News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| A call for real stories from the EMS field, station and beyond | Thursday December 11th, 2025 |
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EMS1 invites you to share your voice — calls that changed you, personal stories of challenges and perseverance, and unique reflections on the EMS life |
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| Conn. first responders rescue worker trapped in machine | Thursday December 11th, 2025 |
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Crews used a tourniquet and rope rescue techniques to free and lower a South Windsor worker from the top of a canned beverage processing machine |
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| Ill. ambulance crew, police rescue mom, baby trapped by fire | Thursday December 11th, 2025 |
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Georgetown EMTs and police officers worked together to pull a mother and her baby through a bedroom window after fire engulfed a nearby trailer |
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| Ala. FD to equip firefighters, medics and inspectors with body-worn cameras | Thursday December 11th, 2025 |
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Birmingham City Council has approved a three-year, $170,000 agreement with Axon to lease cameras, with footage to be used for training and incident investigations |
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| Utah rescuers save hiker trapped in quicksand | Thursday December 11th, 2025 |
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An experienced backpacker had to be rescued after sinking thigh-deep in cold, flowing sand during a trek in Arches National Park |
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| Public safety professionals advocate for FirstNet reauthorization in 2027 | Wednesday December 10th, 2025 |
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Reauthorization will ensure public safety’s voice in guiding the evolution of emergency communications |
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| First responders make several water rescues as storm hits Northwestern states | Wednesday December 10th, 2025 |
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A powerful storm flooded roads, triggered landslides and forced water rescues in Washington and Oregon |
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| LODD: Mo. paramedic lieutenant dies after on-duty medical emergency | Wednesday December 10th, 2025 |
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The St. Charles County Ambulance District is mourning the loss Lt. Sarah McCarthy, a 23-year veteran, STARS team member and Honor Guard participant |
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| Fla. city, county at odds over who should run ambulance service | Wednesday December 10th, 2025 |
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Clermont says a city-run ambulance service is needed to reduce long response times, but Lake County argues the plan is too costly |
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| Cleveland council looks to other cities’ clinician-led 911 teams | Wednesday December 10th, 2025 |
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As Cleveland debates Tanisha’s Law, council sponsors are pointing to models in Albuquerque, Allegheny County, Durham and Evanston that dispatch behavioral-health teams |
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