EMS1 Daily News

The St. Lucie County Fire District is honoring firefighter/paramedic Jarius Hodge with full line-of-duty honors following his death after a medical emergency while on shift

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On July 24, 2025, NACS and NENA will celebrate 24/7 Day by offering free drinks and snacks to first responders at participating convenience stores nationwide

Eight children experienced seizure-like symptoms during a concert at St. Paul's Parish near Harvard University, possibly due to cleaning fumes, but all were later released from the hospital

A flatbed truck crashed into the Shriver Job Corps facility in Devens, Massachusetts, injuring multiple people and triggering a multi-agency emergency response

The National EMS Memorial Service says FDNY EMT Frederick Whiteside’s line-of-duty death nomination is still under review following the union’s boycott of the memorial event

Dr. Yuko Nakajima, Medical Director for Metro Atlanta Ambulance and Emory assistant professor, was honored as one of Japan’s 2025 Women of the Year for her contributions to emergency medicine

Gordon Anderson, AMR’s longest-serving employee, retires after a 58-year career in EMS, spanning from ambulance driver to legendary dispatcher in San Diego

PEMA Director David Padfield warned that FEMA’s proposed policy changes could cost Pennsylvania hundreds of millions in disaster aid and hinder future emergency response

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First Due’s new Advanced Data Insights delivers real-time, configurable dashboards across incidents, ePCR, staffing, and more—built for public safety. Agencies get full visibility and meet compliance standards like NFIRS/ NERIS, NEMSQA, and NEMSIS—without technical expertise or third-party tools

A $236,914 grant is reviving Maine’s MD3 program, allowing physicians to respond with EMS crews to overdose emergencies and expand addiction care and training in Kennebec County

Missouri's new Public Safety Retention and Recruitment Act offers full in-state college tuition to eligible firefighters, EMTs, police and their dependents pursuing public safety degrees

FEMA’s Urban Search and Rescue chief Ken Pagurek resigned following criticism over delayed team deployment during Texas floods, prompting the agency to launch a new disaster response task force.

A Stamford man is suing the town of Greenwich, its EMS, and police officers, claiming a ketamine injection during a 2023 confrontation caused severe health complications and near-fatal respiratory failure

Service and technical workers at UC San Diego Health launched a one-day strike over alleged unlawful layoffs and stalled contract negotiations, affecting more than 100 union members

After Crozer Health’s closure, Delaware County EMS agencies like VMSC are offering onboard blood transfusions and shared ambulance contracts to address gaps in trauma and mental health care

A 61-year-old man suffered critical injuries after being pulled into an MRI machine by his metal necklace at a Westbury imaging center

A stolen Camaro caused a deadly crash on I-35 in San Antonio, killing four people and injuring 21 others, as suspects fled the scene

A car crashed into a crowd outside an East Hollywood venue, injuring 30 people, seven critically, before the driver was found shot and a gunman fled the scene