News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Ohio firefighter/paramedic stabbed during court-ordered patient transport | Thursday July 9th, 2026 |
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A Springfield firefighter/paramedic suffered non-life-threatening injuries after being stabbed by a patient during a mental health transport |
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| 33 injured after bus crashes into Md. building | Thursday July 9th, 2026 |
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More than 100 first responders responded after a bus crashed into a building in Pikesville, prompting a mass casualty incident |
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| Ind. man charged after allegedly setting severed genitals, garage on fire | Thursday July 9th, 2026 |
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Fort Wayne police said Christopher Peden admitted to cutting off his genitals, dousing them with gasoline and setting them on fire |
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| Blood drive supports Tenn. county EMS whole blood program | Thursday July 9th, 2026 |
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A Chattanooga blood drive will offer free wellness lab panels or gift cards to encourage donations as trauma cases rise during the "100 Deadliest Days of Summer" |
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| Md. paramedic offered plea deal in firehouse bodily fluids case | Thursday July 9th, 2026 |
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Prosecutors are seeking a 30-year sentence, with all but 20 years suspended, if the Baltimore County paramedic pleads guilty to three counts of causing another person to ingest bodily fluid |
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| 37 fallen EMS professionals across 18 states to be honored in national memorial service | Wednesday July 8th, 2026 |
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The 2026 National EMS Memorial Weekend of Honor will remember EMS and air medical professionals who died in the line of duty |
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| Vt. EMS squad adds body-worn cameras for paramedics, EMTs | Wednesday July 8th, 2026 |
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Bennington Rescue Squad says the cameras are meant to improve provider safety, support quality review and document assaults on EMS crews |
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| Dallas crews rescue woman trapped in sewage-filled ravine for days | Wednesday July 8th, 2026 |
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First responders rescued a woman suffering from dehydration and heat exposure after she was trapped for several days in a sewage-filled ravine |
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| 10 people, including 7 children, hospitalized after Calif. SUV rollover | Wednesday July 8th, 2026 |
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LAFD paramedics transported all 12 occupants of an overturned SUV after a Sun Valley crash |
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| 7/24, 24/7: Convenience stores across the nation thank first responders | Tuesday July 7th, 2026 |
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On July 24, 2025, NACS and NENA will celebrate 24/7 Day by offering free drinks and snacks to first responders at participating convenience stores nationwide |
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