EMS1 Daily News

A division chief was dismissed for allegedly failing to monitor overtime cards, while a district chief was fired for allegedly submitting time cards for hours he did not work

Wall Township’s Committee voted to dissolve the police department’s EMS division and rely on Monmouth County’s MedStar roaming ambulances

A patient at Novant Health Hilton Head Medical Center allegedly drove off in a MedTrust ambulance, leading to a brief pursuit, hit-and-run crash and her return to the hospital

Police say a Bushkill Twp. mechanic put fake inspection stickers on Nazareth Regional Ambulance Corps rigs and all vehicles have since passed legitimate inspections

Madison police say a driver went around a fire truck that was blocking an intersection for an ambulance and collided with the rig

Facing losses tied to low Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, Cottage Grove says St. Paul Park, Newport and Grey Cloud Island Township should contribute tens of thousands toward shared ambulance coverage

Dubuque will nearly double transport charges and begin billing for vehicle crashes, fires and special rescues, moves expected to generate $1.2M a year

With Station 7 set to come online, Grand Junction is investing in a new community paramedicine program to handle lower-acuity calls

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Driving home from Thanksgiving dinner, Paramedic Richard Recinos spotted flames on West Oakwood Avenue and rushed to the scene

The Polk City medic says her termination was unconstitutional and stemmed from private, personal Facebook posts that did not mention her employer

Hillsborough County Fire Rescue will add 10 peak-hour ALS units and 48 new positions by 2026, aiming to reduce reliance on private ambulances

A Kansas City Fire Department ambulance was hit by a tractor-trailer on US 169 while responding to a call

A falling interstate sign crushed a vehicle on I-77 South, seriously injuring two people and forcing a seven-hour shutdown

FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker says concerns over antisemitic rhetoric and protest responses led him to resign

Three Marion County firefighters and one paramedic face felony charges after allegedly stripping, beating and waterboarding a 19-year-old co-worker at Fire Station 21 in Ocala

With 27 new cadets entering the academy, Cleveland EMS expects to reach its target of 204 paramedics and 55 EMTs

Fort Worth’s fire-based EMS is answering 90% of emergency calls in just over 11 minutes, well short of the city’s 8-minute target

Gunfire erupted during a child’s birthday celebration at a Stockton banquet hall, leaving four, ages 8, 9, 14 and 21, dead

The Region V Hospital Coordinating Center and Southern Illinois Healthcare donated bleeding-control kits and training to Vienna School District