Three Taken to Hospital after TX Ambulance Crash
Three people – a patient and two EMS providers – were taken to the hospital after a car slammed into a Houston Fire Department ambulance.
Firefighter Struck at FL Crash Scene; One Dead
A pickup truck driver ran into a firefighter while she was responding to a crash on U.S. 19, killing the driver and critically injuring the firefighter.
New FDNY EMTs Include a Probie Whose Stepfather Died from 9/11-Related Illness
“I want to help people. I want the people of New York to get the help that they deserve," says new FDNY EMT Eric Del Valle.
Effingham County (IL) to Review Ambulance Provider Bids
The current five-year contract between the county and Abbott EMS ends on April 30, 2022.
KY College Offering Accelerated Paramedic Training
The paramedic education training program at Owensboro Community & Technical College will begin in January 2022.
U.S. COVID-19 Deaths Are Topping 1,900 a Day
COVID-19 deaths in the U.S. have climbed to an average of more than 1,900 a day for the first time since early March.
Owensboro (KY) Looks for Grants to Buy More Automatic CPR Devices
The Fire Department recently received one LUCAS 3 chest compression system, and has applied for a FEMA grant to purchase three more.
San Diego (CA) Concerned Falck Is Struggling to Hire Employees, Secure Vehicles
Falck is scheduled to replace longtime city ambulance provider American Medical Response at 8 a.m. Nov. 27.
One in Five DC Fire & EMS Members Seek Religious Exemption from COVID-19 Vaccine
The city is requiring firefighters and other health care workers to receive at least one COVID-19 vaccine shot by September 30.
Federal Judge To Rule if Health Workers Should Get Religious Exemption to COVID-19 Shot
A federal judge soon will decide whether health workers should be able to opt out of Maine's COVID-19 vaccine mandate for religious reasons.
