EMS1 Daily News

Minnesota ranks among the lowest states for bystander CPR despite strong cardiac arrest survival rates, prompting efforts to overcome fear and get more people to act before EMS arrives

The three-mile Strength to Serve Challenge features 30 firefighter, EMS, police and 911-inspired obstacles, including hose hauls, victim drags, CPR and extrication tools

The University of Michigan funded the $346,000 ambulance, which will provide additional EMS capacity in Ann Arbor year-round

Marion County Fire Rescue Paramedic Clifton “Cliff” Murphy was honored with an Honor Walk after his family chose organ donation following his death

Mount Vernon-Lisbon area voters approved a new property tax levy with 92% support to fund additional full-time EMS staff, maintain paramedic coverage and improve response times

Madison's Medic 1 will operate from downtown Fire Station 1, where nearly 3,800 EMS calls last year were handled by ambulances responding from other stations

The MH3 program allows EMS, healthcare providers and police to connect people experiencing severe mental illness or substance use crises with involuntary care when they pose a danger to themselves or others

San Francisco firefighters spent nearly three hours searching through a garbage truck before rescuing a man and transporting him to a trauma center

Former Bellingham firefighters, EMTs, police officers and other city employees fired for refusing a COVID-19 vaccine mandate are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to review their case

The FDNY added 36 names to its World Trade Center Memorial Wall, bringing to 438 the number of fire and EMS members honored after dying from illnesses linked to Ground Zero

Hospitals can now divert ambulances only during disasters or critical infrastructure failures as Indiana seeks to reduce delays in patient care and keep EMS units in their service areas

FDNY researchers are seeking federal coverage for cardiovascular disease, cognitive decline and other conditions as firefighters and EMS members exposed to Ground Zero toxins age

South Windsor firefighters declared a mass casualty incident after a nine-vehicle crash involving a school van and tractor-trailer left six people injured, two seriously

Registration Closes Soon for September 14–16 Gathering of Public Safety and FirstNet Communications Leaders

Palm Bay officials found the lieutenant falsified clinical documentation and inaccurately reported hours and patient contacts in a paramedic program

Rush County EMS received $3,750 from Western Cooperative Electric and the Golden Belt Community Foundation to maintain and improve equipment used by its crews

Columbus is expanding a nurse navigation program that directs eligible 911 callers to non-emergency care while keeping paramedics and ambulances available for higher-priority calls

Fort Worth’s Technical Rescue Team reached a crane operator in distress, provided medical care and lowered him to safety using a rope system

A TLC Emergency Medical Services ambulance went off the road while responding to a crash on the Onondaga Nation; both occupants were hospitalized in stable condition

A Burke Rescue volunteer carried whole blood across rugged terrain to help stabilize a climber injured in a high-angle fall during a five-hour rescue in Linville Gorge