EMS1 Daily News

A Fitch & Associates review urges contingency planning, including short- and long-term plans if Columbia EMS or any future business leaves the Quincy Valley

Internal AMR reports say agents stalled the Oct. 5 transfer for about 20 minutes and one officer told the ambulance driver "I will shoot you, I will arrest you"

Jefferson County Sheriff Tom Grimsrud will use department funds to certify deputies as emergency medical responders, expanding over time without replacing existing EMS

Redlands City Council opted against a measure to boost the paramedic tax despite a projected $130K gap

After an anonymous post urged people to aim lasers at helicopters near Portland’s South Waterfront ICE facility, medevacs avoided Oregon Health & Science University's hospital helipad

Merced County supervisors voted unanimously to award the EMS contract to American Medical Response, saying Riggs met response standards only six months in five years

Gunfire erupted outside the St Helena Island bar during a packed alumni event before dawn Sunday

Community members and first responders lined the route as Smith’s body was flown to Red Bluff and continued by ground procession after she died from injuries in the Highway 50 medevac crash

Humphreys County churches held vigils for the 16 killed in the Accurate Energetic Systems blast as investigators search the site and conduct controlled detonations

Using Fathom flood modeling, the investigation shows many facilities could face feet of water that block ED access and force evacuations, risks often missed by FEMA’s outdated maps

Despite safety gains, the expanding industry still faces renewed hazards and hundreds of thousands of annual flight hours and transports

Susan “Suzie” Smith served more than 50 years as a nurse and was hailed for her impact on EMS care and education

In a new Wilton Volunteer Ambulance Corps video, Emmy winner Joe Pantoliano recalls being hit by a car, praising the crew’s rapid response and care

To sustain Medic One amid rising EMS costs, Whatcom County may take the 1% hike to help close a $2.9M gap

Fire and heavy smoke at Accurate Energetic Systems near Bucksnort forced crews to hold back amid ongoing detonations

In addition to longer transports, rural EMS sees a 40% rate of severe emergencies, according to an analysis of 69 million calls by the American College of Surgeons

Grand Junction would add three fire department posts for advanced-practice paramedics, redirecting lower-acuity and chronic calls under physician oversight

The plan for the Crossville city ambulance service is rescinded as the EMS plan heads to a 2026 referendum

One person died after a Polk County Fire Rescue ambulance collided with a vehicle while responding to a call

A 6-year study by the American College of Surgeons found nearly 42% of fatally injured drivers in Montgomery County had blood levels far exceeding state impairment limits, suggesting recent cannabis use before crashes