News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Surgeons called to Ga. construction site for complex worker rescue | Monday August 17th, 2026 |
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Athens-Clarke County firefighters spent more than an hour freeing a worker trapped in machinery before a hospital trauma team was brought to the scene |
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| IAFF censures Md. prosecutor, alderman over paramedic's misconduct charge, staffing | Monday August 17th, 2026 |
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The union censured Anne Arundel County State’s Attorney Anne Colt Leitess over the prosecution of a paramedic and an Annapolis alderman over opposition to additional EMS staffing |
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| N.M. city's behavioral health response unit faces staffing cuts, overhaul | Monday August 17th, 2026 |
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Santa Fe's Alternative Response Unit has fallen from 13 employees to five and lost its dedicated paramedics |
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| N.M. behavioral health team expands 911 response with paramedics, field medication | Monday August 17th, 2026 |
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Bernalillo County’s co-responder unit pairs clinicians, paramedics and detectives on behavioral health calls and now allows paramedics to administer an antipsychotic medication in the field |
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| IAFF censures Va. governor over collective bargaining | Monday August 17th, 2026 |
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The union unanimously censured Gov. Abigail Spanberger after she vetoed legislation that would have expanded collective bargaining rights for firefighters, EMS personnel and other public employees |
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| Ohio FD looks to curb non-emergency EMS calls as demand climbs | Sunday August 16th, 2026 |
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Euclid firefighters handled more than 10,800 rescue and EMS calls in 2025 as the department explores alternative transport, referrals and other ways to preserve resources |
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| Baltimore expands 911 crisis response beyond police, EMS | Sunday August 16th, 2026 |
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The city is using opioid settlement funds to build a 24/7 response system that sends behavioral health and community support teams to calls that don’t require traditional emergency responders |
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| Pa. overdose prevention network expands to 100 partner organizations | Saturday August 15th, 2026 |
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Pennsylvania’s program distributing naloxone and drug testing strips added its first faith-based recovery partner as officials report more than 17,600 overdose reversals statewide |
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| Colo. EMS team staffs critical care paramedics 24/7 for remote calls | Saturday August 15th, 2026 |
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UCHealth Estes Valley Medical Center has 16 medics trained to provide advanced treatment during long transports and wilderness emergencies |
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| Pinnacle Rewind 2026: Turn conference ideas into action | Friday August 14th, 2026 |
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Missed Pinnacle 2026? Catch up on key insights, strategies and conversations shaping the future of EMS |
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