EMS1 Daily News

At 106, former Army nurse Alice Darrow joins a dwindling group of World War II nurses still alive who treated the wounded under fire, endured captivity and laid the foundation for modern military medicine

After a 2001 tornado tore the station’s roof off, the Caddo-Midway Volunteer Fire & Rescue District installed an eight-person safe room

Ford partnership affirms industry-leading standards of safety and quality

The end of the federal government shutdown brings back ambulance add-ons — this is how it affects EMS billing and reimbursement

A push to return EMS back to its own agency is gaining momentum amid response times, pay parity demands and warnings from FDNY leadership that a breakup could add cost and complexity

The Tazewell County Sheriff’s Office now has over 20 deputies trained as EMTs

Thompson Valley EMS is collecting new, unwrapped gifts at drop-off sites across Loveland, Berthoud and Johnstown

Salisbury firefighters get a feel for surgical cricothyrotomy during airway training

A leaking gasket on a truck released anhydrous ammonia outside a hotel in Weatherford, injuring five officers and sending 45 people to hospitals

House Bill 5249 would allow BLS crews staffed with a paramedic and EMT to operate at a restricted ALS level, easing 24/7 ALS staffing pressures

Crews cut a six-inch branch with an electric chainsaw to free the man on the popular Nuuanu Lulumahu Falls trail

Ulster officials say Empress EMS is exceeding its performance goals, well below the 11:59 contract limit, since taking over in March

Documents show the Houston Fire Department’s eco-friendly ambulances have faced recurring mechanical and charging issues that reduced response capacity

Government shutdown ends with $11B economic loss as Congress scrambles for long-term solution

Innovation meets superior patient care with this never-before-seen Type I ambulance, purpose-built for first responders with an industry-leading design and loaded with cutting-edge technology

Senators Susan Collins and Peter Welch propose a five-year CMS pilot to reimburse "treat-in-place" care, building on pandemic-era savings of $500+ per encounter

House Bill 1597 creates a misdemeanor for bystanders who fail to back off at least 25 feet when ordered to do so by a first responder performing their duty

Lancaster EMS Paramedic Kempf survived the assault and now uses her experience to advocate for first responder safety and mental health awareness

A bus carrying teens and young adults from Our Lady of Guadalupe in Santa Ana overturned on a winding San Bernardino Mountain highway, injuring 26 and sending 20 to hospitals

A passenger transport struck a concourse dock at Washington Dulles International Airport, sending 18 people to hospitals