News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| AMR takes over ambulance service in Okla. community | Wednesday September 9th, 2026 |
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American Medical Response began serving the Pauls Valley ambulance district with two ambulances, EMTs and paramedics under a five-year contract |
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| Neb. USAR team members recall Pentagon, Ground Zero deployments 25 years after 9/11 | Wednesday September 9th, 2026 |
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Nebraska Task Force 1 members deployed to the Pentagon and Ground Zero after 9/11, confronting collapsed buildings, toxic smoke and an unprecedented search-and-rescue mission |
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| 2 Mass. paramedics injured in crash involving new $400K ambulance | Wednesday September 9th, 2026 |
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Two Agawam paramedics were injured when a Jeep collided with an ambulance that had been in service for only two week |
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| NYC releases 170,000 pages of long-sought 9/11 health, air quality records | Tuesday September 8th, 2026 |
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New York City opened a public portal containing 170,000 pages of 9/11 records sought for years by first responders, survivors and families concerned about Ground Zero health risks |
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| Woman accused of killing Mo. firefighter/paramedic to undergo competency exam | Tuesday September 8th, 2026 |
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Shanetta Bossell, charged with fatally stabbing Kansas City Firefighter/Paramedic Graham Hoffman in an ambulance, will undergo an evaluation to determine her competency to stand trial. |
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| 5 killed after Amazon cargo jet overruns runway at Miami airport | Tuesday September 8th, 2026 |
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An Amazon cargo Boeing 767 traveled about 1,300 feet beyond the runway, striking vehicles and killing five people as federal investigators examine the landing and overrun |
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| Senate candidate meets with N.H. EMS to address low reimbursement rates | Tuesday September 8th, 2026 |
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Scott Brown told Cheshire EMS providers he would prioritize Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement reform as ambulance services struggle with payments that fall short of care costs |
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| 25 years after 9/11, fight continues over NYC Ground Zero toxin records | Tuesday September 8th, 2026 |
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As deaths from 9/11-related illnesses surpass 6,000, advocates are pressing New York City to release decades-old records detailing air quality and toxic exposures at Ground Zero |
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| Calif. geriatric EDs linked to fewer hospital admissions, deaths | Monday September 7th, 2026 |
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Research found older adults treated in geriatric emergency departments were less likely to be hospitalized or die within 30 days than similar patients treated in traditional EDs |
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| Study: Toxic dust, PTSD may accelerate brain aging in 9/11 first responders | Monday September 7th, 2026 |
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Research on World Trade Center responders found PTSD and prolonged Ground Zero exposure were associated with signs of accelerated brain aging |
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