News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| 911 recordings reveal confusion, delayed EMS response after failed Tenn. execution | Tuesday October 13th, 2026 |
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First responders waited roughly 30 minutes to enter Riverbend prison after dispatchers initially told them the request for medical help was false, delaying care for Christa Pike, who survived two doses of pentobarbital during her attempted execution |
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| Calif. county supervisors set to approve 9% ambulance rate hike with little debate | Tuesday October 13th, 2026 |
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The Sonoma County Fire District’s proposed hike, which would raise advanced life support transport fees from $3,174 to $3,460, comes with a recommended financial audit |
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| 1 dead, several injured in roller coaster incident at Six Flags Over Georgia | Tuesday October 13th, 2026 |
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A guest lost their life and others were hurt aboard the Goliath coaster at Six Flags Over Georgia, prompting the company to close similar attractions at six parks nationwide |
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| Paramedic who responded to Branch Davidian raid shares story in new memoir | Monday October 12th, 2026 |
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Larry Johnson, who flew into the chaos of the 1993 Waco raid as a CareFlite flight paramedic, details his experience treating the wounded and coping with PTSD in "Into the Fire" |
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| Md. county council extends property tax credit to retired first responders | Monday October 12th, 2026 |
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Howard County’s council voted to extend up to $2,500 in annual tax credits to retired police, firefighters, correctional officers and 911 dispatchers starting in 2027, with an estimated 128 retirees becoming newly eligible |
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| N.Y. county launches $100K study to address EMS staffing crisis | Monday October 12th, 2026 |
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Warren County’s study will examine long-term solutions for struggling EMS districts as town budgets wrestle with rising costs and declining personnel statewide |
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| Calif. hospital regains ability to receive ambulances after 3-year revocation | Monday October 12th, 2026 |
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Orange County’s EMS committee voted to restore Chapman Global Medical Center’s emergency designation, while sister hospital Orange County Global remains barred from receiving stroke patients by ambulance |
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| 11 Pa. fire, EMS companies receive $2.8 million in FEMA grants | Monday October 12th, 2026 |
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Rep. Dan Meuser announced the Assistance to Firefighters Grant funding, which will support training, protective equipment, facility upgrades and apparatus for volunteer departments across several counties |
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| Wash. city's budget proposal would eliminate crisis response team | Sunday October 11th, 2026 |
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Tacoma City Manager Hyun Kim's 2027-2028 budget proposal would eliminate both alternative response programs to help close a $40 million shortfall |
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| Hurricane Isaias kills at least 4, knocks out power to 900,000 across Gulf Coast | Sunday October 11th, 2026 |
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The Category 2 storm tore roofs off Pensacola and Panama City Beach buildings and killed two people under falling trees, as flash flood warnings extend into Georgia, the Carolinas and the Tennessee Valley |
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