News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Md. paramedic pleads guilty in bodily fluid firehouse contamination case | Friday August 21st, 2026 |
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Christopher Carroll pleaded guilty to three counts after prosecutors accused him of contaminating coworkers’ food and Baltimore County property |
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| Report released on Calif. firefighter/paramedic seriously injured by patient | Friday August 21st, 2026 |
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A NIOSH investigation into a California behavioral health call shows how fast risk can escalate and why EMS crews need clear triggers to stage, disengage and call for law enforcement |
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| Bipartisan bill targets Medicare ambulance reimbursement shortfalls | Friday August 21st, 2026 |
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The RESCUE Act would require Medicare to regularly update ambulance reimbursement rates as EMS providers face rising costs for staffing, fuel, medical equipment and patient care |
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| Mass. crews rescue teen buried in collapsed sand hole | Friday August 21st, 2026 |
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More than 20 responders used heavy rescue equipment to shore up the unstable hole and free the 18-year-old near Scusset Beach |
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| Photo of the Week: Future Texas medics train on airway management | Friday August 21st, 2026 |
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Montgomery County Hospital District paramedics near field deployment |
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| 2026 Vision FirstNet Users Summit to Examine Emergency Management, EMAC, and Disaster Response and Recovery Funding in Featured Session | Thursday August 20th, 2026 |
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"When Disaster Strikes… What Happens Next?" will Guide First Responders and Emergency Managers Through the Disaster Declaration Process and the Fiscal Realities of Recovery |
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| Md. counties face growing pressure to fund paramedics, EMTs | Thursday August 20th, 2026 |
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Rising EMS staffing costs, declining volunteer ranks and reduced state support are squeezing county budgets as communities work to recruit and retain paramedics and EMTs |
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| Community rallies around Minn. paramedic critically injured in crash | Thursday August 20th, 2026 |
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Mayo Clinic Ambulance Services paramedic Katie Ann Minter is recovering after a three-vehicle crash as community fundraisers raise money and provide meals for her family |
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| Pilot killed in collision with Pa. State Police helicopter; troopers survive | Thursday August 20th, 2026 |
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A Cessna 150 collided with a Pennsylvania State Police Bell 407 near a Carlisle airport runway, killing the plane’s pilot and trapping two troopers in the helicopter |
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| Fundraiser launched for Texas first responder who lost wife, 2 sons in house fire | Thursday August 20th, 2026 |
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Sacred Cross EMS is rallying support for Herstle Renfroe, a longtime EMS provider and volunteer firefighter whose family died in a Parker County house fire |
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