EMS1 Daily News

Ending a 46-year career with the Lafayette Fire department, Robert Benoit will serve as Acadian’s fire liaison supervisor

A University of Maryland probe reveals 130,000 hazardous-cargo cars rolled past 2.5M residents in six months, yet most local fire departments lack the teams, gear and data to handle a derailment

A national survey found 7.4% of U.S. emergency departments lacked 24/7 attending coverage in 2022, over 90% at small rural hospitals, fueling debate over APP-led care versus mandated physician staffing

The coach, carrying more than 50 passengers from Niagara Falls, rolled into a ditch, leaving multiple dead and dozens airlifted to hospitals

Three years after an accident, Jason Fisher returned to Hagerstown’s Rider Jet Center to thank the air-medical team and off-duty EMT who saved his life

An SUV crashed into the Yonkers clinic lobby, injuring several people

FDNY EMS officer and union vice president says separating EMS from the FDNY would close pay gaps, curb turnover and give medics the autonomy to modernize patient care

Logan County commissioners approve hiring additional advanced life-support providers to strengthen ambulance coverage

Officials tell lawmakers that calls have doubled while volunteer ranks shrink, leaving hundreds of vacancies and slower rural response times

The MXP 170DFE model offers a new ergonomic design to enhance crew safety & workflow while maximizing storage efficiency for high-volume EMS operations

Why the termination of NEMSAC is a giant loss to EMS

Why the termination of NEMSAC is a giant loss to EMS

The North Babylon Volunteer Fire Company will revise policies for handling minors and require sensitivity training after Chief Peter Alt was filmed cursing at a youth during a call

Five townships allege Lackawanna County 911 is ignoring their primary ALS provider, while the county says it dispatches based on patient needs

New Orleans EMS says the medic was struck while awaiting a call and is in fair condition at a trauma center

Four Given Coffee employees were hospitalized after their truck exploded outside Winston-Salem’s Joel Coliseum

These technologies put tools directly into the hands of emergency responders

Launched in 2022, Life EMS Ambulance's Behavioral Health Transport program transfers 12–15 patients a day from Midwest hospitals to treatment facilities

Paramedics in north-central Minnesota can now activate a first-in-the-nation air ECMO team, helicoptering a cardiologist and device from M Health Fairview Northland in Princeton

Dozens of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responded to a spill at a shared semi-truck depot