News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Off-duty paramedics improvise to deliver baby on Delta flight | Thursday April 30th, 2026 |
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Two off-duty paramedics helped deliver the girl, improvising with passenger blankets and a shoelace before the plane landed in Portland |
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| Pa. city approves $2.8M 5-year ambulance contract following hospital closure | Thursday April 30th, 2026 |
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The agreement aims to stabilize EMS in Chester after Crozer Health’s closure, with VMSC reporting faster response times in its first year |
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| W.Va. fire department adds ambulances to boost EMS response | Thursday April 30th, 2026 |
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Two new units are already in service, expanding medical response capabilities for Sophia and nearby communities |
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| Mobile medical lab brings lifesaving training to Texas first responders | Thursday April 30th, 2026 |
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Texas Health Fort Worth’s simulation unit gives EMS and fire crews hands-on emergency training closer to home |
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| Wash. officials approve $1K fine for 911 lift-assist calls at licensed care facilities | Wednesday April 29th, 2026 |
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The fee is aimed at Bellingham care facilities that call 911 for non-emergency lifts or moves, while keeping fire crews available for medical emergencies |
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| Tenn. county EMS collections remain below budget | Wednesday April 29th, 2026 |
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Cumberland County officials say EMS revenue is improving, but collections remain $656,828 under budget for the fiscal year |
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| Ala. county ends opioid fund contracts, shifts control to boost EMS funding | Wednesday April 29th, 2026 |
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Mobile County officials say the move will direct more settlement dollars to EMS, fire and community overdose response efforts |
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| Moose meat divided among crews after collision with Minn. ambulance | Wednesday April 29th, 2026 |
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The Ely Area Ambulance was transporting a patient to Duluth when it hit a cow moose on Hwy. 169 |
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| Iowa FD's whole blood pilot program proves worth with stabbing victim | Tuesday April 28th, 2026 |
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A Des Moines Fire Department paramedic used a blood transfusion system after a stabbing, starting treatment before the patient reached a hospital |
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| Lawsuit accuses former N.C. EMT of taking photos of dying patient | Tuesday April 28th, 2026 |
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The complaint alleges Onslow County failed to properly investigate or secure the EMT’s phone after learning she photographed a critically injured patient who later died |
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