News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| New video shows Cleveland EMS crew attacked as push grows for tougher penalties | Friday April 24th, 2026 |
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Footage captures responders calling for help and police rushing to a chaotic scene as officials weigh stronger protections for EMS personnel |
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| Photo of the Week: Airway trauma training | Friday April 24th, 2026 |
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Pittsburgh EMS training included updated triage strategies, trauma care protocols and hands-on exercises |
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| Mobile simulation unit brings lifelike EMS training to rural Texas crews | Friday April 24th, 2026 |
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Johnson County paramedics practiced a pediatric drowning response inside Texas Health Resources’ new $1.3M mobile simulation lab |
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| FDNY EMS union elects veteran paramedic to lead labor organization | Friday April 24th, 2026 |
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Longtime Queens Paramedic Michael Greco takes over Local 2507 as the union pushes for a new city contract, pay parity and workplace safety |
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| 1 dead, 5 wounded in La. mall food court shooting | Friday April 24th, 2026 |
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Baton Rouge police say gunfire erupted inside the Mall of Louisiana, sending shoppers and workers scrambling for safety |
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| NYC hospital takes additional ambulances out of service due to financial challenges | Thursday April 23rd, 2026 |
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Richmond University Medical Center will take two ambulances out of service in July, raising concerns about response times as EMS cuts continue citywide |
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| N.C. sheriff's K-9 airlifted after medical emergency in first use of Tenn. transport program | Thursday April 23rd, 2026 |
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The mission marked a milestone for Erlanger LIFE FORCE Air Medical's K-9 Transport Program after a Clay County K-9 suffered acute lung injury from being inadvertently exposed to concentrated ozone |
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| 7 EMS providers among at least 30 sickened at fatal W.Va. chemical leak | Thursday April 23rd, 2026 |
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A toxic gas release at a silver recovery facility in Kanawha County left two people dead and about 30 others hospitalized as officials investigate a chemical reaction involving nitric acid |
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| Fallen Ariz. EMT’s legacy lives on as first scholarship recipient graduates | Thursday April 23rd, 2026 |
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Edwin Gallegos became the first student to earn EMT certification and complete firefighter training through the memorial scholarship created to honor fallen AMR EMT Jacob Dindinger |
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| Demers Ambulances debuts award-winning Type I ambulance at FDIC 2026 | Wednesday April 22nd, 2026 |
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Experience the all-new FXP 174 ambulance with industry-first FX Action Seats during FDIC 2026 from April 23-25, 2026 |
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