News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| N.C. county's new $3.5M EMS base aims to cut response times | Sunday December 7th, 2025 |
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Haywood County has opened a strategically placed EMS base between Waynesville and Lake Junaluska, a purpose-built facility officials say will significantly speed 911 response |
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| Iowa EMS pursues tax district to keep rural ambulance service alive | Sunday December 7th, 2025 |
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Lisbon-Mount Vernon Ambulance Service is asking voters to approve a new EMS district funded by a property tax levy to add full-time staff |
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| Nev. FD promotes ambulance memberships as practical holiday gift amid rising EMS costs | Saturday December 6th, 2025 |
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With emergency transports in Southern Nevada averaging over $1,200, Henderson’s LifeRide program offers residents low-cost annual coverage for ambulance rides |
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| Report finds Conn. EMS response times lag in suburbs and rural towns | Saturday December 6th, 2025 |
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Urban crews reach patients about a minute faster than in suburbs and nearly three minutes faster than in rural areas, according to a 2024 state analysis of more than 730,000 calls |
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| Photo of the Week: Immersive simulation puts N.C. EMS crews inside neighborhood fire scene | Friday December 5th, 2025 |
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Built over nine months by the Mecklenburg EMS Clinical Education team, this year’s large-scale training transformed the soundstage into a realistic residential fire environment |
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| Carbon monoxide leak at Ky. construction site sends 10 workers to hospital | Friday December 5th, 2025 |
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A diesel heater that wasn’t properly ventilated caused a carbon monoxide leak at an apartment construction site in Lexington |
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| Hazmat cleaning ordered after alleged lewd acts by Md. paramedic inside firehouses | Friday December 5th, 2025 |
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Baltimore County officials have removed a paramedic from the workplace after allegations that he filmed himself masturbating in public areas of multiple firehouses |
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| $35K grant funds new heart monitors for Va. county ambulances | Friday December 5th, 2025 |
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An Appalachian Power Foundation grant will equip Tazewell County’s ambulance fleet with new Lifepak 35 monitors |
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| Pa. township shifts EMS contract, leaving longtime provider facing shutdown | Friday December 5th, 2025 |
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Manheim Township commissioners voted to award a new EMS contract to Penn State Life Lion starting in 2027, ending Manheim Township Ambulance Association’s role as primary provider |
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| Mich. sheriff's office paramedics may soon carry whole blood under new pilot program | Friday December 5th, 2025 |
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Genesee County commissioners are poised to approve a $50,000 partnership with the American Red Cross that would equip paramedics with Type O blood for emergency transfusions |
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