News
Here you will find all of the latest news from our department.| Va. EMS personnel see over 140 heat-related emergencies over 3 days | Tuesday July 1st, 2025 |
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Central Virginia saw a record spike in heat-related ER visits last week, with 146 cases of heat exhaustion and heat stroke reported in just three days |
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| Memorial recognizes decades of service by Mont. EMS provider killed in crash | Tuesday July 1st, 2025 |
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Everett Edwards served Clark Fork Valley Ambulance for 46 years, and was a volunteer firefighter for 50 years |
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| National EMS documentation report reveals gaps in training, time and tech | Tuesday July 1st, 2025 |
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Nearly 60% of leaders cited documentation as a critical concern impacting billing, compliance and patient care, according to a report by the PWW Advisory Group and AIMHI |
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| 4-year-old Neb. boy loses foot in lawnmower accident | Tuesday July 1st, 2025 |
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A 4-year-old boy suffered a severed foot in a lawn mower accident near Mitchell, Nebraska, and was airlifted to a Denver hospital after initial treatment at Regional West Medical Center |
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| Slain Idaho firefighters identified; law enforcement will accompany firefighters on all future calls | Monday June 30th, 2025 |
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Coeur d’Alene is mourning the loss of two firefighters killed in a targeted shooting, with residents lining highways in tribute and Gov. Brad Little ordering flags lowered |
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| Man who killed FDNY EMS lieutenant sentenced to prison | Monday June 30th, 2025 |
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Peter Zisopoulos fatally stabbed FDNY EMS Lt. Alison Russo and will face 25 years to life in prison |
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| S.C. first responders fill an ambulance with cereal for hospital food drive | Monday June 30th, 2025 |
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Firefighters, EMS and police in Rock Hill, SC, helped collect enough cereal for 20,000 servings during the Healthy Over Hungry Cereal Drive |
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| NEMSIS 2024 Public-Release Research Dataset now available | Monday June 30th, 2025 |
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The NEMSIS Technical Assistance Center has published the 2024 Public-Release Research Dataset, the largest EMS dataset in the U.S., with over 60 million activations from 14,756 agencies across 54 states and territories |
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| Man injured falling from San Francisco high-rise onto awning | Monday June 30th, 2025 |
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San Francisco firefighters rescued a young man who fell from a 13-story building onto an awning |
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| Insider analysis: EMS trust shaken as EMT’s double kidnapping leads to lawsuit | Monday June 30th, 2025 |
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A Connecticut EMT’s repeated kidnappings spark legal action and renewed calls for mandatory EMS background checks to protect public safety and trust |
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