23, 2026, with individual giveaways and interactive engagement to bring meaningful recognition to first responders |
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| 'Rosco' helps N.Y. EMTs, paramedics through the toughest calls | Tuesday May 12th, 2026 |
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A Goldendoodle therapy dog with AMR Western New York, supports EMTs and paramedics coping with trauma, stress and burnout in one of the region’s busiest EMS systems |
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| Pa. boosts EMS funding as agencies face rising costs | Tuesday May 12th, 2026 |
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State health officials highlighted millions in EMS investments supporting equipment, recruitment and tuition assistance as EMS struggles with staffing and operational costs |
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| Former acting FEMA chief gets another shot at leading agency | Tuesday May 12th, 2026 |
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Cameron Hamilton, who was fired after defending FEMA’s role in disaster response, would take over an agency facing staffing losses, reform pressure |
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| Cruise ship passengers quarantined after hantavirus outbreak, sent home for monitoring | Monday May 11th, 2026 |
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Passengers from the MV Hondius were flown home to more than 20 countries after a hantavirus outbreak linked to three deaths and multiple suspected infections |
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| Report: Trump-appointed FEMA review council proposes vast changes to federal disaster support | Monday May 11th, 2026 |
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The review includes stricter thresholds for federal disaster declarations, direct state payments within 30 days and one-time survivor aid in place of long-term housing support |
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| Suspect repeatedly rams Las Vegas ambulance after attempted stabbing | Monday May 11th, 2026 |
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Police said the suspect attempted to stab someone outside an east Las Vegas grocery store before ramming a parked ambulance |
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| Protesters demand direct helicopter access to Seattle Children’s hospital | Monday May 11th, 2026 |
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Demonstrators called for an end to policies requiring some pediatric air medical patients to land away from Seattle Children’s before being transferred by ambulance |
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| 'The worst experience of my life': 11 injured, burned in Fla. boat explosion, MCI | Monday May 11th, 2026 |
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A possible fuel-related explosion aboard a 40-foot cabin cruiser near the Haulover Sandbar sparked a mass-casualty response |
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| CAL FIRE firefighter/paramedic charged with rape, including alleged on-duty assault | Monday May 11th, 2026 |
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A Riverside County firefighter/paramedic faces multiple felony charges after prosecutors alleged he sexually assaulted three women, including one at a Temecula fire station |
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