AMR Challenges Harrisburg (IL) 911 Dispatch Procedures
American Medical Response (AMR) representatives raised concerns at Thursday morning’s Harrisburg city council meeting about how emergency medical calls are dispatched within the city.
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Decatur (IL) Council Makes $500 Lift Assist Fee Permanent
The Decatur City Council voted on Monday to make permanent a $500 fee for the performance of lift assist services by the Decatur Fire Department.
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IL Sees First Decline in Overdose Deaths Since 2018
Illinois recorded an 8.3% drop in overall drug overdose deaths in 2023.
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Warning of Cuts to EMS, Colona (IL) Fire District Looks for New Funding
Volunteer fire departments across the country are approaching a crisis point as they try to meet modern challenges.
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Lake County (IL) Leaders Praise New Mobile Integrated Healthcare Program
Lake County leaders praised the recently launched Mobile Integrated Healthcare program.
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Chicago Ambulance Stolen, Recovered after 15-Mile Police Chase
A man stole an ambulance parked outside Swedish Hospital on Chicago’s North Side Tuesday.
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Country Club Hills (IL) Firefighters Protest Decreases in Minimum Paramedic Staffing
Country Club Hills will no longer require that two paramedics respond to emergency medical services calls, prompting pushback from the firefighters union.
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Man and Woman in Critical Condition After Friday Night Shooting in Chicago
Two people were in critical condition after a shooting Friday night in the city’s Edgewater neighborhood, according to Chicago police.
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Report Charges Coverup of Chicago Paramedic Chief Found Asleep at the Wheel
The inspector general says false reports were filed after an assistant deputy paramedic chief was found slumped over the steering wheel of a vehicle.
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Mental Health Response Program in Chicago Expands
Chicago is increasing the number of mental health crisis response teams operating in the city.
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Crash in West Englewood (IL) Leaves Three Injured After Semi Hits Ambulance
A semi slammed into an ambulance in West Englewood, flipping it onto two cars and sending three people to the hospital.
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Ravine Rescue Frees Trapped Woman in Alton (IL)
A bizarre accident Thursday on the Homer Adams Parkway extension injured a young woman seriously and left veteran fire chiefs scratching their heads to figure out just…
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