Latest EMS News
President Obama Issues EMS Week Proclamation
Obama: EMS professionals display "the very best of the American spirit."
Up to 60 Injured after Car Drives into Va. Parade
Paramedics and other first responders participating in the parade facilitated quick response.
Images, Video: Commuter Trains Collide in Connecticut; 60 People Injured
Passengers described a chaotic, terrifying scene of crunching metal and flying bodies.
California EMT Burned in Race Kart Fire; Community Responds
Emergency medical technician Robbie Berge is used to saving people, but last Saturday night, the roles were reversed when he needed to be rescued after his race kart caught on fire.
Woman in Towed Car Likely Died at North Carolina Crash Scene, Autopsy Finds
An autopsy shows the body of a Clayton, N.C., woman found inside her car after it was towed to an impound lot had a blood-alcohol level of 0.18 percent, and suggests she may not have lived long after the crash.
Washington, D.C. Faces a Critical Paramedic Shortage
Union president says leadership is playing medic unit roulette.
School Bus Carrying Special-Needs Kids Rolls Over in Indianapolis
A dozen people injured, including five children.
Crime Not Ruled out in Texas Blast
Investigators have not ruled out criminal activity as the cause of a massive explosion at a fertilizer plant that killed at least 14 people and flattened part of a tiny Texas town, two officials familiar with the findings said Thursday.
Medical Helicopter Crash Flight Crew to be Honored at Future Memorial Site in Illinois
The fallen flight crew that died in a December REACT helicopter crash will be honored on a Rockford, Ill. emergency responders memorial that will now list 25.
EMS Week 2013 – One Mission. One Team.
With numerous injuries and fatalities to on-duty EMS responders, health and safety is a critical issue for both fire departments and third service EMS providers.





















