12/30/04

Emergency medical training standards hope to increase nationwide response - Missouri
" A Bridge Too Far" - Oklahoma
Paramedic Ann Spieker "Citizen of the Year" - Rappahannock, Virginia
Command vehicle prepares county for disaster - Craven County, North Carolina
Firefighters sue manufacturer, claim firetruck sirens too loud -Illinois
Monroe County: Success rides with county ambulances - Ohio
Hundreds attend EMS Chief funeral - Elkhorn, Kentucky
NAEMSE membership fees go up
Local Chiefs Speak againist EMS purposed ruled change - Wapakoneta, Ohio
EMS Training - Conway Springs , Kansas
Local EMTs split on need for more training - Danville, Kentucky
Hospital officials to take look at affording ambulance service - Minnesota
Ambulance Crews Struggle With Snow Remnants - Evansville, Illinois
Paramedic turns patient - Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
No new findings in fatal air ambulance crash - Kansas
Texas: EMS Program Specialists
Addition to Ambulance Services almost complete - Fayette County, Tennessee
Fire chief continues to use public safety as political pawn - Boone County, Missouri
Life Flight loss slows response -Vacaville, California
Crashes keep fire, ambulance crews jumping - Vail, Colorado

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12/29/04

Backing ambulance runs over EMS worker - Largo, Florida
Professor Frank Pantridge, Father of Defibrillation, Dies
Wilder wants decision on Boyle's finances - Kentucky
County, Wagner must continue to push EMS plan - Sandusky County, Ohio
Valley Medical new ambulance sports DVD player - West Virginia
LaBier probe Investigators attempting to track $250,000 - Lee, Massachusetts
Purposed EMT Standards could harm local service - Parkersburg, West Virginia
BCEMS Secretary dismissed, reason depends on who you ask - Bandera, Texas
Copter crash suit settled - South Dakota
Houlton votes to hike ambulance fee by $230 - Maine
New fire chief is ready to take the helm - Harvard, Massachusetts
New ambulance bids sought - Monterey, California
Winnett gets new, state-of-the-art ambulance - Montana
New rules won't deter EMTs - Ohio
Finding a space solution - Sauk, Wisconsin
Volunteer medics fly in to keep survivors alive - Australia/Asia
Sullivan County names public safety commissioner - New York
A run for the money on ambulance fees - James City, Virginia
Ambulance facility study put on hold - Pipestone, Minnesota
ImageTrend’s Emergency Medical Application Honored in Microsoft® Tablet PC Contest

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12/20/04

Ontario Paramedics Aid in Honduran Development - Canada
Badly equipped ambulances and clueless emergency workers - South Africa
State rep's EMS bill hits a roadblock - Columbus, Ohio
Michigan: Paramedic & Specialist Positions Available
Pasco to vote on fee growth - Washington
Double Whammy Ambulance Crashes - Edinburgh, Scotland,
Army toughens training for medics - Kentucky
Doctors want same protection as medics - Scotland
Chief recommends ALS service - Norwood, Massachusetts
Contracts for ambulance firms debated - Genesee County, Michigan
Woodlands continues fire service discussions - Texas
Ambulance crews on standby at fire stations - Edinburgh, Scotland
Women blaze way into male-dominated firefighting - New York, New York
Zamboni Explodes, Starts Fire At Rink - Duluth, Minnesota
Alaska improves, but still ranks high for fire deaths - Alaska
Cop, paramedic couple may face new charges - Illinois

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12/19/04

Suit alleges medics were impaired - Monterey, California
Missing ambulances, unstaffed bases riddle EMS system - Genesse County, Michigan
Man killed on I-95 fleeing paramedics - Oakland Park, Florida
Chief Blackwell criticized on paramedic plans - Anne Arundel, Maryland
Mane: EMT/Safety Technician - ends 12/30
Tennessee: CNA, CMA, EMT
Organizers say ambulance group's president should quit - Southbury. Connecticut
Killer ambulance - India
City may provide fire services for township - Royal Oak , Michigan
New Nora Springs ambulance service expected to begin in January - Nora Springs, Iowa
Operation Sri Lanka - Toronto, Canada
Fayette EMS warns local residents of possible scam - Pennsylvania
Binge-Drink Units Hailed by Medics - UK
Army steps up training of medics - Kentucky
Some Believe Firefighter Fired Because Of Pregnancy -Bristol, New Hampshire
Ambulance collides with truck injuring 2 people - Tokyo, Japan
Chiarelli Supports Hiring New Paramedics - Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Doreen Johnson Services - Arizona

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12/17/04

Exhibit features Emergency Medical Services - New York
Flight Nurse Details Medevac Crash Ordeal - Arizona
Hosptial Ambulance Transfer Plan Put on Hold - Rockdale, Texas
EMS delivery consolidation proposed - Bethel, Connecticut
Paramedic Shortages Plague Area EMS Operations - Durham, North Carolina
Ambulance firm fights bid rejection - Contra Costa , California
Emergency service plan is a wise choice - Hightstown, New Jersey
Paramedics speed up treatment for heart attacks - Ottawa, Canada
Ambulance officers threatened - Australia
Second squad almost ready, just needs ambulance and $10,000 - Barnegat, New Jersey
Meds in the air - Shenandoah Valley, Virginia
Support for response orders - Long Island, New York
Plymouth citizens upset about hospital axing - Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
Fiscal court expected to settle ambulance station funding debate - Elizabethtown, Kentucky
Watseka committee makes no decision on ambulance purchase - Illinois

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12/16/04

'Disabled' firefighter collecting benefits found serving in Iraq war - Oregon
Only you can prevent EMS Calls….
Larry Rossman, Paramedic - Ames, Iowa
Man dies after thieves steal ambulance keys - UK
Vote clouds future - Bethlehem, New York
Town-run paramedic service under debate - Halifax, Massachusetts
Orange reorganizes agency to hasten fire, rescue calls - Orange County, Virginia
County EMS now certified training program for EMTs - Teton County, Montana
Air Evac crash Foster-Stopka and Corcoles recovering - Arizona
City Initials EMS Pact with County - Rockdale, Texas
Air ambulance service to open - Virginia
Doreen Renee Johnson, Paramedic - Arizona
A Calling and A Privilege
Editorial: Seeking data does not constitute an attack on EMS volunteers - Suffolk, New York
Noticed and appreciated for rescue work in Cumberland - Fhode Island
Fairchild Sentenced To 60 Days - Minnehaha, South Dakota
Province to scrap fees for ambulance services - New Brunswick, Canada
Rural/Metro Awarded Two Contracts to Continue Exclusive Ambulance Service - Fulton County, Georgia
Township will bill insurance companies for ambulance calls - Bordentown Township, Pennsylvania
Study on Post Traumatic Stress Among EMS Personnel
Grant will help provide emergency facility for Eagle Lake - Texas
Non-Emergency Transfer Service Ok'd - Huntsville, Texas
Woolwich hopes to improve EMT response - New Jersey

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12/15/04

Air Evac helicopter crash - Apache Junction, Arizona
Ambulance destroyed. others damaged as 1st aid building catches fire - Morristown, New Jersey
Supervisors unanimously approve AMR contract - Santa Barbara, Califoprnia
Dying Despite AED Use: Flawed Device Places F.D.A. Under Scrutiny
Medal of Valor for 414 New York City Public Safety Officers Finally a Reality - New York
Defeat for Bishop's response-time logs -Suffolk, New York
Paid EMT proposed in New Carlisle - Indiana
Ambulance response questioned - Adams County , Illinois
EMS staff work during holidays - Rockmart, Georgia
Willis Award Recipient Named - Seymour, Connecticut
Frederiksen takes the wheel at Medic EMS - Eldrige, Iowa
New Pulaski-area rescue service plan could emerge - Wisconsin
Arnold moves ahead on new tax - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Ambulance billing ruled out - Ocean Pines, Maryland
Ambulance Emergency - Cooperstown, North Dakota
Paramedic In Need - Kansas City, Missouri
Ambulance union urged to end conditions battle - UK
QRUs expand in Minidoka County - Idaho
Ambulance charges to be flat fee, mileage - Fort Bend County , Texas
More paramedics add body armor to uniform- Wilmington, Delaware
Harass Furor at FDNY - New York, New York
Hospitals in tug of warover ambulance service - Joplin, Missouri
Fire and EMS, and OCTO team up for system - Washington DC
EMS worker named professional of year - Hilton Head, South Carolina
600-mile ordeal ambulance firm faces axe - Scotland
Jasper County considers review of ambulance service contracts - Indiana
Westwood to lose ambulance service - California
Scots reservist medics called up may leave local areas short of care - Scotland
West Side Suburbs Consider Combining Fire Services - Des Moines, Iowa
Rescue volunteer quits amid investigation - Raphine, Virginia
County interested in new ambulance facility - Pipestone, Minnesota
Tim Raabe, EMT/FF - Purcellville, Virginia

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12/02/04

The human species and job security in EMS
Scope of Practice Survey
Ottawa Paramedics
Finley may urge county fire department - Waukesha County , Wisconsin
Surgery Performed Aboard 'Air Hospital'
Top medic gets new job, less pay - Colorado
Emergency Services Under Scrutiny - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
Blast claims 'ultimate patriot' - Baghdad. Iraq
Glacier County EMS adds husband and wife team to undermanned staff - Montana
Troublesome ambulance dispatched to Dawson - Canada
SF fire expands ambulance service - California
Media EMS bike team can get to some scenes faster than an ambulance can - Pennsylvania
Area short of EMTs - Ontonagon, Michigan
Paramedics strengthen skills - Whitley County , Indiana
Wharton's New Plan - Tennessee
Heroism of paramedic - UK
EMT killed, two hurt in medical charter boat grounding - Sitka, Alaska
Molly Ahlgren, EMT - Sitka, Alaska
Bug Busters
Paramedic gets 25 years to life for murdering missing wife - Amador County, California
Cities, county reach EMS pact - Rockdale, Texas
New Los Angeles Trauma Center Opens - California
Paramedics' guard honoured by UN - Barrie, Ontario, Canada
2 hospitals, AMR submit bids on EMS - Rockdale, Texas
Medics Who Keep the Black Watch Fighting Fit - Scotland
Dispute as ambulances stack up outside hospital - UK
Firefighters Can Become Victims On Roads - Jacksonville, Florida
On the Way to the Hospital, a Novel Is Born
No easy answers to issues with Shelby County's emergency response - Tennessee
City-Orange feud heats up fire debate - Florida
Los Angeles ambulance, vehiocle collide - California

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