8/31/05

New Section - EMS & Hurricane Katrina
City Strikes Deal With Paramedics - Siouxland, South Dakota
National Guard Deploying Medics for Hurricane Relief - Nevada
The Best Kind of Hero
New Orelans medics and doctors in need of rescue
Ambulance collides with pickup truck - Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Ohio Capt. and paramedic wife stranded in a flooded hotel
Chief charged in murder - Bernville, Pennsylvania
FEMA: $2.5 billion
Hurricane Help Center
Crews push aside dead to reach survivors
Wadley’s Ambulance Service Purcell family tells of harrowing evacuation before storm - Oklahoma
QC advised to create fire dept. in 3-4 years - Arizona
Honolulu Paramedics Stranded In New Orleans
Savannah EMT injured in crash - Georgia
Six Long Island EMS workers Stranded In New Orleans - New York
Agencies take lumps at pump - Michigan
South Dakota EMTs Caught Off-Guard By Katrina
Photo: A Coast Guard helicopter used a dangling basket
Medics resort to alternate vehicles - Washington DC
Critical Rescue - new series
Feedback: Complaints surface about NAEMT - New Orleans, Lousiana
Disease and Coordination Vie as Major Challenges - New York
Looking for missing FF/EMT Mom in New Orleans
Hospitals Evacuate in Wake of Rising Waters From Katrina - New Orleans, Louisiana
General Medical Updates
Stabbed Paramedic Emily O'Banion Returns To Work - Oologah, Oklahoma
New Smart Card System to Coordinate First Responders in National Capital Region
EMT held hostage - New Orleans, Louisiana
Texas Task Force 1 engaged in New Orleans
Firefighters celebrate 50 years of service - Knappa, Oregon
Woman dies in wreck with fire truck - Oklahoma
Service of Thanksgiving for EMS workers - Maryland
Town to pay $21,000 in paramedics subpoenaed e-mails case - Colonie, New York

8/30/05

Continued coverage:Hurricane Katrina: Did it trap EMS responders? - Louisiana and Replies to "Hurricane Katrina: Did it trap EMS responders?"
Controversy surfaces over chief requirement to be paramedic - Mount Vernon,, Ohio
Replies to "Hurricane Katrina: Did it trap EMS responders?" (continually updated)
Complaints surface about NAEMT - New Orleans, Lousiana
Volusia rescue workers head to Mississippi - Florida
Generations of fire service officers respected 'Uncle Phil' - Dover, Delaware
Cutlerville Fire Authority faces discrimination complaint - Michigan
Vast new ER a downtown Fresno haven - California
Dept. wants jobs back - Hampton, New Hasmpshire
Largest In-Store Lifesaving Program Ever Deployed By A Major National Retailer
NDP admits policy 'has to be fixed' - Manitoba, Canada
Some Public Health Agencies Respond Slowly To Health Threats
LA County Swift Water Rescue Team Leaves For Louisiana - California
Acadian Ambulance chief: Amphibious vehicles needed - New Orleans, Louisiana
Masontown man remembered for helping others - Pennsylvania
Compassion for others, the common bond in EMS
Service might improve with EMS service shutting down - Blountville, Tennessee
Volunteer ambulance member in dust up with police - New York
Ground Zero Museum Workshop Takes You Inside The Remains Of The WTC Site
So long, Sammy - Pope County , Arkansas
Diver dies in Lawrence County - Pennsylvania
Fairfax Search And Rescue To Aid Katrina Victims - Virginia
Bay Area Rescue Teams Ready -
With contract in place, SEMSA seeks members in ambulance association - Lassen County, California
TCAD 'aggressive about safety' - Missouri
Answering the call - Hatfield, Pennsylvania
As death toll rises, Alaska volunteers head to Gulf Coast - Alaska
Rescue squad needs thousands of dollars for budget - Orange County, North Carolina
SAFB Medics Deploy - Texas

8/29/05

Hurricane Katrina: Did it trap EMS responders? - Louisiana
SF Ambulances Fail Annual Inspections - California
Ambulance firm's hire raises concerns - Temep, Arizona
Ambulance hit by Jeep during trip to hospital - Fiar Laen, NewwJersey
Colorado, Ouray; Paramedic
EMT, fire school on hold - Cumberland County , New Jersey
ICM debit card customers can now have their emergency medical information available
N.C. Benson EMS Workers Huddle In New Orleans Hotel - Louisiana
Acadian Ambulance moving N.O. evacuees - Louisiana
New Orleans Ambulances
William Fisher: Anyone Listening?
Ohio Disaster Medical Team Activated for Katrina Duty - Ohio
160 MPH Winds, 28-Foot Surge Bear Down On New Orleans
Fire-scene crash injures 3 FF, 2 ambulance crew - Riverside,, California
All-volunteer squad performs many emergency service duties - Tennessee
Compassion for others, the common bond in EMS
City council mulls 2-cents tax rate - Dickinson, Texas
Replies to "Hurricane Katrina: Did it trap EMS responders?"
Ambulance services chasing city contracts - Maricopa County, Arizona

8/28/05

Hurricane Katrina: Did it trap EMS responders? - Louisiana
South Louisianans flee as Hurricane Katrina heads for coast - Louisiana
Evacuation in force in Zone C, Biloxi - Mississippi
A woman's life on the road as a paramedic - UK
Ambulance services chasing city contracts - Maricopa County, Arizona
Officials hold off on evacuations - Louisiana
DIY Doctoring
Volunteer Fire Department Fired - Texas
State's obesity epidemic strains EMTs - Tennessee
Crew tries to save ambulance service - Ishpeming, Michigan
Sirens wail, lights flash, and still too many people don't see ambulance - Florida
Rescue contest heats up - Florida
Vote could determine if you have Help when you need it - Rogers County, Oklahoma
Reluctant hero Marine says saving life of child is ‘what anyone would do’ - South Dakota
Clara M. Adams, EMT - Oakwood, Ohio
Egyptian medics reverse pay cuts after threatening suicide - Cairo
Funding needs debated; Fire chief questions need for equipment - Blue Lake Township, Michigan
Emailed Headline News delivery has changed
Firefighter, wife injured in 3-car Oxford crash - Connecticut
Training center planned for county emergency personnel - Pennsylvania

8/27/05

L.A. neighborhood fuming over incident involving paramedics covering victim's body - California
Hypothermia Inducing IV's for Cardiac Arrest Patients - update
Medics assigned to Kadena provide lifeline in air - Japan
Mayor says Chubbuck to keep its EMS team - Idaho
Gabbs' responders lack training - Nevada
EMT course trains Marines to deliver on battlefields -
EMT course trains Marines to deliver on battlefields -
New chief needs to have paramedic training - Mount Vernon, Ohio
9/11 oral histories: EMT Kevin Barrett -New York
Fire & EMS begins new narcotics policy following alleged morphine tampering - Charlotte, Florida
Driver who hit ambulance is improving - Marlborough, Massachusetts
Warrington EMS official charged with theft - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ambulance deal due - Seymour, Connecticut
County D.A.'s office files civil action against ex-firefighter/EMT - Chippewa Falls, Wisconsin
It's all in the family for Dolloff - Stoughton, Massachsetts
SEOEMS employees, public fighting back - Lawrence County . Ohio
MEDEVAC helicopter crews stay busy with missions -
Florence will hire paramedics - Kentucky
Alaska: Assistant Training Coordinator; Advanced level (Anchorage)
Alaska: EMTs (Anchorage)
EMT was strangled - Lawrenceburg, Michigan
Tractor-Trailer Hits Ambulance - Alexander County, North Carolina
EMT Injured In Crash Manages To Help Injured Woman - Marlborough, Massachusetts
Futuristic Ambulance A Reality
Someone tampered with EMS morphine - Charlotte County, Florida
PG supervisors, Fire and EMS Chiefs Council discuss reorganization - Prince George's County. Maryland
Station burgled of drugs and equipment as firefighters sleep - Anchorage, Alaska

8/26/05

Emailed Headline News delivery has changed
Tractor-Trailer Hits Ambulance - Alexander County, North Carolina
EMT Injured In Crash Manages To Help Injured Woman - Marlborough, Massachusetts
Futuristic Ambulance A Reality
Someone tampered with EMS morphine - Charlotte County, Florida
PG supervisors, Fire and EMS Chiefs Council discuss reorganization - Prince George's County. Maryland
Station burgled of drugs and equipment as firefighters sleep - Anchorage, Alaska
Decisions before hospital board to halt ambulance - Fort Bragg,
Angier Couple To Appear On Discovery Health Channel - North Carloina
For teens, a career track - Howard County, Maryland
Louisville Awards $6.4 Million Contract to Intergraph for EMS Computer Dispatch - Louisville, Kentucky
SUV Crashes Into Operating Room During Surgery - Newark, New Jersey
Downtown fire station could lose ambulance - Tracy, California
Council hires EMS consultants for 24 hour shift study- Austin,Texas
Airport Terminal EMS Bike Units
West Valley City' wins OK for own ambulance service - Utah

8/25/05

Valadie is EMS Magazine/Braun Industries national Paramedic of the Year - Mississippi
Oconto Falls meeting to discuss plans to add paramedic services - Wisconsin
Tractor-Trailer Hits Ambulance - Alexander County, North Carolina
Ambulances Robbed; Drugs Stolen - Somerton, Ohio
Ambulance ordinance moves along - Johnston, Iowa
Clute EMS running budget deficit - Texas
'Wrong Way' car turns into ambulance path - Kansas City, Kansas
Robert S. “Stephen” Wagner, Paramedic/Pioneer - Loveland, Colorado
County unveils new high-tech emergency vehicle - Annapolis, Maryland
Tony Helman, EMT/FF - Bendersville, Pennsylvania
NYPD, FDNY Tensions Simmer Over Mail Fire - New York
Calls soliciting funds for county EMS are a scam - Orangeburg, South Carolina
Investigators Unsure Why Man Jumped Out Of Moving Ambulance - Orange County, Florida
Injured Medic Lobbies For Protection For Other Soldiers - Nebraska
VA nurse reprimanded after helping crash victim - Washington
Greene EMS database to help response times - Virginia
Durham has new EMS director - North Carolina
Next generation ambulance debuting at NO conference - Louisiana
Dodgeland board tables EMS service - Wisconsin
County drops prices on its two ambulance bases - Michigan
RG paramedic comes through in emergency - Illinois
Holly Twp. reaches deal on ambulance service - Michigan
Becoming a Paramedic - North Dakota
Iraq, Afghanistan: Paramedics
MFH Funds EMS Improvements - Missouri
Fire captain embroiled in IV case - Epsom, New Hampshire
County agrees to EMS terms - Kerrville, Texas
Conference confusion - Kentucky
Ray M. Fuhrmann II, Medic - Volcano, Hawaii
Dallas Emergency Services Departments Launch Crucial Multi-million Dollar Public Safety Communications Initiative - Texas

8/23/05

Fire captain embroiled in IV case - Epsom, New Hampshire
County agrees to EMS terms - Kerrville, Texas
Conference confusion - Kentucky
Ray M. Fuhrmann II, Medic - Volcano, Hawaii
Dallas Emergency Services Departments Launch Crucial Multi-million Dollar Public Safety Communications Initiative - Texas
Emergency looms for EMS - Wise County, Texas
Pike County Board suspends ambulance service director - Illinois
US medics teach Iraqi Soldiers combat medic skills
Emergency medical workers vote down union - Leon County, Florida
Owosso Twp. privatizes ambulance service - Michigan
Tactical medics kept from action in Mesa - Arizona
Opinion: MONOC stands ready to back local squads when they are unable - New Jersey
Anchorage residents may pay more for 911 service - Alaska
Governor’s budget execution order includes $76.2 million for trauma - Texas
More than just volunteers - Battle Lake, Minnesota
Technology to breathe fresh life into CPR
Fireman charged in fatal crash that killed mother, 11-month-old - Traverse, Michigan
Two long-time members retire from ambulance corps - Paynesville, Minnesota
Blaine council OKs ambulance tax measure - Washington
Ambulance fees are going up - Newport, Kentucky
Two Service Organizations Join Forces in New Initiative to Help 9/11 First Responders
Free State Seeks to Enhance Its Emergency Medical Services - South Africa
MEMS bringing EMS conference to Coast - Biloxi, Mississippi
Texas: EMS Coordinator (Sutton County )
Person of the Year - Converse, Indiana
Commissioners try to solve EMS staffing problems - Bascom, Ohio

8/22/05

EMT wounded in shoot-out still improving - Georgia
Onslow bumps up paramedic pay - North Carolina
EMS workers face dangers on a daily basis - Georgia
Emergency looms for EMS - Wise County, Texas
Saying goodbye to Paramedic Chastity - Alabama
Motorcycle crash leaves paramedic paralyzed - Peel, Ontario, Canada
Parachuter rescued from power lines - Great Falls, Montana
California: Paramedic/FF (El Cajon)
Grants come through - California
County can continue collecting EMS fee from Palm Bay - FLorida
Street race driver killed, ambulance also struck - Houston,Texas
Ambulance crews, budget strong after first year - Mason City, Iowa
Air-rescue safety stressed - Utah
Possible progress on EMS - Kerrville, Texas
Ambulance driver crashes into colleague's ambulance - Malta
Program Provides Emergency Responders With Child Care In A Storm - North Carolina
Scottish paramedics to be allowed to prescribe drugs - Scotland
Mercer, Boyle officials work out conflict over transporting inmates - Boyle County, Kentucky
St. James faces a traumatic decision - Olympia Fields, Illinois
Bronze Stars go to Guard Medics
EMTs concerned about lack of license - Carlsbad, New Mexico
Gunshot EMT, LEO's remain hospitalized - Lumpkin, Georgia
Tommy Allen Allred, EMT - Vinemont, Alabama
Rescue equipment invaluable to EMT - Searcy, Arkansas
Ambulance company executive resigns - Mesa, Arizona
Ambulance owner plans fund for wreck victims - Alabama
Ambulance Road Crash - Nepal
90-minute wait for a paramedic - UK
Pet devices in ambulances perplex DC paramedics - Washington DC
Who pays for rescue in county? - Cleveland County, North Carolina

8/22/05

Status of levy for fire, EMS gets changed - New Springfield, Ohio
Ambulance service bids returned to county - Troy, Alabama
Ambulance service feeling the pain at the pump - Knoxville, Tennessee
Heated EMS Politics - Boone County, Missouri
'Neptune' keeps medic busy in Afghanistan
Anthony C. Helman, EMT/FF - Bendersville, Pennsylvania
Fire Chief Murdered At Convention - Cambria County, Pennsylvania
Trimble County EMTs receive new schedules, hourly rates - Kentucky
Turbulent times hit Oregon Guard's airborne rescue crews
Tryon officials, firefighters still at an impasse - North Carolina
Raytheon Unit to Help Track Firefighters
A job for head and heart - Oregon
California: EMTs, RNs, Paramedics and Dispatchers
EMT wounded in shoot-out still improving - Georgia

8/19/05

Ambulance, Train Collision Update- Falkville, Alabama
Paramedics witness fatal shooting at scene - Houston, Texas
'I gotta get to my partner' - Lumpkin, Georgia
County looks to contract out ambulance services - Ironton, Ohio
York County to seek help for 911 upgrade - Pennsylvania
Iosco County eliminating ambulance service tax - Michigan
Early activation helps save lives - Sweetwater, Texas
Ambulance delay at pool sparks investigation - South Orange, New Jersey
EMS workers accused of stealing drugs from ambulances - Tennessee
Heart attack: Priority One to the rescue - Howard County, Iowa
Lawrence to put ambulance service for bid - West Virginia
Robert W. “Bob” Williams, EMT - Greeley, Colorado
Newborn Sent Home With IV Left In Arm - Brockton, Massachusetts
Connecticut: Paramedics
Man steals emergency vehicle in Hickory - North Carolina
College Board Accepts Grant For Paramedical Education Program - Arizona
Committee trying to figure out how to evaluate MFD's future -Marshalltown, Iowa
Bowman takes EMS post - Versailles, Indiana
Lodi concerned over future ambulance guidelines - Caifornia
2 complaints filed against Monroe County medical panel - Monroe County, Ohio
Alcohol use banned by Wilton fire department - Wilton, Maine
Protective vests for EMS - Edmonton, Canada
SouthernCross official gets witness tampering charge lodged - Beeville, Texas
EMS budget increases by $112,000 - Starke, Florida
24-hour paramedic service agreement reached - Connecticut
City ambulance fees may rise 45 percent - Glenwood Springs, Colorado
Iraq G.I., woman new FDNY looeys - New York

8/16/05

Ambulance Crash Injures Six - Chicago, Illinois
Be on the lookout for people wearing fire uniforms - Dallas, Texas
Cost-recovery fees OK'd for fire calls - Jackson, Michigan
DA probes ambulance company - Bucks County, Pennsylvania
"Ambulance Girl" movie in fall line-up
Bad Toys Holdings, Inc. Releases 2nd Quarter Results
‘Employees Did Not Do Job,' Sword Says In Response to ER Treatment Complaint - Hamburg, Arkansas
City sets deadline on EMS deal - Kerrville, Texas
EMT molested me, teen says - New York, New York
Clinton, Tewksbury standing behind medevac relocation - New Jersey
Editor: Private ambulance company needed - Brownsville, Texas
Toxic fumes empty ER - Gaylord, Michigan
Travis County Star Flight upgrading from EC135 to Ec 145 - Texas
Lois Estelle Cann, EMT (ret.) - Weathersfield, Vermont
Bellingham backs EMS sales tax - Washington
Attorney seeks dismissal of involuntary manslaughter charges against ambulance driver - Virginia Beach, Virginia
Battle of the Badges: Rescuers training to put a hurt on - Palm Springs, California
Campbell Co. to charge patients for ambulance service - Virginia
Joy ride leaves paramedic without a vehicle - San Francisco, California
Ambulance crash kills motorist and patient - Dunklin County, Missouri

8/15/05

Portable Brain Scanners in Ambulances
Cities to discuss EMS sales tax agreement - Washington
Pee-powered battery
Response to Greece Airliner Crash (121 Killed)
Oroville's Own: Gary Nystuen - California
Ronald Bruce White, Paramedic - Pompano Beach, Florida
Pedestrian Hit By Car, Rescue Truck - Jacksonville, Florida
Council to receive ambulance report - Mason City, Iowa
Hybrid cars pose danger to EMT's
Thief Steals Fire Dept. SUV, Crashes It - San Francisco, California
Pilot Praised For Bringing Down Medevac Chopper Without Serious Injuries - Florida
Firefighters Take EMT Training - Burton, South Carolina
Jacksonville Air Ambulance Goes Down - Florida
Rescue crews tested at state EMT competition - West Virginia
Rev. Ronald Curtis "Curt" Stamps, EMT - Covington, Louisiana
Night goggles aid air ambulance - Arizona
Allergic reaction spurs EMT change - Washington DC
Michael Archibald, Paramedic - Mehlville, Missouri
Continuing Education offers the Management Institute for Emergency Management Systems - Charlotte, North Carolina
Menard County hires EMS administrator - Illinois
New law aims to change signals - Illinois
Trying to Stay Airborne - Los Angeles, California
Maryland: Critical Care Paramedic (Univ. of Maryland)
Local Priest Blesses Ambulances - Pennsylvania
MASH Unit from Vietnam Reunites in San Francisco - California

8/13/05

Radio Transmission: 'Send Every Available Ambulance' - New York, New York
Paramedics and ambulance services say new car insurance law hurting them - Colorado
FDNY Tapes Illustrate Chaos and Heroism - New York
Air ambulance coming to area - Sedalia, Missouri
Torched ambulance fuels political feud - Phillipines
"Black Box" For Humans
Editorial: Volunteer crisis must be met by chiefs - Pennsylvania
Army Medic Knows He Has Job To Do Despite The Tragedies Of War
Some text is omitted on FDNY tapes - New York
Grants breathe new life into 3 local EMS units - Williamsburg, Virginia
Ambulance Safety 101 - Marshfield , Wisconsin
State EMT- Basic of the Year says it's all about community - New Mexico
Officials to study ambulance service - Hancock County, Illinois

8/12/05

Hostilities high over plans for medevac unit - Bedminster, New Jersey
Ambulance service plan reconsidered - Fitchburg, Massachusetts
The Battle over ICE by columnist Carl Moen
Ambulance rates for prisons stir outrage - Vacaville, California
Ambulance service pact under review - Easthampton, Massachusetts
Moynihan suit implies whistle-blowing led to firing - Tallahassee, Florida
Hospital District may cut tax rate, add EMS unit - Montgomery County, Texas
Pinal emergency workers honored - Arizona
Former Army Medic Shares Her Experience in Iraq
Funding source for ambulance services is controversial - Warrick County , Indiana
Fire chief receives OK to staff a 2nd rescue - Smithfield, Rhode Island
City to Release Oral Histories of 9/11 Friday - New York
FDNY Firefighters Advised Not to Volunteer - New York
West Des Moines, neighbors to consider consultant - Iowa
Ambulance bids rejected by city - Hornell, New York
State, Feds Reviewing Discrimination Complaint From Former Dispatcher - Newtown, Connecticut
Alpha ambulance service happily accepts $100,000 - Pennsylvania
Cache emergency staff says ambulance service worth tax increase - Cache County, Utah
Fritch EMS (Panhandle) is seeking volunteers - Texas
Fake Bomb Under Fire Rescue Truck Investigated - Gainesville, Florida
HRSA Regions 13 and 14 receive $157,999 funding - Kentucky
Emergency training goes to new heights - Morehead City, North Carolina
Opinion: Are US First Responders Prepared? - Arizona
Delaware County adds two ambulances - Jay, Oklahoma
Sweetwater to get LIFESTAR base - Tennessee
Central Shenandoah EMS Council presents awards - Virginia
Snow, trees trap ambulance crews - Australia
Acclaimed program and "shock teams" save more lives
EMT charged with involuntary manslaughter of partner - Lebanon, Virginia
Air ambulance firms warned

8/11/05

Acclaimed program and "shock teams" save more lives
EMT charged with involuntary manslaughter of partner - Lebanon, Virginia
Air ambulance firms warned
Bulletproof vest saved Alunni - Chagrin Falls, Ohio
Court says ambulance case should be reinstated - Galion, Ohio
First responders to share soldiers’ high-tech tools - Fort Monmouth, New Jersey
EMS to keep third crew addition - Brenham, Texas
ProMedica denies talks to help set up EMS system - Monroe County , Ohio
Franklin trustees vote to OK fire/EMS study - Ohio
CPC Ambulance Service shakeup may be in the works - Phillips, Wisconsin
Venice takes first step toward east fire station - Sarasota County, Florida
Ambulance service stretched thin - Petaluma, California
Doctors want biological warfare detectors installed on emergency vehicles - London, UK
Fargo Resident Recognized for Her Spirit of Freedom - North Dakota
Sheriff's Department Request Ambulance Price Break -
Marjorie Joyce "MarJoy" Bird, EMT (ret.) - Liberal, Kansas
Orange County Paramedic Seeks Help After Spider Bites - Texas
Summit Hill still waiting to hear how ambulance funds are spent - Pennsylvania
FDNY Response Time Getting Longer - New York
La Quinta firefighter paramedics cut emergency response time - California
CAR gets new chief, opens Corinth Holders Site - North Carolina
Lance Cpl. Edward "Augie" Schroeder , EMT; Marine - West Orange, New Jersey
ELAD Enters the Wound Dressing Fray
NorthWest EMS launches river rescue boat - Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
Tusten ambulance service seeks town support - Tusten, New York
Improvements for Grantsburg's ambulance service proposed - Wisconsin
Tisbury officials see high-priced plans for EMS building - Massachisetts
Responders in serious condition after ambulance crash - Jefferson County, Oregon
Colorado; EMS Educator (Boulder)

8/10/05

Ambulance company sues over suspension - Toledo, Ohio
Suit claims town used false subpoenas to identify email critics of emergency services - Albany, New York
Paramedics among top-paid - Avon. Ohio
Alarm bells at HFD? - Texas
Promises made on restoring $25 million for ambulance firms and fire departments - Pennsylvania
Ambulance hopes to expand, add full-time staff - Grantsburg, Wisconsin
Ambulance fight focus of meeting - Woodbury, New Jersey
Public Safety may be split - Tiffin, Ohio
Carlisle to place tax levy on ballot - Ohio
Ambulance donated to rural area - Montana
Bannock County Is Weighing EMS Options - Idaho
American Legion bestows top honor on Guard combat medic - Fort Sam Houston, Texas
$277,000 mannequin helps emergency responders learn signs of bio terrorism - Texas
Texas: Paramedics; standby - (San Antonio)
Paid EMTs complain about gear - Burlington City, Pennsylvania
Commission OKs backup 911 service - Middlebury, Connecticut
Residents respond to possible privatization of ambulance service - Texas
EMS may put budget in critical condition - Hitchcock, Texas
Houston working on new plan to ease emergency room crowding - Texas
Bonner County expanding its EMS services - Idaho
EMT suspect had sexual relations with at least three minors - Palo Alto, California
Johnson County extends CareFlite's contract as its 911 service - Texas
Bonham seeks money from County - Texas
Newport's new mod squads to provide better care - California
County-city meeting sought on EMS - Kerr County, Texas
GEMS crew makes pet safety a priority - Conecticut
CAW Local 1120 Paramedics Ratify Agreement - Canada
Town chooses new ambulance provider - Vermilion, AB, Canada
Request For Proposals - Grand Junction, Colorado

8/9/05

Request For Proposals - Grand Junction, Colorado
Correction on: "Paramedic Arrested on Terrorism Charges - Maryland" article
Date set in union vote challenge - Ocala, Florida
Bottom line isn't just about money for Chubbuck EMS - Idaho
Ambulance boss gets tough on crime against EMS - Essex, UK
Air Methods Reports 2Q-2005 Results
Bear knocks motorcyclist off of his bike - Anchorage, Alaska
Fire chief has plan to expand paramedic service - Johnston , Iowa
Competing ambulance services needed in city? - Decatur, Alabama
DeSoto Police Jury creates committee to study 911 - Mansfiled, Louisiana
Ex-patient is charged with taking ambulance - Augusta, Georgia
Motorcycle deaths rise sharply nationwide
Volunteer Ambulance Service to Start Hiring Employees - Warren County, Pennsylvania
Lockhart volunteers face felony arson charges - Texas
Kentucky: EMT-Paramedic (Georgetown-Scott County)
Kentucky: EMT-Paramedic (Spenser County)
Six in fire unit indicted in arson - Lincoln County, Kentucky
Air ambulance soldiers called up for duty - Vermont
Scene 911 Magazine Report
Mercy Medical ambulance crashes at intersection - Sonora, California
FBI Agents raid local ambulance service - Edinburg, Texas

8/8/05

Mercy Medical ambulance crashes at intersection - Sonora, California
FBI Agents raid local ambulance service - Edinburg, Texas
Rendell Administration Renews Commitment - Pennsylvania
UCSC firefighters to get paramedic training - California
EMS back on commissioners' agenda - Kerrville, Texas
Paramedic questions air ambulance policy - Monroe County, Tennessee
'Hometown Heroes' get NCCo loans - Delaware
Gang halts air ambulance take-off - UK
Volunteers Work To Save Local EMS - Grand Saline, Texas
Air Methods' Products Division Receives Contract From Sikorsky for for HH-60L MedEvac Black Hawk Program
Millions in trauma care funds frozen - Texas
Killer bees sting paramedic - Killeen, Texas
Johnson under care, but Knaus livid with EMTs - Indianapolis, Indiana
Tension tightens on EMS funding - Navarro County, Texas
Iowa Emergency Medical Services Association Position Paper
FDNY chiefs' hosed - New York
ALS to mark 20 years in county - Easton, Maryland
Behind the scenes, dispatchers are crucial link in emergencies - Missouri
Paramedic Profile - Midland, Texas
Donor reneges on $5 million gift - Florida
Public Safety Heroes Honored At City Council - Apache Junction, Arizona
Study results expected this month - Fayetteville, Arkansas
Medics From the Sky - Virginia
Rural/Metro Promotes Bryan Gibson to Southern Group President
Arizona (Sierra Vista): Operations Manager ends 8/25

8/7/05

Medical helicopter services compete as business takes off - Virginia
Cost of Midland EMS on par with area cities, but doesn't offer reduced rates - Texas
Decatur to discuss ambulance contract - Alabama
EMS scheme sought - Onslow County, North Carolina
City to discuss private ambulance service - Sweetwater, Texas
AutoPulse a second set of hands for Pulaski rescuers - Wisconsin
Using virtual reality to relive 9-11 saves a New York fire captain
Firefighter accused of 'employee terrorism' wins $1 million verdict against Deerfield - Florida
EMS director refuses to go on runs - Ripley County, Indiana
Firefighter Charged With Making False 911 Call - Landover, Maryland
Medic injured in ambulance bombing back home - Nebraska
How Bad Is It? - Ontario,Canada
County prosecutor cleared to represent joint EMS districts - Ohio
With need for more speed, FDNY legalizes wrong-way travel - New York
Paramedic In Mistaken Death Case Reaches Agreement To Get License Reinstated - North Carolina
Ambulance company seeks to move base - Los Lunas, New Mexico
Paramedic Arrested on Terrorism Charges - Maryland
State considering letting felons practice as paramedics - Georgia
Investigation clears Seneca's EMT service - Kansas
Opinion U.S. Emergency, Trauma Care System Unprepared for Terrorist Attacks, Disease Outbreaks

8/6/05

EMS director refuses to go on runs - Ripley County, Indiana
Firefighter Charged With Making False 911 Call - Landover, Maryland
Medic injured in ambulance bombing back home - Nebraska
How Bad Is It? - Ontario,Canada
County prosecutor cleared to represent joint EMS districts - Ohio
With need for more speed, FDNY legalizes wrong-way travel - New York
Paramedic In Mistaken Death Case Reaches Agreement To Get License Reinstated - North Carolina
Ambulance company seeks to move base - Los Lunas, New Mexico
Paramedic Arrested on Terrorism Charges - Maryland
State considering letting felons practice as paramedics - Georgi
Investigation clears Seneca's EMT service - Kansas
Opinion U.S. Emergency, Trauma Care System Unprepared for Terrorist Attacks, Disease Outbreaks
Rescue chopper idled in crash - St. Lucie County, Florida
Ex-paramedic makes plea deal - Logan County, Illinois
Four Years After 9/11, FDNY Will Release Remaining EMS Recordings
Population: 485; Well worth the time
James Maberry, EMT - Havana, Illinois
Golder Ranch, Rural/Metro seeking partnership - Oro Valley, Arizona
Paramedics shoddy narcotics log spurs changes - Clearwater, Florida
Responders lukewarm to 'ICE' mobile-phone contacts - Wilmette, Illinois
Brewster 911: On the road with the rescue squad - Massachusetts
Consultant DeSoto 911 a 'disgrace' - Louisiana
Lingle honors first woman EMS chief - Honolulu, Hawaii
Mike Debrecht, FF/Paramedic - Boca Raton, Florida
Bayside Ambulance Corps Celebrates 50th Anniversary - New York
EMS may go private in Gaston - North Carolina
2 townships may leave ambulance alliance - Ohio
Nation's top doctor lauds area's water rescue teams - Delaware
Protest Over Budget Cuts - Ishpeming, Michigan
Back from the dead: Hospital revives woman - Upland, California

8/5/05

Paramedic Arrested on Terrorism Charges - Maryland
Investigation clears Seneca's EMT service - Kansas
Opinion U.S. Emergency, Trauma Care System Unprepared for Terrorist Attacks, Disease Outbreaks
Rescue chopper idled in crash - St. Lucie County, Florida
Ex-paramedic makes plea deal - Logan County, Illinois
Four Years After 9/11, FDNY Will Release Remaining EMS Recordings
Population: 485; Well worth the time
James Maberry, EMT - Havana, Illinois
Golder Ranch, Rural/Metro seeking partnership - Oro Valley, Arizona
Paramedics shoddy narcotics log spurs changes - Clearwater, Florida
Responders lukewarm to 'ICE' mobile-phone contacts - Wilmette, Illinois
Brewster 911: On the road with the rescue squad - Massachusetts
Consultant DeSoto 911 a 'disgrace' - Louisiana
Lingle honors first woman EMS chief - Honolulu, Hawaii
Mike Debrecht, FF/Paramedic - Boca Raton, Florida
EMS may go private in Gaston - North Carolina
2 townships may leave ambulance alliance - Ohio
Nation's top doctor lauds area's water rescue teams - Delaware
Protest Over Budget Cuts - Ishpeming, Michigan
Back from the dead: Hospital revives woman - Upland, California
Texas: EMS Director (St. Onley)
Helping others is a way of life for Scott Marcotte - Coventry, Rhode Island
EMS grows along with Iredell County - North Carolina
Board to consider EMS hike - Ann Arbor, Michigan
Bank donates $24,000 heart monitor - Redlands, California
Air ambulance serving area hospitals - Virginia
California: EMT, Paramedic and Critical Care Transport Nurse (AmeriCare Ambulance Service)
Ambulance 'sent to pick up cake' - Scotland
Meet the superparamedics - UK
There is no 'normal' for paramedics - Canada

8/3/05

Rescue of stabbed officers caught on tape - Minneapolis, Minnesota
Hubinger won't intercede in paramedic rule feud- Monroe County, Ohio
NEMSMA Position on Federal EMS Structure & Support
City to provide advanced life support services - Florence, Kentucky
Holding company for AMR, EmCare plans to use funds to pay down buyout debt
LifeMobile ambulance could be changing hands - Arizona
Care goes online with MedicalCard.com - British Columbia, Canada
Stat Care V airplance grounded; chopper keeps flying - Lincoln, Nebraska
American Legion Bestows Top Honor on Guard Combat Medic - Michigan
County names Day EMS chief - Person County, North Carolina
Free Mobile Medic Software
NASCAR stretcher race
Hospital May Close Its ER - Los Angeles County , California
Mass vaccinations no problem for city's paramedic crews - Pitsburgh, Pennsylvania
Emergency Services Reclassified at CR Hospitals - Iowa
Western States EMS Conference Cruise
Voters back ambulance subsidy - Flint, Michigan
Air Evac Lifeteam now has base in Ottumwa - Missouri
Unconventional Concepts Inc. Releases Ground-breaking Firefighter Report
City halts hiring of firefighters - Austin, Tex as
Pay raises as high as 43 percent over 4 years - Sacramento County, California
Helicopter causes stir at the beach - Hampton Beach., New Hampshire
Charleston seeks volunteers - Oregon
Texas: EMT, EMT-I, EMT-P (Guardian EMS)

8/2/05

EMTs under siege: Attacked by people they're trying to save
U.S. funds $3 million for safety center for LEO, FF, EMT and haz-mat workers - Pennsylvania
Van rear-ends ambulance, injuring paramedic - Houston, Texas
Victim of roadside attack on ambulance
Union fights to save services - Ishpeming, Michigan
Texas: EMT, EMT-I, EMT-P (Calhoun County)
The Iraq Infection
Alaska: Chief, Emergency Medical Services
Backup 911 not needed, official tells - Waterbury, Connecticut
Chubbuck's EMS Is Safe for Now - Idaho
Patient Transfer Service, Inc sentenced for filing false claims
Jump to head up EMS - Wapakoneta, Ohio
Police: EMT fled Elmont crash - New York
Dangerous delays - Houston, Texas
Alcohol-Related Deaths on Highways Fall
Disaster response ready to mobilize - Joliet, Illinois
Congressman Ramstad Recognized for His Longstanding Support of Emergency Medical Services - Minnesota
Ambos keep it in the family - Australia
Nash board OKs ambulance pact - North Carolina
New York sues major marketer of NYPD, FDNY merchandise

8/1/05

UK to start PolyHeme trials in October - Kansas
Newborn owes life to EMTs - Kewanee, Illinois
Suspected Drunken Driver Crashes Into Ambulance - Madison, Wisconsin
An effort full of tragedy, red tape - Florida
Volunteers fight for slot machines funds - Pennsylvania
Is a license enough for ambulance drivers? - Wisconsin
Rickety three-wheel 'ambulance' - Sri Lanka
Ambulance service may have broken law - Arnold, Pennsylvania
City opens door for private ambulance operators - Brownsville, Texas
Smoldering ambulance - West Shore, Pennsylvania
Maine : FF 1/EMT I ( Lyman) ends 8/10
Marion “Slugger” Austin, EMT- Varna, Illinois
911 responders accusatory, not helpful, parents say - Watauga, Texas
Radios to help close gap - New Mexico
Murray Fire Chief Retiring - Utah
Being a member of EMS team is rewarding - Bayfield, Wisconsin