6/30/05

EMSN Job Openings
The Medical Sky Wars - Kentucky
Polk County EMS ambulance crash injuries three - Georgia
Clubfoot, Or, Tales From The Back Of An Ambulance
NYC paramedics describe allegations of fraud
Ledwin to retire as high-profile EMHS leader - Brewer, Maine
Southwest Ambulance and Cardiac Science Announce an Exclusive Public-Access Defibrillator Marketing Partnership
Ambulance firm to end service to Monroe County - Ohio
Incumbent wins ambulance battle - Contra Costa, California
Letter: GoldStar Had Top-notch People - Texas
Aim is to convince residents - Orange County , Virginia
First-responders can't cover EMS responses, fire official says - Orangeburg, South Carolina
Paramedic service stays alive in Kenton County - Kentucky
Ambulance service to be shaken up; more patients will be treated outside of hospitals - UK
Union officials condemn attack on city paramedic - Chicago, Illinois
City of Toronto "outside" workers vote in favour of strike action - Canada
GoldStar EMS is no more - Texas
Firefighters suspended for not completing required training - Dunmore, Pennsylvania
Robert McBride, EMT/FF - Sneads Ferry, North Carolina
Seymour ambulance to get new chief - Connecticut
Ambulance transport service is not in financial trouble - Matagorda County, Texas
Volunteer firefighter critical of new Jasper plan - Ridgeland , South Carlina
Kehoe retiring after 21 years - North Port, Florida
Hardin County hires new EMS director - Kentucky
RAA Chief Discusses Finances - Roxbury, Connecticut
New Westport fire district proposed - Fort Brag, California
$11,000 missing from another corpse - Ohio
JEMS: Empowerment Ends Bias
Saving lives, one helipad at a time - Grimes County , Texas

6/29/05

Paramedic attacked, could lose eye - Chicago, Illinois
HSEMS Comes Of Age - Hope, Alaska
Moose checks into hospital emergency room - Anchorage, Alaska
American Medical Response, Stockton sue each other - California
911 Tapes Released in Fairfax County Dispatch Error - Virginia
On Scene in Bombay, India
Texas: FT Paramedic , PT EMT (Refugio)
Kenedy Co. dumps Kleberg's 9-1-1 service - Texas
Alice City Council switches EMS contract - Texas
City pushes for ambulances - Palm Bay , Florida
Rescuing our emergency system - San Francisco, California
Ambulance firm faces competition - Mesa, Arizona
Dispatcher Quits After Criticism Over 911 Call - Aurora, Colorado
Dispatcher Quits After Criticism Over 911 Call - Aurora, Colorado
Men of bravery honoured - High Prairie, Alberta, Canada
Civilian helicopter crash in Pontiac, Michigan
Medevac Back And Forth - Suffolk County, New York
Officer Who Slept in Crisis Resigns - Winter Haven, Florida
Study: Air transport in head-injury cases
Carthage EMS gets contract for Veterans Home - Kosciusko, Mississippi
MRSA Threat to ambulances - UK
Child Predator Unit sting nets firefighter - Franklin County, Pennsylvania
EMTs, Paramedics deal with the heat - Rochester, New York
Helicopter draws hostility - Monroe, Michigan
Paramedic program teaches teens how to save lives - Honolulu, Hawaii
Commissioners studying EMS service - Greenville, North Carolina
Orange EMS overspends budget - Virginia
New EMS Advisory Committee - South Dakota
Kendell, Kerr still feud over ambulances - Texas
Gold Star EMS closing in Jim Wells County - Alice, Texas

6/28/05

Boy Dies; City Accused Of Slow Response To 911 Calls - Chicago, Illinois
Residents demand board void ambulance vote that could eliminate 3 full-time FF's - Byron Township, Michigan
"the ambulance man" would be pained by the fuss - Washington
Last ride for "the ambulance man" - Washington
Ambulance driver accused of stealing $20,000 from dead man - Rocky River, Ohio
Ambulance flips after colliding with car - Houston, Texas
ER visits at all time high; number of departments shrinking
Airborne Army Medics Work to Save Lives
CBS 2 Investigates: No Delivery On Ambulance Service - New York , New York
Ambulance firm shuts down base in Swartz Creek - Michigan
RMH administrator praises AMR Ambulance performance - Texas
4th Annual Paramedic Carlos Lillo Memorial Scholarship Foundation Golf Outing
Jasper EMS saves county thousands - South Carolina
Offshore work creates shortage of land-based emergency personnel - Slidell, Louisiana
Disappointing loss of funding turns into county EMT opportunity - Freeborn County, Minnesota
Officials say merger is helping Metro EMS - Louisville, Kentucky
Montclair considers paramedic fee hike - Montclair, Ontario, Canada
Ambulances in competition - Arizona
Bonham hires new Fire Chief from Sherman - Texas
22-year-old thanks EMS for life-saving actions - Houston, Texas
Surfside: Deal for EMS service only temporary - Texas
Ambulance costs batter city budget - Sonoma, California
Medical group asks for single city ambulance service - Decatur, Alabama
Callahan Picks Up NAGE Endorsement - Massachusetts
Fire, emergency degree at UW-Oshkosh awaits Ok - Wisconsin
CareStar completes flight milestone - Odessa, Texas
North Memorial adds helicopter base in Princeton - Minnesota
Vermont: Paramedic (Bethel)
Canada: EMT-P's (Lakeland County, Alberta)

6/27/05

Your Voice for EMS?
Rescuer Swam With Shark to Assist Teen - Pensacola, Florida
Study: Raise the bar for hiring - Cincinnati, Ohio
Editorial: Results may be surprising in fire-medic consolidation - Florida
Texas: Set Medic (Austin Area)
Contract with city unlikely - Texas
Manteca man dead after minivan collides with fire engine - California
Rural/Metro Awarded 911 Ambulance Contract Renewal in Blount County, Tennessee
City seeks ambulance bids - Scottsdale, Arizona
Texas: - EMT's & Paramedics (Southwest Ambulance)
Texas: EMT's & Paramedics-land and air (S&W PHS)
17-year paramedic thrives on intensity - Oregon
Selectman Criticize AMbulance Finances - Rhode Island
How safety forces hose the public
Fire Lt. retired after 9/11 sues to return - New York
Texas: EMT's (Sabine County)
Timothy Keller, EMT - New York, New York
Dr. Tom Gross: Seeing advantages of coordinated EMS program - California
Hiawatha Ambulance Goes into Service Today - Iowa
Stat Care request to begain ambulance service - Port Arthur, Texas
Union attacks new role for paramedics
The ABCs of EMT - Edwardsburg, Indiana
Volunteer EMT injured in accident - New York
Emergency responders voice concerns to congressman - Colorado
Rounds forms EMS committee - Pierre, South Dakota
Ambulances have come a long way since 'Will Block's Boat' - Beaumont, Texas
Conroe hospital reducing trauma care - Texas
Great Bay squad has more space, but needs more volunteers - Little Egg Harbor, New Jersey
Massachusetts/Wash DC: EMT's & Paramedics
Valeree Claude, F/EMT - Pinetop, Arizona
New Ambulance Infection Reserach - UK
Ralph Hayward Jr. EMT/FF - Halifax, Massachusetts
Seeing advantages of coordinated EMS program - Marin, California
EMS privatization didn’t work out - Galveston County, Texas
Responders tackle big job - Springstead, Wisconsin
Two Men Sue 'Trauma' Producers - Florida
STAT EMS base forced to shut down - Genesee County, Michigan
Are small town politics getting in the way of public safety? -Surfside Beach, Texas
Deal in works to keep NOCH ambulance alive - Grand Haven , Michigan
Disturbing case of abuse surfaces - Michigan

6/23/05

US Sen. Feingold: Bill to Strengthen EMS Passes Senate Committee
F.D.A. Warns Medtronic on External Defibrillators
County tries to find better EMS, fire system - Carlton County, Minnesota
McDowell County Ambulance Company Waiting to Rebuild - West Virginia
Indicted Ambulance Driver Turns Himself in to Police - Virginia Beach, Virginia
Volunteer accused of fondling a female co-volunteer arresteed - Connecticut
Woman Hospitalized After Car, Fire Truck Collide - Kentucky
Cataldo Amublance to roll into Peabody - Massachusetts
Easton expects ambulance license to be restored - Massachusetts
Houlton firefighter-EMT pleads not guilty to sex abuse charges - Maine
Burning desire - Portalnd, Oregon
Chaotic collision; firefighter says seatbelt saved his life - Winnipeg, Canada
Action Ambulance asks letter writer to stop campaign - Massachusetts
Medical crew plan debated - Byron Township, Michigan
Yadkin board uses an ax to make a point - North Carolina
Slap on wrist for fire perv - Long Island, New York
City fires firefighter - Crawfordsville, Inidiana
Stockertown council and Forks EMS talk over problems - Pennsylvania
Ambulance dispatch service up in air - Plum, Pennsylvania
Red tape holds up ambulance service - Westminster, Vermont
New rule will oust ambulance squad chief - Ludlow, Vermont
4 dead, 7 injured in fiery U.S. 17 wreck - South Carolina
Scranton Ambulance Crash - Ohio
“Mobile Medic” Could Help Save Lives And Money
Mrs. Nina W. Fox - Delaware
Crew discouraged hospital trip, wife says; 16 hr for 2nd 911 call -- died the next day - San Francisco, California
CMC launches paramedic training program - Colorado
Jonathan Ouellette, EMT - Plymouth, Massachusetts
Texas: (Houston) FT Business Development Manager
Texas: (Houston) FT Director of Operations

6/21/05

Efforts to save "ambulance man" from 'potters field' burial - Maryland
Fire Chief's Husband Retracts Statement - San Francisco, California
City might accept EMS: Competition could save money - Chandler, Arizona
Tragedy brings new protection to emergency workers - Kentucky
City manager suggests ambulance competition - Auburn, New York
Iowa: Firefighter/Paramedic ( Clinton)
Illinois: Firefighter/Paramedic ( Rock Island)
Report critical of Northern Lakes - Rathdrum, Idaho
EMS looking to prison to pay bills of inmates - Lock Haven , Pennsylvania
Wisconsin: (Monroe) EMS Service Director
Pittston Twp. motions to start EMS tax - Pennsylvania
Health professionals being recruited for medical reserve corps
Woman Survives After Being Pronounced Dead - Washington DC
Forced into legal limbo - Chicago, Illinois
New Shots In The FDNY Response Time Fight -New York
5 car wreck involving ambulance injures cop - Savannah, Georgia
Lee EMS wants extra $5.2 million to expand - Florida
Bid to shut W. Hudson emergency room - New Jersey
Rural/Metro Awarded Contract Renewal - Aurora, Colorado

6/20/05

NYPD getting in gear for for bioterror and hazardous-material calamities - New York
William Alonzo Messer Sr., Paramedi/FF - Alabama/California
Investing in lifesaving minutes - Virginia
Rescue workers test mechanical device for performing CPR - Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania
4 Phila. High Schools to Offer Firefighter and EMT Training - Pennyslvania
Yuma agencies ready for disaster response - Yuma, Arizona
Texas: EMT, All Cert Levels, Multi Locations
Charles H. Schubach, EMT - Mt Vernon, Illinois
Robert D. Orth, EMT - Sublette, Kansas
Dispatch System Online After Total Failure - East Bay -California
Bikers to ride for ambulance unit - Schuyler, New York
Border Patrol to under go medical training - Texas
Minivan strikes ambulance on I-91 - Vermont
EMS Kids Camp offers varied experiences - Butler County, Kansas
Ambulance companies balk at Sterling Heights fee - Michigan
EMS coordinator steers transportation change - Salem, Oregon
Complaints on 911 up despite quicker action - Nashville, Tennessee
Seymour name remains on ambulance title - Connecticut
REMSA eyes deal in Lassen County - California
Utah Faces: A life's work - Morgan County, Utah
Paramedic Association says ambulance shortages affect citizens safety - Winnipeg, Canada

6/19/05

Medic derives satisfaction from service -Baghdad, Iraq
Two Salt Lake Hospitals Will Test Artificial Blood
DOJ Medal Of Valor Applications
Arrest after collision with ambulance - Inverness, Florida
EMR-ISAC CIP Suspicious Sector Activities and Countermeasures
Paramedics surpassing expectations - West Covina, California
Acadian gets battery powered intraosseous access device, wireless EKG - Louisiana
Pompano paramedics commended - Pompano Beach, Florida
Rescue worker's heroic act honored - Broward, Florida
Medic settles, quits job - Tallahassee, Florida
Ripley council hears about need for medics - Indiana
Fire Dept. probes ambulance response - San Francisco, California
Paramedic service near in Cass County - Indiana
Emergency Personnel Special Training - Lexington, Texas
Texas: EMT's & Paramedics (Harris and Galveston Counties)
Texas: Paramedics & EMT's , all levels (Harris, Brazoria, Fort Bend Counties)
Foolproof Tracking for Ambulances - New York
Star Prarmedic - UK
Cities get temporary restraining order against Goldstar - Texas
Woman tries to drive ambulance to hospital - Indiana
Car and ambulance collide at Sayre intersection - Pennsylvania
Fire Destroys Ambulance Building and Supplies - McDowell County, West Virginia
Rescue workers learn the hazards of hybrid cars - Washington
EMS Broadcasting to Provide Streaming Video Web casting For The National Association of EMS Educators Annual Meeting
Treasurer of West Hancock Ambulance Service charged - Garner, Iowa
Paramedics with helicopter crash patient - New York, New York
Frivolous calls leave department understaffed - Blissfield, Michigan
FD's to Standown Nationwide for Firefighter Safety
ZOLL Receives International Regulatory Approvals
Guidant Recalls Cardiac Defibrillators

6/12/05

Teen volunteer accidentally injected with authentic antidote during mock emergency - Paris, Texas
Split county EMS coverage frustrates residents - Kings Mountain, North Carolina
EMS director asks for 'cease and desist' order - Ripley County, Indiana
Bernhardt Koeppen, EMS Pioneer - Wheeling, Illinois
Wyse Fork opens new EMS station - North Carolina
Emergency air transport service doubling size of fleet - Indiana
Series of errors led up to boy's death in Staffordshire Ambulance - UK
Texas: (Angleton) Paramedic
Texas: (Val Verde) Paramedic or EMT I
Texas: (Houston) All Levels
Heroes of Charlotte County receive awards at EMS banquet - Florida
Seymour ambulance troubles to deepen - Connecticut
Logan EMS deal not on paper yet - New Jersey
Long Awaited Goodbye For A 9/11 Firefighter - New York City, New York
ODP correspondence and Homeland Security Appropriations: What the distribution amount really shows
Stolen ambulance involved in downtown crashes - Muncie, Indiana
Murdered Medic; Family Pleads For Help Finding Son's Killer- San Diego, California
Surgeon general to visits city Monday - West Virginia
Medics resort to expired drugs - Washington DC
Apps far exceed funds available to EMS

6/8/05

EMT Faces Charges - Bristol, Tennessee
Ambulance Hit While Assisting in Another Accident - Lincoln, Rhode Island
Death Threat For Crew - UK
Ambulance crash injures responders- Mt. Morris Township, Michigan
No charges planned against Tri-County Rescue - Wisconsin
Gold Cross Ambulance workers ink new pact - Minnesota
Fire Truck Gets Into Accident Responding to Call - Washington DC
Awards dinner recognizes emergency medical workers - Amador, California
Duplin may add ambulances - North Carolina
Bethlehem considers adding EMS workers - Pennsylvania
EMS issue resurrected - Andalusia, Alabama
Bruce Mason, - Philipsburg, Montana
EMT program returns to JDCC - Alabama
First female siblings ever to serve FDNY - New York
EMT-A & Paramedic Positions
Thugs storm ambulance - UK
Volunteer EMT's Needed - Andalusia, Illinois
Gunman shotguns patient on ambulance gurney - Detroit, Michigan
Ambulance bids to be scrutinized - Ludington, Michigan
No discipline for firefighter on cocaine during firetruck crash - New York
Taxis sometimes better paramedics - Winnipeg, Canada
City OKs hike in emergency medical service fees - Connersville, Indiana
Ambulance fees vex county - North Platte, Nebraska
On Scene at Explosion in Ganei Tal
Arrest in paramedic stabbing - Symmes Township, Ohio
Cresskill disbands ambulance corps - New Jersey
Five FDNY Injured in Warehouse Fire - New York
High tech emergency boxes suggested for Poughkeepsie - New York
Spotsy shouldn't pass on emergency-services grant - Virginia
St. Johns County Fire Rescue awarded EMS grants - Florida

6/6/05

Property tax credit for fire and ambulance volunteers - Oneida County, New York
Professional Paramedic Association expresses grave concern over another so-called “anomaly” - Winnipeg, Canada
Medevac: Priceless but costly,
Fire Truck Hits Police Officer's Car - Bronx, New York
County considers 'backup' for EMS - Brown County , Texas
Responding Fire Truck Kills One In Crash - Byron, California
Group tackling challenges of ER specialist shortage - Florida
Medic carries heavy load in Iraq
US Soldiers Care for Iraqi Kids Hurt by Terrorist Bombs
Make way for that ambulance - Honolulu, Hawaii
Law Student, EMT Pleads Guilty in Child Porn Case - Clifton Park, New York
8 People Injured When Car Collides With Fire Unit - Jackson, Mississippi
Last firefighters outfitted in protective body armor - Cincinnati, Ohio
Bizarre Ambulance Crash - Polk County, Florida
Medical board strips doctor of license - Nevada
Paramedic at World Cup Soccer
Columbus FF's Thanked by Citizen During Reunion - Ohio
Columbus Paramedics Recieve Star of Life Award - Ohio

6/5/05

Ambulance collision kills woman - Evanston, Ilinois
Medics on front line when called to assist - Bunnel, Florida
Stray bullet hits ambulance - Lander, Wyoming
ER Docs Blogging Away
Halifax studies paramedic options - Massachusetts
Army medics prepare for Iraq by treating county emergencies - Tennessee
Nelson to seek paid EMS - Lovingston, Virginia
ZOLL Medical Corporation Announces Second Quarter Results
County EMS Pleads For Staff To Alleviate Shortage - Greensboro, North Carolina
Squad Asks For Technology To Help Respond Faster - Clattin, North Carolina
EMTs work hard to save lives, county now works to save EMTs - Clarksville, Tennessee
Housing rule shift worries fire chief - Washington DC
Firetruck Tire Rams Shop - Syracuse, New York
Helo squadrons take on air-ambulance mission

6/3/05

State probes ambulance service's treatment of man struck by lightning - Stonington, Connecticut
Ambulance service to supersize - New York, New York
Combative, escaping patient from ambulance hit by car - Phoenix, Arizona
Alaska: Shift Captain (North Pole)
Alaska: Paramedic Medevac Specialist (Barrow)
Ex-AMR supervisor awaits sentence - Monterey County, California
Man Threatens To Set Ambulance Crew Alight - Belfast, Ireland
Bravest Sacrifice - The Bronx, New York
Residents want EMS solution - Ontario, Ohio
REMSA getting more efficient in order to keep up with area growth - Washoe County, Nevada
Rural health care bill moves to House subcommittee
Lexington Firefighters get Sept 11 Holiday - Kentucky
Local officials in line for evacuation powers - Texas
Shreveport Fights for unpaid money - Louisiana
Platte valley recieves state recognition - Colorado
Move Over Fines May Get Steeper - North Carolina
Nextel CEO: iDEN could be part of future public-safety network
Coming Soon: A National EMS Administration? by Joseph Cahill
Legislation aims to get tough on bad EMTs - Colorado
Ontario, township differ on EMS plan - Ohio
Medics Help Refine Next Generation Safety Concept Ambulance
Woman, daughter killed by firetruck - Pahrump, Nevada
Air Evac LifeTeam helicopter pilot says he 'screwed up'- Warrick County , Indiana

6/2/05

Coming Soon: A National EMS Administration? by Joseph Cahill
Are You “Fit” for Duty??
Legislation aims to get tough on bad EMTs - Colorado
Ontario, township differ on EMS plan - Ohio
Medics Help Refine Next Generation Safety Concept Ambulance
Woman, daughter killed by firetruck - Pahrump, Nevada
Air Evac LifeTeam helicopter pilot says he 'screwed up'- Warrick County , Indiana
Fire chief suspected of embezzling - James City, Virginia
Improved air ambulance service begins - Rock Springs, Wyoming
8 Firefighters Suspended For Fire Pole Incident - Texas
Air Guard medics come to Utah for a primer in combat trauma - Utah
FDNY got to fires faster last month - New York
Catastrophe in Care
Letter: Emergency workers' pay 'horrible' - Massachusetts
Response to '04 hurricanes was best possible given the resources - Osceola County, Florida
Reader sounds alarm after ambulance charge - Houston, Texas
Commissioner offers EMS contract cure - Paris, Texas
Runner Returns To Race With Lifesavers - Des Moines, Iowas
Lamentable - ambulance crews issued with stab vests - UK
New Machine Could Prevent Brain Damage After Heart Attack
Hurricane Baby Boom At DeLand Fire Department - Florida
East Harris faces emergency medical challenge - Texas
Guttenberg boy dies after being run over by fire truck - Iowa
VCU Life Evac upgrades technology with new aircraft - Virginia
Piner's, union prepare for first talks - Napa, California
Liberty Ambulance seeks contract with Trona - Trona, California
Private ambulances with city drivers could pose a problem - Scottsdale, Arizona
Calhoun residents are not calling 911 in emergencies - California
Woman honored for EMS dedication - Elizabeth Township, Pennsylvania
Study: State Nursing Home Workers Have Criminal Pasts - Michigan

6/1/05

Access to Trauma Centers Often Inadequate, Inefficient
Rescuing the wounded
Charred remains ID'ed As Paramedics - Spring Valley, California
Company scales back EMS service - Sandpoint, Idaho
EMT's Rush To Mike's Side In Mayoral Race - New York, New York
The Woodstock of EMS- Action Report
Firefighter gets max for hit and run - New York
How much is your life worth?
Years of service bring much kudos - Roxbury, New Jersey
Flagler County Paramedic Injured By Patient - Florida
More concerns with local rescue squad - Roanoke, Virginia
Firefighter honored for long EMT service - Ware, Massachusetts
Lawmakers mull changes to new $52 'EMS' tax - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
New EMS Substation Should Cut Down Response Times By 20 Minutes - Bristol, Tennessee
Routing of 911 calls raises concerns - Pennyslvania
Isle of Wight County: Ambulance riders will have to pay - Virginia
Paramedic Who Bit Parrot's Head Off Gets Probation - Florida
Serial Imposter Arrested Again - Illinois
FAA investigates door that flew off medical helicopter - Missouri
Canyon Lake Fire/EMS holds the benchmark on medical standards - Yexas
Mutual aid cuts put squeeze on volunteer fire companies - Pennsylvania
City, county negotiate EMS funding - Paris, Texas
Ambulance district fosters cooperation - Twin Fals, Idaho
County recognizes first responders with Phoenix Award - Collier County, Florida
STARFlight turns 20 - Texas
State's first bachelor's degree for firefighters created -Texas
Ambulance Assurance . . . Sort Of - Suffolk County, New York
Firefighters to man Southwest ambulances - Arizona
Medical Helicopter Makes Emergency Landing On City Street - Denison, Texas
Pregnancy and policy - Florida