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FCC Sets E911 Deadlines
Commercial wireless carriers must meet Enhanced 911 Phase 2 location-accuracy requirements at the public-safety answering point level and comply with annual benchmarks within five years.
N.C. Emergency Agencies Provide Mutual Aid
N.C. emergency agencies share a newly renovated facility.
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea Looks at Fire-Rescue Cost
Lauderdale-by-the-Sea commissioners want to explore cheaper deals for the beach side town's fire and emergency medical service.
It's an Emergency; N.J. EMS System in Need of an Overhaul
Hudson County s Emergency Medical Service providers agree with a recent report saying New Jersey's Emergency Response Services system needs an overhaul, but they don't agree on how to do it.
Money Woes Slow Adoption of First-Responder ID Cards
First-responder identification cards are a great idea, but the question is whether and how much communities and the federal government are willing to pay for them.
South County Fire Districts Consider Mutual Aid Unit
Four Washington fire districts consider working together to secure a mutual aid unit.
Fee Hike OK'd for AMR
American Medical Response, the company that provides ambulance service to most of Clark County, has won a 2.4 percent rate increase effective Monday.
Aid Call Details Still Public: HIPAA Law Doesn't Mean Ambulances Operate in Secret
Fire departments in Wisconsin cannot use the federal HIPAA law as a reason to withhold basic public information about ambulance calls, such as names and addresses of those who required medical help.
Hearing Explores Testing Patients for HIV Without Consent
Rep. Stephen DiNatale, D-Fitchburg, files a bill that would allow blood testing of a patient, without consent, if others are exposed.
Ambulance Service Collections 'Gaining Momentum'
Collections for the ambulance service in Sequatchie County (Tenn.) are mounting and should stabilize in the next few months.
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