News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Maine EMS chief faces long recovery after fatal mill explosion | Tuesday June 23rd, 2026 |
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Searsmont EMS Chief Sarah Tompkins remains hospitalized with severe burns from the Robbins Lumber explosion that killed two firefighters |
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| N.J. hospital EMS is first in nation to earn AABB accreditation for blood program | Tuesday June 23rd, 2026 |
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University Hospital became the first EMS program in the nation accredited under new prehospital transfusion standards |
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| Over 30 injured in fatal Calif. freeway crash | Tuesday June 23rd, 2026 |
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Los Angeles County firefighters declared a mass casualty incident after a tractor-trailer crossed a freeway median and collided head-on with multiple vehicles |
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| Video: Off-duty N.J. EMT revives man during Knicks championship parade | Monday June 22nd, 2026 |
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A South Orange EMT attending the parade used Narcan to revive a man who appeared to have overdosed after he collapsed atop a subway entrance canopy |
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| Md. fire chiefs ask officials to allow county EMS to help fight fires | Monday June 22nd, 2026 |
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Somerset County fire chiefs are arguing that county EMS crews are often first on a fire scene and could help departments facing staffing shortages |
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| Conn. EMS uses drones, K-9 to find missing man | Monday June 22nd, 2026 |
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Oxford EMS Special Operations used drones, K-9 teams and medical personnel during its first out-of-town joint deployment to help locate a missing autistic man |
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| N.Y. hospital opens EMS simulation lab for hands-on training | Sunday June 21st, 2026 |
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Mount St. Mary’s Hospital has converted former operating room space where providers can train in realistic emergency scenarios from dispatch to hospital handoff |
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| Texas tightens robotaxi rules after emergency response incidents | Sunday June 21st, 2026 |
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New regulations will require licensing, emergency response plans and stronger oversight of autonomous vehicle fleets following incidents in which robotaxis blocked first responders |
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| N.C. county EMS uses grant to expand community paramedic program | Saturday June 20th, 2026 |
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Cabarrus County EMS is among 39 agencies receiving funding to strengthen mobile integrated health, behavioral health care and substance use disorder response |
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| Child’s aerosol spray ignites, causing N.C. vehicle explosion | Saturday June 20th, 2026 |
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One person was hospitalized with burns after a child sprayed a highly flammable aerosol inside a parked vehicle while an adult was smoking |
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