EMS1 Daily News

The Sonoma County Fire District asks for an ambulance rate increase, citing rising labor costs, reimbursement challenges and higher operating expenses

The Southern Nevada Health District is expanding its street medicine program, bringing primary care and medications directly to people experiencing homelessness

A New Hampshire woman said yes after her hiking companion proposed while rescuers prepared to carry her off Mount Kearsarge

A proposed 48-unit development would provide attainable housing for Trenton firefighters, police officers, EMS personnel and other essential workers

Oxford Health Systems plans to build on donated land to improve response times in west Oxford, Bynum and Eastaboga

Hundreds of volunteers prepared the National EMS Memorial Service's Weekend of Honor

An FDNY EMT told The New York Times she works a second job to make ends meet, renewing calls to raise EMS pay to match firefighters' salaries

The Harford County Council overrode a veto to increase monthly LOSAP payments for eligible volunteer first responders despite concerns about the review process

Flash flooding swept across central Texas, killing two people and forcing more than 200 water rescues as more heavy rain threatened the region

Smoke from fires in Canada and Minnesota darkened skies, reduced visibility and pushed air quality to unhealthy or hazardous levels across several states

New Hampshire has become the first state to extend its employee assistance program to volunteer firefighters, EMTs and other first responders

State funding has restored Greene County EMS, but local leaders say a long-term funding solution is still needed

Kevin Wells, a critical care transport paramedic and longtime EMS mentor, was killed while riding home after an overnight shift

A former Metro West EMT alleges she was fired after disabling cameras that recorded patients inside ambulances without their knowledge

“The next battle over ambulance reimbursement will not be won with emotional stories or clever slogans.”

Rescuers pulled people from San Francisco Bay after a three-deck pontoon boat sank during a family memorial service

Nashville police said the patient assaulted a paramedic during transport, fled the ambulance and later struck an officer

Pleasant Mount Emergency Services will end operations as volunteer shortages and financial challenges force the rural ambulance service

San Jose firefighter/paramedics will help patients with chronic illness, mental health, substance use and housing needs avoid repeated emergency calls

Michael Burling faces six felony counts alleging he misused Elliott County ambulance service funds and falsified records