People Should Be Allowed to Make Life-Shortening Choices for Quality-of-Life Reasons
Most older adults are legally capable of making their own decisions, and first responders must honor these choices.
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NC Volunteer Fire Departments Look to Expand Ambulance Services
Two volunteer fire departments in Raleigh County are requesting funds from the county commission to improve their ambulance services.
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Two WV Volunteer Fire Departments Look to Expand Ambulance Services
Bradley-Prosperity has doubled its 911 calls from last year. Coal City has close to quadrupled the 911 calls that it ran from last year.
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Firelands (OH) Ambulance District Implements a Traffic Safety Blocker Program
The Firelands Ambulance District Board has a new blocker plan in place to enhance the safety of first responders at traffic crash incidents.
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Volunteer Fire Departments Warn Proposed OSHA Regulations Will Be Costly, Drive Volunteers Away
The Occupational Health and Safety Administration wants to update workplace protections for firefighters and paramedics.
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NY State Senate Breathes Life into Volunteer First Responders’ Tax Credit
Senator Martinez’s increased benefit for fire and ambulance volunteers passes state Senate.
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Program to Give $50,000 to Volunteer Medics, Firefighters on Long Island (NY) to Buy Homes
Up to $50,000 available for members for home purchase and property rehabilitation through the program.
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A Cross-Sectional Analysis of Traumatic Stress and Burnout Symptoms in Search and Rescue Volunteers
Burnout and stress levels among SAR volunteers are higher than the general population and comparable to other first responders.
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Three VA EMS Providers Recovering after Serious Ambulance Crash
The three Bassett Rescue Squad EMS volunteers are on the road to recovery after an ambulance crash that saw one of them airlifted to the…
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Volunteers Are a Driving Force at Magen David Adom
Learn how Magen David Adom’s volunteers stepped up big time to respond to the coronavirus pandemic.
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The EMS Handoff: Redesigning Volunteer EMS with Nancy Magee
Fighting entropy in our profession takes a volunteer spirit and Nancy Magee joins The EMS Handoff to discuss strategies for doing just this.
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Eden (NY) Volunteer Goes Into Cardiac Arrest and Is Saved by Fellow First Responders
David Cole is recovering at home today thanks to the quick work of local first responders he has volunteered alongside for nearly 50 years.
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