News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Cruise ship passengers quarantined after hantavirus outbreak, sent home for monitoring | Monday May 11th, 2026 |
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Passengers from the MV Hondius were flown home to more than 20 countries after a hantavirus outbreak linked to three deaths and multiple suspected infections |
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| Report: Trump-appointed FEMA review council proposes vast changes to federal disaster support | Monday May 11th, 2026 |
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The review includes stricter thresholds for federal disaster declarations, direct state payments within 30 days and one-time survivor aid in place of long-term housing support |
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| Suspect repeatedly rams Las Vegas ambulance after attempted stabbing | Monday May 11th, 2026 |
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Police said the suspect attempted to stab someone outside an east Las Vegas grocery store before ramming a parked ambulance |
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| Protesters demand direct helicopter access to Seattle Children’s hospital | Monday May 11th, 2026 |
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Demonstrators called for an end to policies requiring some pediatric air medical patients to land away from Seattle Children’s before being transferred by ambulance |
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| 'The worst experience of my life': 11 injured, burned in Fla. boat explosion, MCI | Monday May 11th, 2026 |
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A possible fuel-related explosion aboard a 40-foot cabin cruiser near the Haulover Sandbar sparked a mass-casualty response |
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| CAL FIRE firefighter/paramedic charged with rape, including alleged on-duty assault | Monday May 11th, 2026 |
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A Riverside County firefighter/paramedic faces multiple felony charges after prosecutors alleged he sexually assaulted three women, including one at a Temecula fire station |
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| W.Va. congresswoman honored for rural EMS advocacy | Sunday May 10th, 2026 |
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Jan-Care recognized U.S. Rep. Carol Miller for her work on ambulance reimbursement, treatment-in-place policies and rural health access |
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| N.C. county moves to keep FirstHealth as EMS provider | Sunday May 10th, 2026 |
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Lee County commissioners voted to negotiate with FirstHealth after talks with MedEx fell through ahead of a June 30 contract deadline |
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| Ala. hospital adds pediatric critical care transport ambulance | Saturday May 9th, 2026 |
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Huntsville Hospital’s new Kids Care unit will transport critically ill infants and children across North Alabama and southern Tennessee. |
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| Texas hazmat incident leaves toddler critically injured, firefighter exposed | Saturday May 9th, 2026 |
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Everman firefighters rescued a victim from a home where several people suffered burns, including a 1-year-old flown to a Dallas hospital with major injuries. |
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