EMS1 Daily News

East Baton Rouge EMS and St. George Fire Department’s new partnership will put 20 trained "Blood Medics" in the field starting Oct. 26

First responders from Iredell County studied balloon equipment and discussed scenarios like hard landings, fuel incidents and burn treatment

Santa Fe’s overhaul adds a career ladder requiring case managers to become certified EMTs, months after Fire Chief Scott Ouderkirk removed paramedics from the unit, though its budget, hours and staffing remain below 2022 peak levels

Wayne and Roberta Seely, in their 80s, are retiring after spending nearly two years and sending 800 letters trying to find enough volunteers to keep Dennys River Ambulance Service running

Toledo officials ordered residents within a mile of the MC Tank Terminal to evacuate after an ongoing chemical release, while those within three miles were told to shelter in place as crews continue monitoring the irritant that can cause burning and nausea

The North Flight Aero Med program, developed with Munson Healthcare, Corewell Health and Michigan State University, lets flight nurse medics treat K-9s en route, speeding critical care access for remote areas

Shawn Frier, who served with multiple EMS and fire agencies, including Hancock County, Washington County and Jones County, is being remembered by colleagues as a dedicated paramedic who touched many lives

Officials say the TikTok challenges, which encourage children to ignite isopropyl alcohol for effects like “fire-breathing,” can cause severe burns or house fires, after a 9-year-old New Orleans boy was burned over 70% of his body this month

Ephrata Chief Jeremy Burns told the city council that EMS needs a sustainable funding source beyond the general fund, floating a voter-approved EMS levy or utility model used in nearby cities

Comptroller Mark Levine’s report recommends closing the roughly $51,000 pay gap between FDNY EMTs and firefighters, estimated to cost $300 million annually, as life-threatening emergency response times have slowed from 9:16 in 2015 to 11:55 today

Eight former Redmond firefighters are challenging a 2025 district court ruling that sided with the city’s denial of religious accommodations to its 2021 vaccine mandate

The high court’s ruling leaves in place former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s 2024 decision to void Khalid Sheikh Mohammed’s plea agreement sparing him execution

A judge found David Russo guilty of official oppression for directing the seizure of “Stop The Bleed” kits from county ambulances amid a personal feud with officials

Gov. Kathy Hochul’s new law raises the annual personal income tax credit from $200 to $800 starting in 2027, as volunteer ranks statewide hit a 40-year low, falling from 120,000 in 2000 to 80,000 today

Two adults and a child aboard a 1968 Cessna registered to a San Jose State flight club were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries after the plane went down near Capitol Expressway

Officials said a fire believed to be contained suddenly shifted a kilometer in 36 seconds, overtaking soldiers conducting live-fire combat training at a base in Alberta, leaving 19 people in critical condition among 39 total injured

The woman, whose truck struck and killed two people at the Stryker Sports Complex, was released pending toxicology results and a mechanical inspection as police continue interviewing more than 30 witnesses

Canada’s defense minister confirmed casualties after a major fire broke out at Canadian Forces Base Wainwright, with high winds spreading flames and hospitals reporting they were overwhelmed by the number of patients

A 6-year-old boy and a 35-year-old man were killed and 11 others, ages 5 to 68, were hospitalized when a 34-year-old woman drove a truck through a youth soccer game in Wichita