5/31/05

Medicare cuts prompt city to raise ambulance rates - Carson City, Nevada
Ambulances get new life in sister city - Stockton, Callifornia
Florham Pk. rescue squad to honor 'very good leader' - New Jersey
Town hires four paramedics, offers retirement benefits - Princess Anne, Maryland
EMT Dave Vickers gets Jerry R. Martin Lifetime Achievement Award - Saratoga Springs, Utah
Gender barriers impede progress of women firefighters
Metro Airport crews prepare for rare emergency - Detroit, Michigan
Glacier View trains new EMTs - Colorado
Paramedic students learn ropes - Modesto, California
Soldier Boy
Policy keeping medics out of harm's way doesn't include armor - Palmer, Alaska
Paramedic system may need rescued - Osgood, Indiana
Everyday Angels: EMT is hooked on healing - Fairport , New York
Pressed for help, Shamong squad seeks volunteers - Pennsylvania
Toronto, Canada Paramedics
The longest year - Washington
Reporters Ride Along: EMS workers face life and death situations daily - Chatham, Ontario, Canada
Man sentenced to polish ambulances after trying to steal one - New Zealand

5/30/05

Fallen EMS workers honored at 13th annual National EMS Memorial Service in Roanoke - Virginia
Paramedic system may need rescued - Osgood, Indiana
Everyday Angels: EMT is hooked on healing - Fairport , New York
Pressed for help, Shamong squad seeks volunteers - Pennsylvania
Crash with city ambulance is collision with immunity - Perrysburg, Ohio
Rescuer killed responding to plane crash at air races - Yukon, Oklahoma
K'ville officials, resident sound off about need for EMS site - North Carolina
Former singer is operating on a new stage to help others - Texas
Two guilty in home invasion killing of paramedic - Canada
New volunteer services head takes reins - Carroll County, Maryland
Lubbock EMS Observe Moment of Silence In Honor of EMS Line of Duty Deaths - Texas
Floating ambulance greets boat season - Illinois
Ambulance corp honors 20 members who have died - Albany, New York
Emergency responders saluted for their work - Charelston, Illinois
Emergency workers honored with awards - Pittsfield, Masachusetts
Airport post office adds biohazard detection system - Anchorgae, Alaska
Consultants gathering information for county ambulance study - Washington County, Arkansas
All About New York's 311 - New York
Fire unions' road rage - New York, New York
Most Dangerous Roads In America
Paul Moist rallies paramedics for first-ever national meeting of EMS workers on 5/30- Edmonton, Canada
Ambulance director's performance faces review - Skagit County, Washington
Man Gets Bill For 911 Hoax - Sioux City, Nebraska
Ambulance Burns - Wilson, North Carolina
Rotary Donates Life-Saving Vest To Anchorage EMS - Alaska
H-GAC town hall meeting will provide information for study - Texas
Soldiers earn Expert Field Medical Badge - North Carolina
National EMS Organizations Oppose Establishing a U.S. Emergency Medical Services Administration (repost)
Ambulance Fender-bender- Ohio
Action EMS seeks dismissal of lawsuit - Baxter County , Arkansas

5/28/05

National EMS Organizations Oppose Establishing a U.S. Emergency Medical Services Administration (repost)
Most Dangerous Roads In America
Paul Moist rallies paramedics for first-ever national meeting of EMS workers on 5/30- Edmonton, Canada
Ambulance director's performance faces review - Skagit County, Washington
Man Gets Bill For 911 Hoax - Sioux City, Nebraska
Ambulance Burns - Wilson, North Carolina
Rotary Donates Life-Saving Vest To Anchorage EMS - Alaska
H-GAC town hall meeting will provide information for study - Texas
Soldiers earn Expert Field Medical Badge - North Carolina
Ambulance Fender-bender- Ohio
Action EMS seeks dismissal of lawsuit - Baxter County , Arkansas
FDNY, Unions Continue To Spar Over Firefighter Response Times - New York
County eyes paramedic scholarships - Hudson, New York
Stafford passes new ambulance policy -Virginia
St. Joe may get forward response team - Missouri
McClay Award - Pennsylvania
Nurse-Robots On Duty
Rural Ambulance Bill Introduced in Congress - Supports Recommendations of the Institute of Medicine
Ambulance wreck kills resident - Valdosta, Georgia
District hires Bloom to run Fire/EMS - Oregon, Wisconsin
Hospital: Ambulance issue improving - Norwood, Massachusetts
Scoppetta: FDNY's Response Time, Putting New Yorkers Lives at Risk - New York
Rockland County honors EMS workers, volunteers - New York
Coming to financial rescue of ambulance units - Washington, Pennsylvania
Study: Care slow in local ERs - Las Vegas, Nevada
Ambulance service accepts report - Madison, Maine
Homeland Security Report Criticizes Denver's 911 Call Center - Colorado
Crashes highlight need for localized copters - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina

5/27/05

Ambulance wreck kills resident - Valdosta, Georgia
District hires Bloom to run Fire/EMS - Oregon, Wisconsin
Hospital: Ambulance issue improving - Norwood, Massachusetts
Scoppetta: FDNY's Response Time, Putting New Yorkers Lives at Risk - New York
Rockland County honors EMS workers, volunteers - New York
Coming to financial rescue of ambulance units - Washington, Pennsylvania
Study: Care slow in local ERs - Las Vegas, Nevada
Ambulance service accepts report - Madison, Maine
Homeland Security Report Criticizes Denver's 911 Call Center - Colorado
Crashes highlight need for localized copters - Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Agency could hire 46 workers, change shifts - Louisville, Kentucky
New Med Flight service - Marietta, Ohio
Army nurses sharpen skills - Poughkeepsie, New York
Earl K. Long Medical Center put on probation - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Surfside fire chief: EMS runs will cease - Texas
Yankton EMS Crews Make Service A Success - South Dakota
Rappahannock County gets regional recognition - Virginia
Sumter County Paramedic in Critical Condition After MVA - South Carolina
Purple Foxes Speed to Casualties
Firefighter And EMT Arrested On Drug Charges - Nashville, Tennessee
Memo calls for closure of Grace hospital's ER - Texas
Pitts urges medals for military 'dustoff' crews - Pennsylvania
Supervisors address ambulance needs - Sibley, Florida
Bike medics begin patrols this weekend - Mason City, Iowa
400 jobs saved in sale of McCoy-Miller and Goshen Coach Co. businesses

5/26/05

Fire Fighters Oppose Creation of Separate Federal EMS Administration
Public Input Day - National EMS Scope of Practice Model
CDC Report- Emergency Room Visits Soar
In Protest Over Decision, Emergency Physician Announces Resignation - San Francisco , California
McIntosh Rescue Squad upset about funding cut - Washington County , Alabama
Officials need to find consensus on what EMS needs - Ada County , Idaho
Pulaski-area rescue service to cut staff, increase cost - Wisconsin
Bridge being dedicated to firefighters, EMS - Ohio
Charlotte Fire & EMS gets grant money - Florida
Paramedic in fatal crash to face jury trial - Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Hospital honors emergency service workers - Nyack, New York
Funding dispute threatens to ground rapid response emergency helicopters - Finland
First in State to Become Certified Primary Stroke and Acute Coronary Syndrome Center - Colorado
Software Glitch Blamed For 911 Failure - Hopkinton, Massachusetts
2 counties, 1 team - Polk County, Florida
County hearing held for EMS funding - Moore Haven, Florida
Ambulance meets bovine - Purcell, Oklahoma
County shocked by ambulance service cost - Pais, Texas
ETMC Paramedic, "Woman Without A Face" Reunite On Oprah - Texas
Man accused of impersonating LEO, EMT - Johnson County, Indiana
Spotsylvania grant goes up in flames - Fredericksburg, Virginia
Letter: Town ambulance not the best idea - Swampscott , Massachusetts
Faster ambulance time promised - Siren, Wisconsin
Ambulance service, CPMC's emergency room staff honored - Colorado
Veterans Group Names County Paramedic Best in Nation - Washington DC
Task Force Baghdad combat medics sharpen skills
EMS council eyes RETAC $$$ - Colorado
Medic Struck With Own Ambulance - Houston, Texas
Air Evac Lifeteam announces plans for first Mississippi base
Ambulances will get fewer "hot" dispatches - Illinois

5/25/05

Public Input Day - National EMS Scope of Practice Model
Footage: Truck Strikes Deputy
Medic Struck With Own Ambulance - Houston, Texas
Air Evac Lifeteam announces plans for first Mississippi base
Ambulances will get fewer "hot" dispatches - Illinois
Council to help ambulance find home - New Milford, Connecticut
Per diems to volunteers, “revenue recovery” vote passess - Spotsylvania, Virginia
Filled Vassar Brothers forced to divert patients - New York
Cops froze out FDNY in Hazmat Road Scare - New York
EMT hero of 9/11 hit with DWI charge - New York
Critics have problem with EMS building - West Deptford, New Jersey
Local EMT gives to 'Hero to Hero' effort - Baxter, Arkansas
Helicopters making more emergency runs - Flagler County, Florida
Legislature Passes Bill To Analyze EMS Response Times - Suffolk, New York
Paramedic Kim Dalen helps river stranded person
Elite charity trauma unit faces downgrade - Baton Rouge, Louisiana
EMS paramedic saves cardiac arrest patient - Aransas County, Texas
Lightning takes out troopers' phones - Anchoarge, Alaska
Ambulance Slams Into Truck - Wausau, Wisconsin
Who is minding your neighborhood lab?

5/24/05

Paramedics seek removal of EMS director - Skagit County, Washington
Bloomington will leave Metcom - Illinois
Ambulance heads into the path of mail truck - Marion County , Florida
34% raise proposed for Houston firefighters - Texas
Paramedics see shortage tough to fix - New Castle, Delaware
Ambulance times criticized - Monroe, Michigan
Skydiving mishaps now subject to $750 fee - Polk County, Georgia
Bad Toys Holdings Signs Two New Service Contracts for Ambulance Service in Mississippi
Ambulance fees mulled - North Hampton, New Hampshire
Easton seeks to regain advanced life support ambulance - Massachusetts
Paramedic Charged In eBay Incident Still On Payroll - Rhode Island
Selectmen to consider regional ambulance contract - Framington, Maine
Officials probe boat crash that killed paramedic - Floridair
County cuts McInstosh Rescue Squad funds - Alabama
Knightdale, Wendell and Zebulon EMS Merging - North Carolina
Cadet awarded U.S. Army medal for heroism - California
Mutual aid agreement wins Akron's blessing - Ohio
Robert B. Ogden - Virginia Beach, Virginia
County may hire consultant to review ambulance system - Skagit County, Washington
Defibrillator Maker Didn't Reveal Problem
Trauma Center Could Be Licensed Tuesday - Santa Clara County, California
Ambulance Response a Stone's Throw Away - Pomona, California
Bill calls for firefighters to acquire EMT certifications - Guam
Wrongly named tax hurts EMS - Pennsylvania
Has medicine gone to the dogs ?
Cookout recognizes EMTs, paramedics - Snellville, Georgia
EMSA Ambulance-SUV Collision Injures 1 - Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
TEMS Ambulance District in good shape - Toronto, Canada
Stolen fire truck found even before it was reported missing - Midwest, Wyoming
Total owed City of Shreveport tops 39M - Louisiana

5/23/05

Girl struck by ambulance recovering- Norfolk, Virginia
Hospitals to be reimbursed for care of UDAs
Ambulance fiasco raises questions - Seymour, Connecticut
Rural Metro awards $25K to ECMC - New York
Two Rutland paramedics win national honor - Vermont
Fire needs focus of EMS Taskforce - Benton County, Arkansas
Ambulance corps to make a case - Naugatuck, Connecticut
Trauma system saves lives - Mississippi
Hospitals wage ad war; critics call it unhealthy - Detroit, Michigan
A `pocket-friendly' ambulance service - India
Battle brewing over alcohol tax for fire, rescue - San Antonio, Texas
Village votes to keep Edwardsburg Ambulance - Michigan
Joseph Battista, Paramedic - Madeira Beach, Florida
Colombian paramedics help wounded firefighter
Hendricks Regional Health offers paramedic program - Danville, Indiana
Everyday Heroes; Cibola emergency responders honored - Grants, New Mexico
Alexander Mathias Fortney, EMT - Madison, Wisconsin
EMS armed with new technology - Noblesville, Indiana
Practicing For The Worst - Minier, Illinois
Firefighters wreck teenager's first car - Germany
Firefighters sleep through firetruck theft - Canada
Levy EMS complaint may spark probe - Florida
Area paramedic honored for dedication to duty - Paragould, Arkansas
Smaller levy would meet EMS needs and curb spending - Ada, Idaho
Dollars and cents ambulance decisions - Indiana
Ambulance building deal on city agenda - Henderson, Kentucky
Randolph EMS works to upgrade its service - Indiana
Beer truck comes to the rescue - Marion, Ohio
Praying on a miracle for the king of toys - San Francisco, California
Medic accused of taking drug to feed habit - Clearwater, Florida

5/20/05

Sheriff sued for assaulting EMT - Kentucky
Internet Phones Given 911 Deadline
Impersonator faces numerous charges - Blairsville, Pennsylvania
Surfside could lose EMS, Fire services - Texas
Emergency vehicles go the extra mile - Cranbury, New Jersey
Dr. Clawson's ProQA system labeled "a joke"; Fatal delays in new triple-0 system - Australia
Ambulance faces money problems - North Ottawa, Michigan
Need for safety leads to silent ride - Quincy, Illinois
What can you do with an extra $20.80 a week ? Feedback
U. Deerfield shakes up EMS ranks - New Jersey
Marine Corpsman heads up Iraqi training
EMT Brook on Mt. Everest 2005 Team
Recent mistakes show need for leadership - Easton, Massachusetts
CY-Fair resident savors community role - Texas
For all in peril - Castaic, California
Trauma Surgeon Takes on Dallas Swat Team - Texas
Emergency Medical Services recognizes heroes - Grants, New Mexico
Tax hike for EMS knocked by board - Pitt County, North Carolina
Crashed Copter's Crew Member Commended - Oklahoma
EMT of the Year - Harvard, Massachusetts
Ultimate Lifeline: During Life's Emergencies, a Team of Medics Is There to Help - Merced, California
12 EMS technicians, volunteers honored - Westchester, New York
Remus, 70, relishes challenge as EMT - Minnesota
Oologah Paramedic Commended By Governor, State Senate - Oklahoma
Mayors relaunch county ambulance wars - Skagit County, Washington
Warren County Emergency Workers Take Pay Cut - North Carolina
Lee paramedic is named tops in state - Florida
Ambulance plan gets Gaines' brush-off - Gaines Township, Michigan
Steven Allen Stonelake, CFR - Saint Clair, Pennsylvania
Power out, road closed after ambulance crash - Sayreville, New Jerey

5/19/05

Ambulance Collision Seriously Injures One - Chicago, Illinois
Metro recovers stolen Brown ambulance - Lexington, Kentucky
E'town man instrumental in creating MEDEVAC system to be laid to rest - Kentucky
EMS Heros - New York
Barrow fire chief back to work after suspension - Georgia
Ottawa, Canada Ambulance
Emergency Services Head Steps Down - Fredericksburg, Texas
S.H. voters OK tax zone for ambulance - Sweet Home, Oregon
Decision to pay fire chief draws protest - Tryon, North Carolina
City approves increase in ambulance rate - Oneonta, New York
Four names added to state EMS memorial - Albany, New York
Emergency Room On Lockdown - Des Moines, Iowa
Fire chief says discipline lax - Los Angeles, California
Fire department eyes medical call changes - Loveland, Colorado
Fire Department asks court to dismiss lawsuit against chief - San Francisco, California
David H. Rolfe, EMT - Kennebunkport, Maine
Ambulance delay spurs investigation - Prince George, Maryland
Alaska: Chief of the Section of Injury Prevention & Emergency Medical ends 5/20
Hoyer Succeeds in Increasing Funds for Fire Grant Programs
EMS gets new management; Volunteers might become paid - Lincoln County , Idaho
Oregon Honors EMS Lifesaving Efforts - Oregon
CMC honors Emergency Medical Services providers - Illinois
Difficult path led woman to find a 'home' with EMS - Hillsboro, Kansas
EMS tax-increase plan meets some resistance - Pitt County, North Carolina
Lifestar still wants full-time Sevier chopper - Tennessee
Air ambulance comes to Hanford - California
Paramedic seriously hurt when vehicle strikes ambulance - Toledo, Ohio
Chemical Leak Hospitalizes 13; EMS Crew Treated For Exposure At Second Location - Greenville,
Ambulance avoids hit-and-run victim, winds up rolling - Thonotosassa, FLorida
U.S. Firefighter Deaths Show Many Had Heart Problems

5/18/05

Paramedic seriously hurt when vehicle strikes ambulance - Toledo, Ohio
Chemical Leak Hospitalizes 13; EMS Crew Treated For Exposure At Second Location - Greenville,
Ambulance avoids hit-and-run victim, winds up rolling - Thonotosassa, FLorida
U.S. Firefighter Deaths Show Many Had Heart Problems
EMT charged with auctioning public equipment - Cumberland, Rhode Island
EMS drug thefts 'inside job'? - Shely, North Carolina
City Reacts To Pension-Fund Bombshell - San Diego, California
Steamy firehouse raises an eyebrow - Hillsborough, Florida
Ambulance fees called unacceptable - Skowhegan, Maine
Hospital CEO looks for allies in ambulance controversy - Baxter, Arkansas
Duplin revisits EMS site issue; no decision yet - North Carolina
EMTs' volunteer service takes time, dedication - Chadron, Nebraska
RVFD looking for more help with EMS-only program - Ralston, Nebraska
Hazmat plan makes sense for the city - New York, New York
Rural/Metro celebrates 20 years of service, honors employees - Blount County, Tennessee

5/17/05

Emergency Breakdown: Why Philadelphia's 911 really is a joke - Pennsylvania
Ambulance driver guilty in fatal crash - Orange County, California
Single ambulance service prefered by city - Grand Junction, COlorado
NAEMT Supports EMS Agency in Homeland Security
Ambulance crash injures one - Omaha, Nebraska
Menter Suggests Oswego Consider Privatizing Its Ambulance Service - New York
NHS Probes Website Medical Gear Auctions - UK
Paramedic Stacy Gill Second Star Of Life In Family - Mississippi
Doris Lynn Scott, Paramedic - Albany, New York
Engledow, Hossack given top honors for EMS work - Illinois
Gas prices hit rural services hard - West Virginia
EMT of the year - Georgia
Eason paramedic is 1st female deputy coroner - Rome, Georgia
Emergency medical service providers praised by governor - Utah
County wants to bring EMS billing to in-house - Greenville,, North Carolina
Spartanburg County EMS Funding Reviewed - South Carolina
A day in the life of Albany Fire-EMS - New York
Clearwater fire medic resigns amid drug theft investigation - Florida
Fiancé Of Medic Killed In Accident Talks To CBS - New York
Ambulance technicians have come a long way - Alberta,Canada
Life Flight makes first landing at Baptist's new helipad - North Carolina
Ambulances Feeling Gas Price Pinch - West Virginia

5/16/05

State tells hopeful EMTs to forget it - Chippewa, Wisconsin
To the rescue: High School's ambulance christened at `wet down' - Hoboken, New Jersey
Emergency services group to focus on gas prices - West Virginia
Dr. Tom Gross: Medical care often starts with the EMT - California
Rising star at county EMS fell into profession - Muskogee County , Oklahoma
Latimer paramedic garners national award - Mississippi
Ambulance Collides With Truck - Piqua, Ohio
Three injured after Cape ambulance overturns - South Africa
3-D Mapping Helps Cure Rapid Heartbeats
EMT loses son in drowning - Cleveland, Tennessee
Citizen-soldier and teammate win challenge - Bend, Oregon
Ambulance abusers may be forced to pay - China
Rural/Metro Reports Strong Third Quarter Revenue and Operating Performance
Stolen ambulance kit offered on eBay - UK
EMS Workers Lost In Line Of Duty Honored In Gulfport - Mississippi
FDNY Eyes On The Skies- New York
Firefighter/paramedic earns annual honor - Oregon
Patients turned away - Connecticut
Davie Fire Department terminates ambulance contract - Florida
Great Bend/Hallstead EMS was named Outstanding EMS Service for 2005 - Pennsylvania
Government hails launch of free ambulance service - Georgia
Start of Rattler Season Puts Snakebite Specialists on Alert - California
Medical Helicopters: What You Need to Know
Fontana EMT/FF suspected ambulance drug theft -
Commissioners amend EMT requirement ordinance - Sampson County , North Carolina
"AMERICA'S MOST WANTED" WANTS THE PUBLIC TO VOTE FOR AN ALL STAR FIRST-RESPONDER; Vote by 5/17
Medics urged to note gang signs - Fort Wayne, Indiana
Stripping paramedics, rowdy ladies light up catwalk for charity - Winnipeg, Canada
Southwest ambulance announces plans for new 13-acre headquarters campus in area - Mesa, Arizona
15 area heroes honored - Joplin, Missouri

5/13/05

2005 Homeland Security National Training Program (HSNTP) Education Grants- DUE 6/3/05
Fire Chief Amatrudo Suit Centers on EMT Certification - North Branford, Connecticut
Union promises strong defense of fired paramedics - Clearwater, Florida
Recall MRL Inc. AED20 Automatic External Defibrillators
Transcare Tire Blew; Crash Injuees EMT's - Cloverdale, Indiana
Town loses ALS license - Easton, Massachusetts
X-Rays Of Strange Items In Kids' Stomachs Amaze Doctors
Medic One on cutting edge - Thurston County, Washington
DHS leaders working to improve ambulance response times - Desert Hot Springs, California
Thomas Raymond Flanagan, - Micco, Florida
Paramedic honored with top award - Alabama
Profile of a newsmaker Matt Duval earns the 'Star of Life' - Connecticut
Ambulance halted by royal motorcade - Oslo, Norway
OneTouch Ultra, InDuo and OneTouch FastTake Meters glucometers problem
Patients Report Excessive Delays At Betsy Johnson ER - North Carlina
Sherman Hospital to honor local paramedics, EMTs next week - Illinois
Air Ambulance Service Dedicates Helicopter to Yuba County Region - Yuba County, California
Manlius firefighters show what it's like to be EMT - Manlius, New York
House approves ambulance license exception - Oklahoma
Day ambulance moves to Salina - Oklahoma
More Advance Care Paramedics Could Be Hitting Our Streets - Ottawa, Canada
Man faces charges for attacking paramedic - Washington DC
Letters: Punish crank callers, not paramedics - Clearwater, Florida
Man denies stabbing paramedic - Oologah , Oklahoma
HealthEast ambulance to be housed in Rosemount - Minnesota
Dustin Derga, EMT/FF - Columbus, Ohio
No ambulances in city's future - Flint, Michigan
'No second guessing' - Fredericksburg, Virginia
Paramedics question “Exceptional circumstances” - Winnipeg, Canada

5/12/05

Jet-powered ambulance goes 205 mph
Union Heavy: Do It My Weigh - New York, New York
City Council considering two bills to help obese patients - New York, New York
Paramedics Save Dog: Must See Video - Michigan
Commissioners OK Belmont EMS expansion - Ohio
Officials spar over ambulance issue - Baxter, Arkansas
UCLA celebrated its 25th anniversary , California
A service to honor countries LODD EMT's and Paramedics - Gulfport, Mississippi
Former New York City deputy chief for EMS named as Westchester OEM director - New York
Towanda, Wyalusing ambulance services to merge - Pennsylvania
Just in time for service's 35th birthday in June - Dowagiac, Michigan
Village-run ambulance service promises tax reduction - Bellows Falls, Vermont
Town agrees to pay $25,000 for the much-needed emergency service - Cicero, New York
Hospital may rethink ambulance service - El Reno, Oklahoma
Vineland EMT honored for service - Vineland, New Jersey
Pay issue costs Rutherford one way or another - New Jersey
Emergency chopper heads for greener pastures in Chester County - Pennsylvania
Basketball Star Dies After Philly Rescue Squad Delay - Pennsylvania
$9.8 Million In Upgrades Proposed For 9-1-1 Center - Syracuse, New York
Better trained medics in Iraq dramatically increase survivabilty of injured from previous conflicts
Colleagues Remember Friend Killed In Iraq - Kentucky

5/11/05

Let’s add a new "E" in EMS…
HB 594: First responder law good, but has serious flaw - Illinois
Oologah Paramedic Attacked And Stabbed, Talks About Her Ordeal - Oklahoma
EMS, fire services won't merge - Citrus County, lorida
Assembly passes bills to give volunteer firefighters, ambulance workers a boost - New York
Chief sees threat to service; Ambulance may tap contingency fund - Naugatuck, Connecticut
Former Louisville EMT Killed In Iraq Firefight - Kentucky
Paramedics, region divided over money - Peel, Ontario, Canada
Iraq, Afghanistan: Paramedics
County couple dedicated to community service - Bedford County, Virgiinia
EMTs Honored After Ambulance Accident - Riverhead, New York
Pittsfield hospital to run ambulance - Maine
Grants awarded to Clermont EMS departments - Ohio
Newly outfitted ambulance wows combining fire agencies in Port Townsend, Jefferson County - Washington
Ellzie one of top EMT's in state - Mississippi
Halifax OKs firefighters-paramedics, not funding - Massachusetts
Firefighter Who Jumped From 4th-Floor Window Promoted - New York
Mayor Orders FDNY To Get Behind His New Emergency Protocol - New York
Fire trucks used as ambulances - Winnipeg, Canada
"The Controversy over EMS, Homeland Security and the Feds"
EMS reports thefts - Shelby, North Carolina
On the right track with Duplin EMS - Duplin County, North Carolina
State launches registry for medical directives - Arizona
Video game trains FDNY for terrorist attack - New York
Legislator has success with bills - Texas
Huge Turnout Honors EMT Behr - New York
PULSE: Emergency Medical Update Wins Two National Awards
Connecticut: EMTs and Paramedics (Enfield) ends 5/20

5/10/05

Fire Lt. saves own son - Michigan
Easton loses license to perform life-saving care - Massachusetts
Riff Between City, Private Ambulance Service Widen - Oswego, New York
City Could Pay $750,000 to Asthma Victim's Family - Chicago, Illinois
Bladen County Commissioners question status of ambulance service - North Carolina
Allentown paramedic suspended, charged after complaints of medicine theft - Pennsylvania
City adds paramedic/EMT squads to fire crews - La Quinta, California
Paramedic Roland Poole has received the Star of Life Award - Modesto, California
Garry L. Fuller, EMT - Houston, Texas
Douglas E. Norton, EMT-P - Floresville, Texas
California: EMS Coordinator
Chief won't talk on department morale issue - Burlington, Iowa
'You need blonde hair and boobs' - UK
Rescue chief reconsiders resignation - Berlin, Massachusetts
One-time service spells success for ambulance firm - Lincoln Park, Michigan
'Pacers' proving worth - Winnipeg, Canada
HALO-Flight made man a true believer - Texas
California: Health Services Project Coordinator (San Diego)
Ambulance crashes on prison run - Angleton, Texas
2005 EMS Memorial Bike Ride
Williamsburg council favors EMS fee - Virginia
Baxter Regional taking Action EMS to court - Arkansas
On-time service spells success for EMS firm - Detroit, Michigan
Council balks at district - Beaufort County, North Carolina
Mock terror drill tests FDNY response - New York, New York
Boland's bill to help EMT's keep jobs - Illinois
New Mexico: Paramedic Program Director (Santa Fe)
Growth comes to La Quinta paramedics - California

5/9/05

Helping Recoup Costs for Undocumented Aliens
On Scene at World Ice Hockey Championship
Legal action to address stroke victims taken to wrong hospital - resulting in deaths
Paramedic saves choking nephew - Salem, Oregon
Civilian helicopters to transport injured Fort Bragg soldiers - North Carolina
Letter: Medals for keeping tools orderly, but none for medics
Association advising citizens ambulance shortages posed threat - Winnipeg, Canada
Hearing held into Sydney paramedic deaths - Australia
"Physicians on the Fly" - Albany, New York
Paramedics on call honored for saving suicidal man's life - Colorado
FDNY pushes for joint emergency command - New York
NTSB to Detail Safety Suggestions For Air Ambulances
Texas: Dispatchers (Houston)
Patrol cars may stock defibrillators - Tallahassee, Florida
Dorothy L. "Dottie" Maxton, EMT - Farmington, Pennsylvania
Employees would receive 9.5 percent salary increases - Rutherford County, Tennessee
Witnesses claim paramedics stood by while man bled to death - Lawrenceville, Pennsylvania
Mother Blames Baby's Death On Failed 911 Service - Deltona, Florida
Perks go to highest-paid city workers - Paris, Texas
Todd James Venette, Paramedic/FF - White Hall , Arkansas

5/8/05

Happy Mothers Day!

What can you do with an extra $20.80 a week ?
Firefighters To Be Limited When Responding To Medical Calls - Victorville, California
FDNY Get Free MetroCards For Subway Access - New York
Wisconsin: EMT-199 or EMT-P
Merging fire, EMS doesn't make cents - Paris, Texas
Merced paramedic finds his patients are a virtue - Merced, California
Ambulance EMT Behr is mourned - Riverhead, New York
Hysham ambulance, fire fight cools off - Montana
Mortorcycle ride to benefit EMS - Mooresville,, Indiana
DC Paramedic Shortage Causes Concern - Washington DC
Air Ambulance Service Investigation - Wichita, Kansas
FDNY Chief Set To Testify Against City Terror Plan - New York
Paramedic recovering after knife attack - Oologah, Oklahoma
Emergency Crew Jurisdiction Questioned In Woman's Death - Des Moines, Iowa
Paramedic Ken Weld is award winner - Oregon
Racer Busch hits tires, ambulance as brake test goes wrong - Darlington, South Carolina
City won't renogotiate contract with Rural Fire District - Grand Junction, Colorado
Corpsman Awarded Bronze Star Medal for Service in Iraq - Florida
Like Mother, Like Daughter - Maryland
Rural ambulance funding championed - South Dakota
KC's Paramedic 'Extreme Makeover Home Edition' Airs Sunday
AOL is blocking one Florida county's emergency alerts as spam
Firefighter sentenced to 20 years in prison - Davenport, Iowa
"Engine XX, please respond to your own location for a fire" - Oregon City , Oregon

5/6/05

Paramedic responding to emergency chased at knifepoint - Crossville, Tennessee
Alabama Talladega Superspeedway Scene
36 years ago paramedic saved lives using time, technique - Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Fallen medic known for humor and compassion - Portland, Oregon
So others may live; Medics strive to earn Army's most prestigious medical accolade -
Dispatcher commended for handling of call - Seattle, Washington
Doctor honored for decades of dedication - Juneau, Alaska
Paramedic William Stone Services - New York
EMT Heidi J. Behr Services - New York
German paramedics
Local Ambulance Drivers Named Employees Of The Year - New York
Armed Gangs Fought Pitched Battle in Hospital - Scotland
A.C. firefighters have success with defibrillator - NewJersey
Soft Tissue Injuries Can Predict Risk of Facial Fractures in Trauma Patients
Firefighter Rescuer Injured Attempting to Save Electrocution Victim - Baltimore, Maryland
Stroke Drug Still Meets Resistance From Doctors Wary Of Its Risks
Rescue in Calabasas - California
S.F. fire chief finds trouble smoldering - San Francisco, California
Babbitt Fire Department membership drops near dissolution point - Babbitt, Minnesota
Town honors EMS volunteers - Easton, Connecticut
County Council grills officials over ambulance staffing - Odenton, Maryland
Supervisors choose SEMSA as county ambulance provider - Lassen County, California
Hospitals Urge Action By Legislators to Ensure Rural Texans Do Not Lose Health Care Options-Texas
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Wanted: More 'victims' - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Firefighters one–day suspension reversal may cost taxpayers thousands - Burlington, Iowa
Commissioners support EMS group - Llano, Texas
William Reginald “Dig” Rowley - Richford, Vermont
Ambulance can't avoid crash - Salisbury, North Carolina
H.R. 2014 : Rural emergency service aid urged
EMS fees may be doubled, tripled - Winchester, Kentucky
State: Warren ambulance must serve prisons - Maine
Polk adds fee for parks, increases charge for EMS - Florida
Medic One joins global CPR study - Washington
Richfield, Eden Prairie seek more control over ambulance service - Minnesota
Ambulance report consultant suggests reshuffle - Anson, Maine
City ambulance plans alarm private service - Oswego, New York
Vote result may mean loss of paramedic unit, 1 station - Ramona, California
Bill would hike Medicare share of cost of ambulance services - New York
Pals grieve for slain medics - New York
Make-shift memorial for ambulance crash fatalities as crew mourns- Riverhead, New York
McCloud pleased with ambulance - California
Vance Commission votes to raise ambulance transport fee - North Carolina
City, County Grade Well - Fredericksburg, Texas
Honoring county heroes; National County Government Week - Florida
Carroll County FB co-sponsors Farmedic program - Illinois
Sick kids diagnosed at day care in latest telemedicine twist - Rochester, New York
County still without EMA director - Lisbon, Ohio
Nancy Bohlman, EMT - Eddyville, Oregon
Nurses to take rerouted 911 calls - Richmond, Virginia
David Crawford, EMT - Moab, Utah
Ambulance crash survivors grieve - Riverhead, New York

5/4/05

Two EMT's Killed in Ambulance Crash - Riverhead, New York
Police continue investigation into ambulance crash - Riverhead, New York
Study: Emergency Medical Services Should Move From DOT to DHS
Survey: Creation of a single federal EMS agency
Ambulances, paramedics shut out of funding
Emergency services may be reorganized - West Union, West Virginia
Cuts in ambulance service payments bashed - Maine
Ocean City Fire Department Looking for More Help - Florida
Wicomico votes to loan Allen ambulance funding - Maryland
Senate Passes House Trauma-Care Bill - Florida
Watch For Impostors, Homeland Security Warns City Hospitals - New York
Pitts to honor Vietnam vets with ribbons - Pennsylvania
Medi Flight director sets course - Oklahoma
New public safety director at John Knox - Missouri
NB Fire Chief Dispute Continues in Court - North Branford, Connecticut
Historic send-off for troops - Georgia
Rep. Reynolds Introduces Medicare Ambulance Relief Legislation
Veterans honor fallen Vietnam medics
Medical helicopter's altimeter set wrong before crash - Kansas
South Beloit raises ambulance fee - Wisconsin
Boise Medical Centers Start Ambulance Services - Idaho
Spring to Action on Spring Vacation - Florida
Logan Twp. EMS tops in the state - New Jersey
Oceanside Fire Dept. lauds its own, others for bravery, service - California
Heroic Firefighters Among Kansas City Employees Chosen - Kansas
Emergency workers awarded for rescue effort - Lamar, Colorado

5/03/05

Paramedic on break outside station stabbed - Oologah, Oklahoma
Arrest made in attack on Oologah paramedic - Oklahoma
Ambulance broadsides car in Roxbury intersection - Boston, Massachusetts
Criticism and concern over home AED sales
Medic reprimanded, suspended - Tacoma, Washington
Entrega Gas supports Maybell Ambulance - Colorado
Hoping to win Scottsdale's contract - Arizona
As Medical Airlifts Proliferate, the Public Price Tag Is Rising - Florida
KCRA 3 Investigates: Air Ambulance Response Times - California
CEMS opens its doors for business - Oregon
Yadkin EMS schedules to stay the same - North Carolina
Law ties some EMTs' hands - Nebraska
Ambulance corps to train teenagers to become EMTs
Firefighter files appeal against city- Grapevine, Texas