EMS1 Daily News

Empress crews reached the scene in 3 minutes 11 seconds, slashing previous nine-minute waits

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Ahead of an Aug. 12 vote, the Hennepin County Association of Paramedics & EMTs supports increased oversight of the hospital system

Cayuga County dispatcher Shelly Delfavero presented a 911 coin to Auburn City Ambulance medics Dan Tomasino and Dan Cooper, who revived her multiple times

Residents in formerly redlined neighborhoods face slower response times, highlighting ongoing disparities tied to historic housing discrimination

More than 100 volunteers joined police, firefighters, EMS and school staff in Springfield for a full-scale drill designed to test emergency response

Efforts across Europe aim to improve cardiac arrest outcomes through community CPR education and mobile alert apps that connect trained volunteers with emergencies before EMS arrives

Agency coordinators will enroll staff statewide as part of a program that enhances training, technology and operational consistency

A DeKalb County police officer was killed while responding to an active shooter who fired shots into CDC buildings before being found dead

A man seeking treatment at a Charleston hospital was shot and killed by police after attacking an employee with a knife

Faced with a steep, rain-soaked slope and no driveway access, Haywood County EMS and multiple fire departments used a rope-and-pulley system to lift a patient to safety

The Tree of Life memorial ambulance visited 29 cities across 19 states, carrying the names of 29 EMS professionals who died in the line of duty

Dells-Delton EMS, Reedsburg Ambulance and Baraboo Area Fire and EMS have each administered blood in the field since launching their transfusion programs in May

A contractor and subcontractor working on powerlines died when their helicopter hit utility lines, crashed into a barge, igniting a fire and multiple explosions

The AP reconstructed the July 4 Texas flash flood rescue using responder audio and survivor footage, revealing a chaotic response as the disaster killed 136 people

A Salem EMT was arrested after South African police linked him to a global network sharing child sexual abuse material

First Due powers operations for over 3,000 agencies across all local, state/provincial, and federal segments in the United States and Canada

The Redding Fire Department is retroactively charging residents for non-emergency lift assist calls, with plans to expand the fee to all EMS responses

The Woodbridge Township Ambulance and Rescue Squad will cease operations effective Aug. 7, with emergency calls to be handled by other local EMS providers

Dorchester County EMS will provide non-emergency care to residents with lower-acuity needs, aiming to reduce 911 calls and ease ER overcrowding