EMS1 Daily News

Despite public outpouring and local solidarity, authorities in Kerr County are asking untrained volunteers to stay away from flood search zones for safety reasons and to avoid hindering rescue operations

An 8-year-old boy was critically injured after falling 20 feet into a shaft near the top of the Koko Head Trail in Oahu

A Chicago woman is accused of fatally stabbing her 4-year-old son, critically injuring his two siblings, and setting their home on fire, telling investigators the children were “possessed by the devil.”

One man died and at least nine others were hospitalized after high levels of carbon monoxide, flammable gas and methane were found during a gas leak at a Lexington apartment complex

More than 100 people have died in Texas following July Fourth weekend flooding, including 27 from Camp Mystic, as officials continue searching for the missing and face growing scrutiny over emergency warning systems

The grant funds a proactive approach to buprenorphine and leave-behind naloxone efforts

More than 80 people are dead and dozens still missing after historic flash flooding hit central Texas over the July Fourth weekend, including 27 campers and counselors from Camp Mystic

More than 60 people were displaced and over 50 water rescues were performed in Chapel Hill as flooding from Tropical Storm Chantal inundated homes and businesses across central North Carolina

Three adults were killed and 10 others, including two juveniles, were injured in a shooting early on a residential street in South Philadelphia’s Grays Ferry neighborhood

A man accused of stealing an ambulance from Baton Rouge General-Mid City led police on a chaotic chase after paramedics refused to take him to another hospital location

Two EMS personnel were taken to the hospital after their ambulance was T-boned while responding to a call in Hartford

Proposed federal Medicaid cuts threaten to shutter hundreds of rural hospitals across the U.S., with states like Kentucky and Nebraska facing major losses

At least 82 people, including 28 children, have died in central Texas flooding, with 41 still missing, as officials warn of more life-threatening rain in already saturated areas while search efforts continue

Lawrence General Hospital paramedics are now trained to provide whole blood transfusions, becoming the second EMS provider in Massachusetts to offer this life-saving field treatment

At least 70 people, including 21 children, are dead after flash floods hit central Texas, with families still searching Camp Mystic for 11 missing girls as questions grow over emergency warnings and preparedness

Following deadly flash floods in that left 51 dead and 27 girls missing from Camp Mystic, officials are under pressure over the timing of emergency alerts and lack of evacuation orders as questions grow about preparedness

At least 51 people, including 15 children, are dead and 27 girls remain missing after a flash flood devastated Kerr County, Texas, and Camp Mystic, as rescuers continue searching and questions mount over emergency preparedness and warnings

Wapello County supervisors will revisit the formation of an EMS advisory council and potentially advancing an EMS levy

Floyd County officials are weighing the creation of a countywide EMS program as contracts with current providers run through 2026

Rescuers are searching for victims, including over two dozen children from a girls' camp, as scrutiny grows over flood warnings.