EMS1 Daily News

With costs for staffing, equipment and insurance climbing, Good Fellowship Ambulance projects a $500,000 increase in its 2026 deficit

Skagit County will raise transport rates by 3% each year, equalizing fees for residents and nonresidents while keeping Medicaid and Medicare rates unchanged

The new, award-winning ambulance is designed to give first responders greater safety, comfort, and performance

The St. Charles County Ambulance District is using senior volunteers to simulate real-world calls and improve fall injury assessments

Readers weigh in on whether paramedics — or EMTs — should take the lead on low-priority 911 calls

The EMT track at Spencer County High School enrolls seniors to help fill vital EMS roles in a community hit hard by staffing shortages

The Rainbow City partnership will provide comprehensive medical oversight and protocol development, along with access to nationally recognized CEUs for all EMS providers

Fort Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis steps down after being placed on administrative leave amid firefighter union concerns over the MedStar merger and ambulance duty requirements

Cobb County’s first caller video rescue showcases Next Generation 911 tools, while Gwinnett, DeKalb and Atlanta invest in tech and staffing

Eight children were among those injured in the Bladensburg hit-and-run crash

Trenton native Grady Griffin, now the city’s first Black EMS director and head of emergency management, has spent decades answering 911 calls, preparing for disasters and mentoring local youth

With $1T in reductions and 2027 work requirements looming, Medi-Cal-dependent facilities in California expect reimbursement losses

Middlesex Hospital plans to build a 6,710-sq-ft facility for up to 12 ambulances

The 66-year-old man had been taken to the ER for evaluation and left on foot before driving off in a parked Community Care Ambulance

The Reading Fire Department recognized crews for reviving a cardiac arrest patient, rescuing a woman as flames closed in, advocating rapid hospital care and responding to a colleague’s medical emergency

Visitors are invited to explore the MSV-II 170 Type III — built for Indy’s very own first responders and trusted by EMS crews nationwide

Five graduates say the department reclassified them as EMS trainees just before contracts expired, then issued termination letters

State health officials opened rulemaking to expand high school EMS education and tackle the workforce shortage

A preliminary report says the pilot surveyed multiple zones, got a ground “all clear,” and made a steep approach when the tail struck a sign about 10 feet up

Funded through Compeer’s Emergency Response Equipment Grants, Schuyler Ambulance will use the award to buy lifting gear and improve on-scene patient handling