EMS1 Daily News

Fort Worth union leaders say paramedic shortages and proposed staffing cuts could reduce patient care, while the city disputes public safety claims

Multiple people suffered minor injuries after a school bus carrying students from the Maryland School for the Blind crashed into a building

Analysis of 9.5 million EMS encounters links frequent 911 use to chronic illness, Medicaid enrollment and gaps in access to primary and social services

Kooper visits Sioux City fire stations to help firefighters and paramedics cope with job stress, traumatic calls and burnout through simple interactions and companionship

Authorities arrested a former Manatee County EMS deputy chief after an FBI investigation allegedly linked him to images showing sexual abuse of a child under 14

Authorities said five people drowned after several members of a group entered the Scioto River to rescue a struggling swimmer before becoming overwhelmed by the current

Police said a Columbia man climbed into a parked Penn State Life Lion ambulance and drove it several blocks while EMS personnel were inside a nearby home treating a patient

ImageTrend announced a leadership transition as the company accelerates AI-powered product development and expands its software platform for EMS, fire, healthcare and public safety agencies

Two people suffered minor injuries after an incendiary device was deployed outside 26 Federal Plaza, prompting a terrorism task force investigation

Provo Fire Captain Spencer Long, his wife and their three sons were killed after a flash flood swept through a southern Utah canyon

The Rapid City Fire Department says it will stop providing ambulance service to rural Pennington County after 2026 unless officials establish a funding agreement

Methuen's proposal would charge care facilities for non-emergency lift assists and raise ambulance rates by about 19% to offset rising service costs

The Sonoma County Fire District asks for an ambulance rate increase, citing rising labor costs, reimbursement challenges and higher operating expenses

The Southern Nevada Health District is expanding its street medicine program, bringing primary care and medications directly to people experiencing homelessness

A New Hampshire woman said yes after her hiking companion proposed while rescuers prepared to carry her off Mount Kearsarge

A proposed 48-unit development would provide attainable housing for Trenton firefighters, police officers, EMS personnel and other essential workers

Oxford Health Systems plans to build on donated land to improve response times in west Oxford, Bynum and Eastaboga

Hundreds of volunteers prepared the National EMS Memorial Service's Weekend of Honor

An FDNY EMT told The New York Times she works a second job to make ends meet, renewing calls to raise EMS pay to match firefighters' salaries

The Harford County Council overrode a veto to increase monthly LOSAP payments for eligible volunteer first responders despite concerns about the review process