EMS1 Daily News

Senate File 4 would raise ground ambulance reimbursement of the Medicare rate, directing $2.6 million in state and federal funding to help stabilize rural EMS

Franklin County's first female captain claims she was forced to resign after years of complaints about harassment, retaliation and systemic bias against women

Santa Fe Fire Department officials say the change will improve resource allocation, but community health partners warn it reduces field medical capacity for behavioral health and homeless calls

Meridian police say the woman faces federal charges after allegedly stealing an ambulance, crashing it into a St. Luke’s-owned building with DHS offices and attempting to set it on fire

As out-of-hospital births increase to about 12 a year, a Pittsburgh EMS crew chief is crocheting newborn hats to help babies retain body heat during pre-hospital deliveries

Using a large national EMS dataset, the report delivers a data-driven snapshot of clinical, operational and workforce trends to inform decision-making and system improvement

2BUnited, founded by Jacob and Carter with guidance and support from their parents, partnered with Briarwood Products to raise money for St. Jude. Children's Research Hospital

Wake County EMS is rolling out a data-driven dispatch update that sharpens call triage and reduces lights-and-siren responses for select non-critical calls

A GOP-backed bill would expand the Illinois Line of Duty Compensation Act to cover EMTs, paramedics, dispatchers and other licensed EMS professionals

John Joseph Carlbom, a former EMS supervisor and instructor whose license was revoked amid misconduct findings, faces the latest allegations tied to his time leading ambulance services and EMT courses in Deer Lodge

A white Ford F-250 crew cab with a black flatbed is believed to have struck a Little Fork Volunteer Fire & Rescue ambulance responding to a call, then driven off

A new ambulance gives Lebanon two ambulances for the first time, boosting capacity for concurrent calls and reducing the need for outside aid

The Cabarrus County event reunited survivors with telecommunicators, bystanders and responders, highlighting 24 out-of-hospital cardiac arrest saves in 2025

A 16-year-old was pulled from a Queensboro Bridge shaft after a five-story fall left him with major trauma and hypothermia, prompting a time-consuming high-angle rope rescue

A 51-year-old hiker and a 16-year-old boy were airlifted from Mount Ellinor after slipping in an icy avalanche chute

Bedford County officials unanimously backed a community risk assessment that recommends adding a peak-hour ambulance, new staff positions and future career engine companies

Wisconsin Rapids paramedics were forced to exit the rig and leave their patient, who was strapped to a gurney in the back during the 40-minute pursuit

Lacking bandages, Glenn Narodowy improvised bleeding control and began triaging victims where they fell

Paulding County officials say placing paramedics on Engine 13 will reduce response gaps and strengthen countywide medical coverage

The proposed Halo Act would criminalize interfering with Kentucky firefighters, EMTs and law enforcement within 25 feet after a warning