EMS1 Daily News

Corewell Health and the Grand Rapids Fire Department will launch a six-month pilot in January embedding a community health worker with EMS responses to redirect low-acuity 911 calls

Governor Maura Healey is sending $5M in EMS grants to 13 communities to offset longer transport times and higher call volumes following the closure of Nashoba Valley Medical Center

Facing rising costs and staffing pressures, Lake Wylie ambulance service will transition to Piedmont Medical Center ownership in January

Santa Monica's new Advanced Provider Unit pairs a nurse practitioner with a firefighter/paramedic, freeing ambulances for critical emergencies and reducing unnecessary transports

The NAEMSP Town Hall panel explored how outdated habits, legal risk and new evidence collide, and what EMS leaders must do to build legally sound, evidence-based care

Agencies statewide are struggling to recruit and retain paramedics and EMTs as competition for qualified candidates intensifies

Grand Haven leaders unanimously approved Life EMS as their ambulance provider after public safety officials cited concerns with staffing, response times and consistency

FDNY officials said a man was seriously injured after jumping from a fourth-floor Williamsburg apartment window to escape a kitchen fire

The eMACC preserves everything the MACC was designed to accomplish: teamwork, intentionality, and structured verification

Uniformed Services University and NHTSA are launching a federally backed push to expand prehospital blood transfusions

Investigators say the director stole morphine and fentanyl meant for patients, with court records detailing alleged drug tampering across multiple agencies

Eleven Salisbury firefighters were among the injured when a roof collapsed during an offensive attack on a house fire after a gas line explosion

Daria Deibele joined Waunakee Area EMS in 2022 as a volunteer EMT and became a full-time paramedic in 2024

FirstNet Compact Rapid Deployables, AT&T LEO Cell Trailers and LEO Emergency Communication Portables and AT&T Amphibious Vehicle are delivering connectivity

Beginning in February, Kern County will become the first in the state to equip all EMS providers with handheld, AI-enabled 12-lead ECG machines

Robeson County deputies say the man stole an ambulance after threatening EMS providers, then crashed and fatally shot a 74-year-old driver

Avery Hoy, 17, earned national paramedic certification through a program at Hutchinson Community College after becoming an EMT at 16

Shelby Township medics administered the antidote to a smoke-inhalation victim during a Nov. commercial structure fire

A new feasibility report says shifting from LifeCare to a fire-based municipal EMS program could bring Elyria $1.2 to $1.3M annually

San Jose’s auditor is calling for stricter policies on drug storage, inventory checks and handoffs for controlled substances used on medical calls