News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| National Registry seeks feedback on continuing education policy updates | Tuesday June 9th, 2026 |
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The proposed changes would clarify continuing education requirements, documentation standards and accepted education sources for EMS certification, recertification and reentry pathways |
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| 'Renowned' Conn. firefighter, AMR paramedic dies after surgical complications | Tuesday June 9th, 2026 |
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Veteran New Haven firefighter/paramedic Thomas “TJ” Kochera was credited with numerous lifesaving rescues and cardiac arrest saves |
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| Rescue teams save 14 people trapped in flooded Ala. caves | Tuesday June 9th, 2026 |
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Specialized cave and swift-water rescue teams worked through flooded roads and dangerous conditions to pull 14 people safely from two Jackson County caves |
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| Texas county EMS receives $500K grant for new ambulance | Tuesday June 9th, 2026 |
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Goliad County EMS will use the state grant to buy a new ambulance and equipment as it works to replace aging units |
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| Del. county EMS honors 23 cardiac arrest survivors, including EMS chief | Monday June 8th, 2026 |
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Kent County EMS recognized survivors, responders and bystanders during its annual Survivors Reunion, including EMS Chief John Tinger, who survived a cardiac arrest at work |
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| Minn. EMS crews vote no confidence in chief | Monday June 8th, 2026 |
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The union representing Hennepin County paramedics and EMTs is calling for Chief Marty Scheerer’s removal, citing staffing shortages and morale concerns |
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| Paramedics receive top EMS award at FDNY Medal Day ceremony | Monday June 8th, 2026 |
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FDNY’s top EMS operations medal recognized two paramedics for their work at a Brooklyn fire |
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| Texas city takes EMS in-house, names chief to lead transition | Monday June 8th, 2026 |
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San Marcos will launch a city-run EMS department and has tapped longtime EMS leader Jill Rosales to oversee the transition from the current nonprofit system |
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| 6 injured in stabbing inside NYC's Penn Station | Monday June 8th, 2026 |
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Six people were hospitalized after a stabbing inside one of the nation’s busiest transit hubs, as authorities took a suspect into custody and investigated what led to the attack |
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| Calif. voters to decide on paramedic tax increase | Sunday June 7th, 2026 |
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Corte Madera officials are asking voters to bring the town’s contribution in line with other agencies in the Ross Valley Paramedic Authority |
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