News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Iowa firefighters use EMS simulation to train for high-risk, low-frequency calls | Thursday August 27th, 2026 |
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Muscatine firefighters used Simulation in Motion–Iowa mobile ambulance and ER simulators to practice rare emergencies, including childbirth and pediatric calls |
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| Ore. man tries to steal ambulance with patient inside | Thursday August 27th, 2026 |
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A Portland EMT grabbed the keys from the ignition and stopped a man accused of trying to drive away in an ambulance while a patient was being treated inside |
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| State grant helps Pa. EMS tackle staffing shortage | Thursday August 27th, 2026 |
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Cumberland Goodwill EMS will use a $70,000 state grant to provide free training and help EMTs advance to paramedic through its Rescue Ready workforce program |
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| Trial date set for accused Sept. 11 terror attacks organizer Khalid Sheikh Mohammed | Thursday August 27th, 2026 |
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A military judge scheduled Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and three alleged accomplices to stand trial beginning June 5, 2028, more than 26 years after the Sept. 11 attacks |
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| Former N.Y. EMS captain, fire chief found dead at home | Wednesday August 26th, 2026 |
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Melinda Brugger, a former Plattekill EMS captain, and James Brugger, a former fire chief, were found dead at a Milton Turnpike residence |
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| Watch: Fla. flight paramedic jumps from helicopter to reach fisherman in cardiac arrest | Wednesday August 26th, 2026 |
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Volusia County Flight Paramedic Matt Brunelle jumped about 20 feet into Lake Woodruff to reach a fisherman as rescuers raced to the remote scene |
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| Hawaii Department of Health warns about fentanyl-laced cocaine | Wednesday August 26th, 2026 |
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Honolulu EMS responded to two clusters of suspected overdoses within an hour, with five patients requiring multiple doses of naloxone before being hospitalized in serious condition |
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| 8 family members, including 4 children, killed in Mont. shooting, fire | Wednesday August 26th, 2026 |
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Authorities confirmed eight relatives spanning four generations were killed before their Billings-area home burned |
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| First Due Named to the Inc. 5000 for the Fifth Consecutive Year | Tuesday August 25th, 2026 |
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First Due is again the highest-ranked Fire & EMS software company on the list |
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| Va. Medicaid cuts could strain mental health crisis response | Tuesday August 25th, 2026 |
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Virginia plans to end Medicaid reimbursement for community stabilization and cut mobile crisis response coverage from eight hours to four |
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