News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Md. school bus carrying blind students crashes into building | Wednesday July 22nd, 2026 |
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Multiple people suffered minor injuries after a school bus carrying students from the Maryland School for the Blind crashed into a building |
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| Study: 3% of patients account for 16% of all 911 EMS calls nationwide | Wednesday July 22nd, 2026 |
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Analysis of 9.5 million EMS encounters links frequent 911 use to chronic illness, Medicaid enrollment and gaps in access to primary and social services |
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| Therapy dog brings comfort and stress relief to Iowa fire, EMS crews | Wednesday July 22nd, 2026 |
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Kooper visits Sioux City fire stations to help firefighters and paramedics cope with job stress, traumatic calls and burnout through simple interactions and companionship |
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| Fla. EMS deputy chief arrested in child sex abuse investigation | Tuesday July 21st, 2026 |
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Authorities arrested a former Manatee County EMS deputy chief after an FBI investigation allegedly linked him to images showing sexual abuse of a child under 14 |
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| 5 die in Ohio river after rescue attempt turns tragic | Tuesday July 21st, 2026 |
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Authorities said five people drowned after several members of a group entered the Scioto River to rescue a struggling swimmer before becoming overwhelmed by the current |
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| Pa. man accused of stealing ambulance while EMS crew treated patient | Tuesday July 21st, 2026 |
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Police said a Columbia man climbed into a parked Penn State Life Lion ambulance and drove it several blocks while EMS personnel were inside a nearby home treating a patient |
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| ImageTrend names Chris Cartrett as Chief Executive Officer to accelerate AI-powered growth | Monday July 20th, 2026 |
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ImageTrend announced a leadership transition as the company accelerates AI-powered product development and expands its software platform for EMS, fire, healthcare and public safety agencies |
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| 2 injured by incendiary device outside NYC federal building | Monday July 20th, 2026 |
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Two people suffered minor injuries after an incendiary device was deployed outside 26 Federal Plaza, prompting a terrorism task force investigation |
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| Utah fire captain, family killed in flash flood during hike | Monday July 20th, 2026 |
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Provo Fire Captain Spencer Long, his wife and their three sons were killed after a flash flood swept through a southern Utah canyon |
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| S.D. FD warns of the end of rural EMS service without new funding | Monday July 20th, 2026 |
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The Rapid City Fire Department says it will stop providing ambulance service to rural Pennington County after 2026 unless officials establish a funding agreement |
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