EMS1 Daily News

Merced County officials say American Medical Response will assume ambulance operations on Dec. 31, ending Riggs’ roughly 80-year run

A wrongful death lawsuit claims Hayward police and Falck paramedics repeatedly failed during the restraint and chemical sedation of a suspect, intensifying scrutiny of use of midazolam

First introduced at EMS World Expo, the FXP 174 Type 1 Ambulance features a breakthrough design including industry-first FX Action Seats

NEMSQA’s latest measures report finds that routine, high-frequency actions like preventing hypoxia in TBI and timely trauma alerts drive outcomes more than rarely performed procedures

Facing the first failed EMS levy in city history, the Clarkston City Council voted unanimously to use reserves to maintain emergency medical services for nine months

The FDNY has appointed a veteran paramedic and longtime EMS leader to oversee citywide EMS operations amid ongoing staffing and pay challenges

A total of 10 Marion County Fire employees have been fired following an alleged violent hazing incident at Station 21, as the FD works to address its workplace culture and rebuild public trust

A state feasibility study in Wyoming County recommends agencies unite under a countywide authority, secure dedicated funding and improve coordination to stabilize EMS

Athens Fire and Rescue will equip additional trucks with AEDs using opioid settlement funds while the police department begins placing them in patrol vehicles

Town officials say insurance reimbursements will exceed operating costs under Tonawanda’s scaled-back municipal ambulance program

The new station at OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital is aimed at speeding access to high-acuity and specialized care

Tunnel to Towers pays off mortgage for family of fallen Burnsville Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Finseth killed in 2024 ambush

Twelve psychiatric beds will reopen as part of Denver Health’s new Integrated Medical and Psychiatric Care Unit

Pridestar Trinity EMS, Lowell Fire and Lowell Police volunteered for the Heroes and Helpers shopping event

Austin-Travis County EMS special operations medics trained with veterinarians to learn how to treat K-9 officers.

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State lawmakers are exploring ambulance-based telemedicine to support understaffed rural EMS crews, improve patient care and help retain paramedics and volunteers

A Bloom Township resident died after a carbon monoxide incident that also sent three civilians and seven firefighters to hospitals

A longtime North Huntingdon EMS/Rescue office manager alleges she endured years of sexual harassment and retaliation

Just days after deploying portable carbon monoxide monitors, Monongalia County EMS crews detected lethal gas levels at a restaurant medical call