News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| AmeriPro Health expands Fla. operations with new interfacility transport partnership | Tuesday February 10th, 2026 |
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AmeriPro Health has launched operations in Walton County, shifting an estimated 4,800 annual transfers off county EMS |
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| Ohio schools launch EMS pathway to help fill firefighter and EMT shortages | Tuesday February 10th, 2026 |
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Mentor Public Schools, the Mentor Fire Department and Lakeland Community College have partnered to give high school students hands-on EMS training, college credit and a path to EMT certification before graduation |
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| Wash. FD seeks opioid settlement funds for overdose data system | Tuesday February 10th, 2026 |
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Longview firefighter-paramedics could soon use new data analytics software to guide overdose responses and alternative transport decisions, as outlined in a City Council meeting video discu |
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| Mass. hospital CEO warns federal health care cuts could strain EMS and emergency departments | Tuesday February 10th, 2026 |
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Baystate Health President and CEO Peter D. Banko says new federal policy changes could drive more uninsured patients into emergency rooms, increasing pressure on EMS |
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| Ohio FD gets nearly $46K grant for mechanical CPR devices | Monday February 9th, 2026 |
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West Foundation and Cleveland Clinic Fairview awarded funding to equip Avon Lake Fire Department with two LUCAS devices |
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| Driver intentionally strikes pedestrians outside Calif. grocery store | Monday February 9th, 2026 |
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Truckee police said a man intentionally drove into the front entrance area of the Safeway, injuring four people, including children |
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| IAFC, PulsePoint Foundation to recognize cardiac care innovation | Monday February 9th, 2026 |
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Two departments will be honored at Fire–Rescue Med for creative EMS approaches to cardiac emergencies and sudden cardiac arrest with Heart Safe Community Awards |
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| Ill. FD sees recruitment surge after switch to 24/72 shift schedule | Monday February 9th, 2026 |
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The Bloomington Fire Department says the added day off between shifts has attracted more applicants, including a growing number of EMT-certified recruits |
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| 'EMS is the lowest-paid first responders in the city': FDNY commissioner pushes EMS pay parity | Monday February 9th, 2026 |
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New FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore says low EMS pay is hurting recruitment and retention as medical calls make up the majority of the department’s workload |
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| 11 toddlers hospitalized after soap mix-up at Mass. daycare | Monday February 9th, 2026 |
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Emergency crews responded to a Wellesley daycare after children developed skin irritation from commercial dish soap mistakenly used for handwashing |
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