News

Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.

Data shows rising demand for Okla. ambulance service, prompting review of staffingWednesday March 4th, 2026

Mercy Regional EMS says the service is analyzing early data as the company weighs adding ambulances and adjusting response models
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Cleveland hospital partners with OneDose for EMS-specific medication safetyWednesday March 4th, 2026

OneDose’s new eMACC app digitizes medication cross-checks for EMS, aiming to reduce errors and streamline protocol updates
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'Winding down of a lot of drama': N.M. officials end ambulance staffing disputeWednesday March 4th, 2026

The Albuquerque City Council voted to restore the fire chief’s authority over a controversial EMS staffing model that shifts paramedics onto fire engines
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'A big team effort': Texas firefighters describe hot air balloon rescueWednesday March 4th, 2026

Two Longview firefighters are recounting the rare high-angle rescue that brought two hot air balloon riders safely down from more than 900 feet after the balloon struck a tower
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Impatient Fla. man moves ambulance, strikes paramedic while fleeing sceneWednesday March 4th, 2026

Authorities say the man climbed into the Brevard County Fire Rescue ambulance while medics were treating a patient so he could get through a driveway
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Technimount offers new bracket for D-size INOmax gas cylinderTuesday March 3rd, 2026

Technimount has launched the Techni-INO, a compact, crash-tested mounting system designed to secure D-size INOmax gas cylinders in ambulances to SAE J3043 standards
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Readers respond: Should paramedics be intubating?Tuesday March 3rd, 2026

“Should paramedics be intubating? Why not just use a supraglottic airway?”
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‘Another miracle on the Hudson’: 2 survive plane crash in icy N.Y. riverTuesday March 3rd, 2026

A Cessna 172 made an emergency ice landing on the Hudson River near Newburgh
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Mich. FD rolls out peak-demand EMS units to fight paramedic burnoutTuesday March 3rd, 2026

In Sterling Heights, new weekday EMT units and a color-coded dispatch system are easing paramedic burnout and targeting rising EMS calls
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7-hour rescue saves climber after 50-foot fall, landing 600 feet above the ground at Nev. canyonTuesday March 3rd, 2026

Las Vegas Metropolitan Police search and rescue teams rappelled 600 feet down Dark Shadows Wall to reach the injured climber, lowering him to safety after a complex operation
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