EMS1 Daily News

In Worcester, a lawsuit and council review are raising questions about police-led responses to mental health emergencies

Attorneys for survivors say the city is withholding critical Ground Zero exposure data despite previously uncovering dozens of boxes of related documents

Police said the driver fled the scene after hitting a Memphis ambulance and injuring a paramedic

Morgan County officials said the change will help cover a funding gap for the county's ambulance service contract without raising fees on residential property owners

The Polk County Fire Rescue EMT was honored for his service after helping save a newborn during a high-risk emergency call

Veteran paramedic and former Brookfield deputy chief Kris O'Dell steps into a leadership role after Middleton Common Council approval

Three children were airlifted after a fire tore through and collapsed Hidden Valley School in Spartansburg

Two students were killed and at least seven other people were injured when a school bus carrying Kenwood Middle School students on a field trip crashed

A sightseeing helicopter carrying a pilot and four passengers crashed near Kalalau Beach on Kauai’s remote Na Pali Coast

A new ambulance placed into service returns Muscatine firefighters to full fleet strength, replacing a unit totaled in a 2025 crash

Spokane County Fire District 9 will begin operating its own ambulance service July 1, becoming the county’s only fire district independent of AMR

A new city audit says a 2019 triage protocol helped slow firefighter turnout, contributing to missed emergency response goals across San Diego for three years in a row

Founded in 1976, a small group of volunteers built what is now West Hancock Ambulance Service, serving multiple communities

Beginning July 1, the Lexington Fire Protection District will become the primary ambulance provider for the Octavia Fire Protection District, covering four communities with BLS service

Firefighters rappelled down a cliff near the Cliff House to reach a barefoot woman trapped above the surf

The agency is again accepting applications for its Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities program after a court order, but new rules could make it harder for smaller communities to compete for funding

Two Woodstock EMTs are paying out of pocket for stab- and bullet-resistant vests as their agency says budget limits prevent issuing the gear to all responders

Cooper EMS paramedics can now administer extended-release buprenorphine in the field, giving overdose patients longer treatment coverage and more time to connect with follow-up care

Capt. Brook Hoalton was honored for more than two decades of training, mentorship and leadership in preparing responders for high-level care in a remote region