Fire-EMS
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Mislabeling public safety K9s creates confusion, liability and access issues during high-stakes deployments
Laura Russell鈥檚 first hurricane activation as a paramedic turned into a fight for survival as levees broke and chaos spread
Tonya Hoover led from the top of the fire service. Her daughter, Alexandria Pecia, is now forging her own way in law enforcement
Head-on crash kills two Timber Mesa firefighters near Show Low
The Long Creek Fire Protection District鈥檚 trustees voted to terminate the ambulance service over legal and funding concerns and its impact on Abbott EMS
Fire and police agencies in Nashville, New Orleans, Toledo and Prince George鈥檚 County launched investigations and placed employees on leave after online comments about Kirk鈥檚 death
Campbell, also assistant fire chief with Chesapeake-Union Township VFD, died while on duty at Chesapeake EMS Station 3
Monterey council OKs October transition as Carmel ambulance crews join Monterey Fire, consolidating a 12-year partnership with no expected service disruption
Ahead of the attacks鈥� 24th anniversary, the department engraved 39 newly fallen members, bringing post-9/11 illness losses to more than 400
Crossville councilman proposes tapping the Gary Sinise Foundation and other grants to fund a phased EMS program, avoiding a projected 30-cent property tax hike
Holland firefighters contained a hazardous materials leak at the LG Energy Solutions battery plant
Security video shows an unidentified man entering the Bellerose home and leaving minutes before alarms sounded
A $100K-plus Assistance to Firefighters Grant is covering training and equipment so the Spring Lake Fire Department can staff two ALS-certified firefighter-paramedics each shift
A Morehead lieutenant went into cardiac arrest while performing CPR on a patient, and an assistant chief later experienced chest pain
Authorities say a third-party contractor cleaning an empty underground gasoline tank at the Exposition Parkway Costco fainted from fumes
Leaked tape shows ex-aide opposed raising FDNY EMT pay to firefighter levels, stalling Adams鈥� parity pledge amid worsening EMS staffing crisis
The nine-month extension deepens a partnership with Redemption Counseling Center, boosting on-demand therapy for Flagstaff first responders
Chiefs say Dr. Carl Schultz endangers patients, demoralizes crews by refusing prehospital blood transfusions, ketamine, magnesium and opioid-care pilots already used statewide
Attorneys for 31-year-old Dontae Melton Jr. say officers restrained the man and waited nearly an hour for an ambulance that never came
The 18-year veteran had been placed on paid leave when officials learned he hadn鈥檛 disclosed criminal allegations that he tried to sell an opioid-addiction drug to an undercover agent
Ninth Circuit upholds Snohomish Regional Fire and Rescue鈥檚 COVID-19 vaccine mandate, denies firefighters鈥� exemptions
Cheatham County EMS and the Pleasant View Volunteer Fire Department have partnered with the county to fund, staff and host a daytime unit, with plans to expand to 24/7 coverage
A LAFD ambulance was involved in the first crash while transporting a patient
Jonathan Kleisner, a former finance executive, says adrenaline, quick decisions and resilience carried over from the trading floor to emergency medicine
Dalton Pischke, Emily Kelzer and Zac Gehling joined Grand Meadow鈥檚 fire and EMS crews, hoping to inspire more young volunteers
The arrests came during a federal investigation that led the Bureau of Land Management to end contracts with two Oregon-based forestry companies
Reasons for the arrests remain unclear after federal agents detained members of a private contractor crew during an ID check during the Bear Gulch Fire
Lake County officials said the change will cut the average workweek to 42 hours and boost health, morale and staffing
Seattle has cut overdose deaths 20% since 2024 and strengthened its Health 99 post-overdose response team
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