News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Former N.Y. ambulance squad chief jailed after missing court date in theft case | Tuesday November 3rd, 2026 |
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Jeffrey Call, accused of stealing more than $157,000 through unauthorized salaries and bonuses, was taken into custody after a judge issued a bench warrant when he missed his scheduled conference in Jefferson County Court |
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| Okla. law requires overdose notifications to law enforcement | Tuesday November 3rd, 2026 |
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The new law, which also presumes fentanyl as cause of death in related overdose cases, aims to track the state’s fentanyl crisis, but recovery advocates warn it could discourage people from calling 911 and leaves implementation details unresolved |
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| Mich. FD offers nearly $72K salary to attract new firefighters, paramedics | Tuesday November 3rd, 2026 |
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The program lets candidates with partial certifications earn $71,966 while completing paramedic training, as Dearborn works to hire 16 firefighters and raise staffing to its highest level in 119 years amid a statewide paramedic shortage |
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| Colo. county ambulance district wins $12.5M rural health grant | Tuesday November 3rd, 2026 |
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Ute Pass Regional Ambulance District’s federal grant will fund telehealth-equipped inter-facility transfers, community paramedic programs for high-risk patients and advanced training in obstetrics, pediatrics and wilderness medicine through a partnership with UCHealth Pikes Peak Regional Hospital |
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| Patient dies after stealing, crashing Mass. ambulance | Monday November 2nd, 2026 |
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Worcester police say the patient stole a Coastal Medical Transport Systems ambulance from the Hospital for Behavioral Medicine before crashing it in neighboring West Boylston, sustaining life-threatening injuries |
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| Mo. county ambulance district returns with smaller sales tax ask | Monday November 2nd, 2026 |
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St. Charles County Ambulance District warns a failed .375% sales tax would leave 18 paramedic positions unfilled amid rapid county growth, months after voters rejected a 1% proposal, as a lawmaker notes the district already holds $36.8 million in unobligated funds |
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| Driver of private Ohio ambulance service accused of abandoning patient, calling Uber home | Monday November 2nd, 2026 |
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The EMS provider reportedly got lost transporting a woman with chest pain to Cleveland Clinic, then told her he was done for the day and called an Uber home; a Cleveland EMS unit responded and completed her care |
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| N.M. officials pay $2.8M after first responders prematurely declared man dead | Monday November 2nd, 2026 |
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Jerome Tapia was left unattended with signs of life for two hours in Santa Fe after first responders determined him dead within 31 seconds, prompting the city to adopt new protocols requiring double pulse checks and cardiac monitor confirmation before field death declarations |
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| Flash floods trigger mass evacuations across Southwest as rivers near record highs | Monday November 2nd, 2026 |
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Pagosa Springs braced for the San Juan River to crest above its historic 1911 flood level as Sedona crews conducted rooftop and helicopter rescues, with the region seeing months’ worth of rain in just a couple of days |
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| Jet crashes into Florida neighborhood, killing all 9 aboard | Monday November 2nd, 2026 |
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The Austin-bound-for-Bahamas Learjet 60 entered a steep dive after reporting icing and turbulence, with the pilot radioing a mayday before crashing near Palm Beach County homes |
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