EMS1 Daily News

Fort Worth Fire Department’s Tactical Rescue Team brought the man down from a crane at the JPS construction site after a medical emergency left him unable to climb down

Salt Creek Emergency Services, a volunteer department, relies on donated vehicles and a small budget as repair bills, fuel costs and equipment needs continue to climb

EMS leaders say the grant-funded program could save trauma patients in rural Somerset County, but local officials worry taxpayers may be left covering the cost

Woodward County EMS officials say soaring ambulance costs, staffing shortages and inadequate Medicare reimbursements are straining services

The Logan Health Foundation is raising funds to buy a Bell 429 helicopter, which would give ALERT more space, safety and in-flight treatment

A valve malfunction involving boron trifluoride at a Lafayette Parish business prompted evacuations and hospitalized workers and first responders

EMS personnel, dispatchers and other first responders are speaking more openly about PTSD, burnout and stigma as more agencies expand mental health programs

More than 100 paramedics staffed the three-day event, using foot teams to reach and treat patients in dense crowds

Weeks after suffering a massive heart attack at home, Shayne South returned to Lynchburg Fire Station 7 to thank the firefighters and paramedics who revived him and rushed him to lifesaving treatment

Rosendale police said a loaded tri-axle dump truck lost control and flipped onto an oncoming vehicle, trapping three people inside

Officers made two calls for EMS before transporting the 22-year-old themselves during a medical emergency

EMS providers debate whether making IV acetaminophen the first-line option improves patient care or limits provider judgment

Portland police say a vehicle loaded with pipe bombs and propane tanks partially detonated, narrowly avoiding mass injuries at the Multnomah Athletic Club

Community Ambulance breaks ground on a larger dispatch and operations center in Henderson designed to expand EMS capacity, training and fleet maintenance

Police say a driver with a blood alcohol level more than twice the legal limit crossed into oncoming traffic and hit an ambulance responding to a call in Salinas

A suspected impaired driver going the wrong way triggered a seven-vehicle crash on Interstate 680 in Contra Costa County

An arbitrator found the city mishandled the investigation and fired the workers over a rule that didn’t exist

Three former Marion County firefighters admitted to attacking a rookie firefighter will serve probation under a plea deal

Brantley County Paramedic Brandon Lynn continued responding to emergencies as flames destroyed dozens of homes across Brantley and Clinch counties

Police said no arrests had been made after gunfire broke out near Arcadia Lake in Edmond