UT Proposal Would End Surprise Ambulance Billing
Utah lawmakers are considering a bill that would prohibit balance billing for ground ambulance services, following the lead of at least 18 other states.
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UT Legislature Outlaws Collective Bargaining for Public Employees
Labor unions for medics and other public employees in Utah will no longer be able to negotiate on behalf of their workers under a bill…
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Salt Lake City (UT) EMT Instructor Charged with Sexual Abuse of Students
A Salt Lake City Fire Department captain has been charged with sexually abusing two students in his capacity as EMT instructor at a local community…
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Climber Falls Up to 200 Feet to His Death at Zion National Park
Rescuers and Washington County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to aid the man, rangers said.
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Donations Ensure Mental Health Support for CareFlight of the Rockies, Other First Responders
The CareFlight stress management team provides behavioral health support to the larger group of first responders.
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Road Rescue Appoints Siddons-Martin Emergency Group as Exclusive Dealer for Utah
Road Rescue® announces that Siddons-Martin Emergency Group will represent Road Rescue in Utah for sales, service and warranty.
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Salt Lake City (UT) Fire Department Finds Success in Deploying Social Workers
By deploying social workers to a targeted area, the Salt Lake City Fire Department avoided dispatching an ALS or BLS engine on 42% of calls.
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Salt Lake (UT) Fire Department Deploys Social Workers as First Responders
The department is launching a program to have licensed clinical social workers respond alongside firefighters to calls involving people in mental health crisis.
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UT Firefighter/Paramedic Dies in Off-Duty Fall
Eric Adams was a 10-year member of the Payson Fire Department.
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Salt Lake City (UT) Mourns Firefighter-Paramedic Who Died of COVID-19
Captain Merrill Bone, a 36-year veteran of Salt Lake City’s Unified Fire Authority, died over the weekend after suffering from COVID-19.
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SWAT Team Called, Gunfire Exchanged After Call for Medical Assistance in UT
A neighbor called for shots fired at 5:20 p.m. after hearing a gunshot from the backyard of a nearby residence in Lehi.
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Medical Helicopter Called to Transport Seriously Injured Biker in Utah
Kaysville Fire Department crews as well as the Davis County Sheriff's Office and Kaysville Police Department responded to the accident.
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