EMS1 Daily News

The Solano County Board of Supervisors voted to create a committee to give hospitals, fire agencies, ambulance providers, dispatch and other stakeholders a voice in the local EMS system

A 10-month assessment recommends Montgomery County build new fire and EMS stations and hire additional personnel to keep pace with population growth and a declining volunteer workforce

An Alabama volunteer firefighter returned to finishing the mowing so the recovering resident and her family had one less thing to worry about

South Orange Rescue Squad crews used equipment donated by Invisible Fence Brand to give emergency care to a dog rescued from a structure fire

Peter Cadigan was sentenced to 24 months of probation, 100 hours of community service and a lifetime ban from working in healthcare after being charged in Earl Moore Jr.'s death

Police said the EMT was punched in the head and body after he stopped to confront someone who hurled a rock at his ambulance in the Bronx

No one was injured when an AMR ambulance caught fire in Colorado Springs

The Prehospital Blood Transfusion Coalition says the milestone reflects growing momentum to get blood products to patients with life-threatening bleeding before they reach a hospital

Martin's family claims Oakland police restrained the retired running back until he stopped breathing and alleges a Falck paramedic crew failed to provide timely medical care

Worcester and three mental health advocacy organizations made progress toward resolving a lawsuit that challenges the practice of dispatching police to mental health emergencies

Bottled water will help the Las Vegas Rescue Mission serve people especially vulnerable to heat illness as Southern Nevada faces another dangerous summer

Clark County’s EMS system helped save 53 cardiac arrest patients last year while improving safety in airway procedures and reducing lights-and-sirens transports

Coworkers sought to include an ambulance in the funeral procession for Stephanie Sell’s infant son, but Harney District Hospital EMS leaders denied the request

Dangerous waves and rip currents turned the rescue effort treacherous, sending three divers to the hospital as crews searched for a missing young swimmer

Searsmont EMS Chief Sarah Tompkins remains hospitalized with severe burns from the Robbins Lumber explosion that killed two firefighters

University Hospital became the first EMS program in the nation accredited under new prehospital transfusion standards

Los Angeles County firefighters declared a mass casualty incident after a tractor-trailer crossed a freeway median and collided head-on with multiple vehicles

A South Orange EMT attending the parade used Narcan to revive a man who appeared to have overdosed after he collapsed atop a subway entrance canopy

Somerset County fire chiefs are arguing that county EMS crews are often first on a fire scene and could help departments facing staffing shortages

Oxford EMS Special Operations used drones, K-9 teams and medical personnel during its first out-of-town joint deployment to help locate a missing autistic man