News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| 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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| Photo of the Week: Over 200 EMS calls during NFL Draft | Friday May 8th, 2026 |
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Pittsburgh first responders handled hundreds of EMS calls during the 2026 NFL Draft, which drew a record 805,000 visitors over three days |
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| W.Va. EMT pleads not guilty in fatal ambulance crash case | Friday May 8th, 2026 |
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Kanawha County EMT Alyssa Middleton pleaded not guilty to three felony charges in the death of John Lucas, who authorities say was struck and dragged by an ambulance outside an Elkview station |
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| Photo of the Week: Over 200 EMS calls during NFL Draft | Friday May 8th, 2026 |
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Pittsburgh first responders handled hundreds of EMS calls during the 2026 NFL Draft, which drew a record 805,000 visitors over three days |
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