6/30/07

America
Ambulance Emergency Runs Can Be Dangerous - Missouri
Service to switch hands - Las Cruces, New Mexico
Arbitration on firefighter-paramedic contract starts Sept. 27 - Indian River County, Florida
Twin City Ambulance workers approve new contract - New York
New laws start, including ’move over’ for emergency vehicles - Mississippi

Human Interest
Race to commemorate Ballard Turnbull - Lake Vermilion, Minnesota

6/29/07

Call for new EMS district fuels questions, concerns - Louisville, Kentucky
Firefighters prepare to take over paramedic services - Phoenix, Arizona
Worries Surface Over Emergency Response Policy - Harrison County, Ohio
Lifeline Ambulance Service officials explore options - Illinois
CEMS, CRMC to expand services - Alabama
Plea For Ambulance Volunteers Unheeded - Lyme, Connecticut
MAST personnel undergo tactical operations training - Kansas
Double dipping in Lynnfield - Massachusetts
Curtis Brock sentencing in Duplin EMS case - North Carolina
City to investigate paramedic - Bellingham, Washington
Oxnard hospital mold cleanup may effect paramedic services - California
Initial Life Support Foundation 2007 Cancun “Vaconference”

6/28/07

Paramedic regulator chided on backlog - California
Orange Cross promises to stay in business here - Wisconsin
Fears of being paid one salary for doing two jobs - Lee, Georgia
MPTC-West Bend to offer paramedic degree - Wisconsin
Judge may allow Vallejo arbitrator to resume efforts - California
Editorial: Justice Department lawsuit against FDNY for discriminatory hiring - New York
Lifeline seeks group to take on medivan service - Bloomington, Illinois
Outside chief recommends that NWFD return Montijo to work - Arizona
Fire department cited for safety violations in trainee’s death - Massachusetts
Firefighters, medics rescue man from silo - Wisconsin
Bonner gets probation in attack on paramedic - Kentucky
Ambulance driver sold photographs of fatal collision -Ireland
Fears over ambulance shortages - UK
Speeding paramedic knocks down cyclist - UK

6/27/07

AMR ambulance collision traps paramedic - Newton, Masachusetts
DeSoto dodges paramedic pinch - Tennessee
Emergency Workers Must Wait For Officers - Sedgwick County, Kansas
Letters: Correct mistake on ambulance service in voting booth - Sheboygan, Wisconsin
Public safety cutbacks ignite long, hot debate - Vallejo, California
Former EMS officials speak out on resignations - Georgia
Here's the truth about EMTs handling mental health patients - Vermont
Chief Fry steps away from fire department - El Dorado, California
Ethics panel to review double-dippers - Lynnfield, Massachusetts
Study: Quickest in US on ER Visits
Finding help from above - Nevada
Woman arrested for stealing ambulance in Georgetown - Texas
Paramedic Killed At German Festival - Germany
James O. Rodgers, Paramedic - Blackfoot, Idaho
Iosco pays tribute to EMT Peter “Pete” Brinkman - Oscoda, Michigan
Woman Drives Off Cliff, Found By Cell Phone Signal - California

6/26/07

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance, police car collide - Stockton, California

America
City takes fire union back to court - Vallejo, California
5 fire agencies looking to future - Benton County, Washington
City playing poker with peoples' lives -Sheboygan, Wisconsin
"Everything they say is inaccurate." - South Carolina

Canada
Paramedics Take Hard Stance Amid Labour Strife - Calgary, Canada
The 1000 lb Ambulance - Calgary, Canada
Paramedic school looking to double enrollment - Canada

Job Listings
Wanted: Paramedics To Work In Shelby County - Tennessee

Criminal
City paramedic arrested in Idaho rape - Bellingham, Washington

Awards-Honors
Medic honored for 25 years of service - Muskogee, Oklahoma

Obits/Services
Roger Scalf, FF/EMY - Galveston, Texas

Ambulance Crash Log
Jacksonville company involved in recall, lawsuit

6/20/07

Ambulance Crash Log
German Township Ambulance Crashes Into Pond - IndianaBelmont

Belmont Ambulance and Car Collide - Wheeling, West Virginia

America
Denial of emergency loan will shut down service - Gregg Township, Indiana
Vallejo layoffs rescinded - California
Budget to allow for shorter shifts- Forsyth County, North Carolina
FirstHealth EMS Director Named to National Board - North Carolina

Photos
Canadian Grand Prix Crash Scene
Free Hard Rock Cafe Burgers Feast
To Rich To Be Poor

Human Interest
Boca Raton Hospital hosts South Florida paramedic competition -
“Street Cred” for EMS Physicians

Awards-Honors
Honors for FF/Paramedic in flight save - Tracy, California

Legal
EMT's lawsuit seeks damages for alleged sexual harassment - Arizona

World
Paramedic pounces on thief in ambulance - UK
Paramedics cop abuse from patients - New Zealand
How could judge let paramedic attackers walk free? - UK

6/19/07

9 Firefighters Killed in Charleston Blaze - North Carolina
Rescuer talks about saving two people from burning ambulance - Roanoke, Virginia
Fire chiefs to address paramedic delays - Riverside County, California
Opinion: Ambulance EMTs are put at risk - Barre, Vermont
Paramedic/ fire chief breaks back on the way to a call - Varna, New York
Officials set to vote on joint fire district resolution - Hubbard, Ohio
Video to link UMC, city paramedic units - Arizona
Tri-State's Debate Over Emergency Response - La Crosse, Wisconsin
Ambulance service is managing to survive - North Brookfiled, Massachusetts
Northeast State may relocate all medical programs to Kingsport - Tennessee
Medic, firefighters save trapped woman - East Pennsboro Twp. , Pennsylvania
Video of 6 rescued from raging Pedernales River - Texas
Land owners give Air Evac a place to land - Kerrville, Texas
Emergency services stretched - New Zealand
Warning: ambulances are bad for your health - UK
Revered Dr. Ed Sharp Remembered for More Than Just Helping Patients - Illinois

6/16/07

Paramedic, wife charged with selling Oxycodone - Greenfield, Ohio
Second ambulance worker accused of rape in Spencerport Explorer program - New York
Population Boom Requires More Ambulances - Jefferson County, Kentucky
EMS leaders meet with QC - Marshall, Arkansas
Morgan County adopts yearly $75 ambulance service fee - Maryland
Ambulance service cost is more than reasonable - Augusta, Maine
New rules equal little change for Beacon Ambulance - Michigan
Responders saved in nick of time - BC, Canada
Medical crews a permanent fixture at zoo - Calgary, Canada
Men of honor - Collier, Florida
Two ERs, two very different outcomes - Los Angeles, California

6/14/07

Criminal
Sugar Land Man Busted For Alleged Multimillion-dollar Ambulance Scam - Texas
Monroeville EMT charged with raping, sodomizing 12-year-old - Alabama

America
READY, AIM, RESCUE - Palm Beach, Florida
Large Ambulance Popular For Local Obese Patients - Sacramento, California
Paramedics To Stand Beside Police In Standoffs - Missouri
City Council OKs temporary permit for use of house for ambulance - Fernley, Nevada
New demands shrink EMT force, marshal says - Indiana

Legal
Parties Settle In Rescue Lawsuit - North Carolina

Medevac
Georgetown Adds Cutting-Edge Helicopter To Medical Crew - Texas

Obits/Services
Elgie Kirkpatrick. EMT - Pope Valley, California
John F. Hescock, EMT (ret) - Milton, New Hampshire

6/13/07

Paramedics found 'pandemonium' - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Iowa: ( Council Bluffs ) Paramedic Instructor
Ambulance takeover means more paramedics, less dispatchers - New Brunswick, Canada
Police charge man in ambulance crash - Pennsville TWP, New Jersey
Langston faces fraud charges - Alabama
Spencerport ambulance director faces sex charges - Ogden, New York
Bill will ease $52 EMS tax hit - Pennsylvania
Lansing ambulance service gets bypassed on local calls - Michigan
Ambulance serving north county in danger - Moffat County, Colorado
Grand Jury Recommends EMS Change For San Joaquin Cities - California
Dover gives up on collecting ambulance money - Dover, Massachusetts
Garrard Co. EMS director resigns 6 weeks after fatal crash - Kentucky

6/12/07

Videotape Shows Paramedic Beating Man - Chicago, Illinois
Ambulance Rolls Over On Freeway - Houston, Texas
New Drug-Dispensing Gun Saves Lives
Emergency Medical Services To Acquire MedicWest Ambulance - Las Vegas, Nevada
South Sioux to start charging for EMS service - Iowa
County Increases Number of Ambulances in Service - Shelby County, Tennesee
Marshall County EMS Units Search For Staffing Shortage Solutions - Indiana
Cash Crisis - Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Medic hurt in ambulance crash - South Africa
Rural/Metro To Pay $2.5M To Settle Civil Fraud Case

6/11/07

America
Chief’s wife rakes in $ from three town jobs: Lynnfield wants answers - Lynnfield, Massachusetts
Docs, nurses, EMTs go straight to the heart - Oregon
Emergency care workers strained, often underpaid - Maine
Former chief named EMS director - Pocomoke, Maryland
Ambulance aid stays the same - South Hadey, Massachusetts
Bay Area EMT’s Certificate to Practice Suspended - California
Nursing serious wounds - Massachusetts

Human Interest
Boys Rescued From Burning Building - Washington D.C.

World
Helicopter medics face battle for crucial funding - UK

Job Listings
New Hampshire: (Nashua) Patient Accounting Manager

Medevac
High flying, high speed, high cost - New Hampshire

Photos
Detective Dodd and SWAT paramedic Huber flying through the air - California

Car T-Bones Fire Engine On Emergency Call - Orange County, Florida

6/8/07

America
Reports on photo shoot at Ventura fire station differ - California
Volunteer fire depts. still have big role - San Diego County, California
City: No referendum - Salisbury, Maryland
"... this crazed driver just tried to run us all over." - Washington, D.C.
Beacon still rolling in Iron County - Michigan
Firefighters dispute at scene of accident - Kodiak, AlaskaJob Listings
Oregon: Paramedics and EMT’s

Criminal
Medic allegedly stole drugs - Spokane, Washington

Obits/Services
Richard LaPensee, EMT - Ypsilanti, Michigan

Canada
Shortages hit paramedics - Halifax, Canada

Medevac
Many Air Ambulance Companies Can Fly the Sickest Patients - Georgia

6/6/07

Ambulance Crash Log
West Charlotte Ambulance Crash - North Carolina

America
Wise-cracking Md. ambulance chief dropped from lawsuit - Maryland
Galva ambulance service restored - Illinois
Contentious budget forums draw hundreds - Vallejo, California
City pushing hard on tax front - Selma, California
Cabarrus looks to outsource ambulance bills - North Carolina
First responders face worst fear - Longmont, Colorado
Knoxville Workers Pay Raises Approved - Tennessee

Criminal
Paramedic Marsalis had 7 victims on a list - Pennsylvania
DA seeks swift punishment - Georgia
IAFF Local 1619 treasurer sentenced in theft scheme - Maryland

Legal
Wrongful Death Trial Ongoing Against Angier Rescue - North Carolina

Canada
No money for paramedics - South Cariboo, BC, Canada

Human Interest
Cuba Gooding Jr. Saves Gunshot Victim - California

Medevac
New air medical service created - Pennsylvania
Bloomington Hospital opens new helipad - Indiana

Obits/Services
John A. Canfield, FF/Paramedic - Albany, New York
Online Tributes to UofM Team killed in crash - Michigan

6/5/07

America
University Of Michigan Transplant Team Jet Crash - Michigan

Plan Would Change EMS Handling in Cloucester Co. - Pennsylvania
Hudson EMS volunteers know their calling - Ohio
Intraosseous Device Company Vidacare ® Appoints Medical Director
Hearing on 911 dispute postponed - Joplin, Missouri
Ex-fire chief cleared by inquiry - Largo, Florida

Obits/Services
Robert Kenneth Weston, EMY - Michigan

Phoenix Fire Department mourn FF/Paramedic Mark Carter's death - Arizona

6/4/07

Bodily Assault Log
Pit Bull Attacks Paramedic - Florida

IC Corner
Food for thought: “Do we really know”

Medevac
HAI President Advocates for Helicopter Industry Before Senate Finance Committee

America
Cities slash services, staff - Michgan
Cities on-schedule to provide paramedics - Illinois
City overseers study cuts - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Marengo assesses rescue plan - Illinois
Paramedic Mom and three daughters killed in crash - Parks, Arizona
Hot Springs Stripes Ambulances - Arkansas
Improvements sought in ambulance services - Menlo Park, California
Hall Ambulance currently negotiating purchase of land - Kern County, California
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6/2/07

America
‘Crisis’ in emergency medical service - Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Charity Is Burning Us - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Three tell of work in Greensburg - Kansas
County Outlines Budget Cut Options- Tampa, Florida
Backup in Inland emergency rooms tying up ambulance crews too - San Bernardino County, California
Paramedic services debut - California
Unions: Deficit 'manufactured' - California
Cabbies object to proposal requiring CPR training - Nashville, Tennessee

World
Private emergency services called in amid strike - South Africa
Ambulance paramedics looking for professional status - Australia

America
Costs put city fire station, service pact plans on hold - La Habra Heights, California

Human Interest
Subway Savior's EMT Joy - New York

Criminal
Paramedic investigated after possible overdose - Spokane, Washington

America
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