7/31/07

A New Way to Keep DC Ambulances On The Street - Washington D.C.
EMS in race with growth - Raleigh, North Carolina
4-person fire crews to become norm in Scottsdale - Arizona
Firefighters train for ambulance service - Johnston City, Illinois
Second charge against paramedic for beating - New Port Richey, Florida
Former EMS worker draws jail time - Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan
Wisconsin: (New Glarus ) Executive Ambulance Director
Minnesota: Expanded Scope Paramedic
Air Evac Lifeteam gets top awards - Arkansas
Gunman Shot After He Opens Fire in Facility - Ridgecrest, California
United Arab Emirates Gets ‘Ambulance Service For The 21st Century’

7/29/07

Air-Evac Chopper Crashes En Route to MED - Memphis, Tennessee
Officials prepare for strike by AMR EMTs
County decided first on ER; Paramedics called VA after deciding to bypass it - Florida
Medical staff gets in-air training, just in case - Palmer, Alaska
Drive into danger - Illinois
Congers-Valley Cottage EMT logs 6,000th ambulance run -
Hospitals hope to cut temporary ER closings - Genesee County, Michigan
Thousands Pay Tribute To Fallen CoCo Firefighters - California

7/28/07

What A Ride
Judge puts Emergency Medical Transport back on call list - Ohio
Ambulance Says it Can't Afford to Patrol Putnam - New York
The unknowns of EMSA need answers - Florida
Paramedic Of The Year award - Hope, Alaska
Chief recognized for 20 years as EMT - Louisiana
Local man takes emergency care training on the road - Dover, Vermont
EMT starts on long road to recovery - Maine
Hundreds Of Mourners Remember EMS Workers, Patients Killed in Crash - Ohio
Ambulance service reaches critical condition - Australia
Hearing set for medic accused of child molestation - Idaho
New Jersey: (Newark) EMS Director

7/27/07

Paramedic crashes SUV - Flint, Michgan
Ambulance Crash Injures 4 On Roosevelt Blvd - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ken Rodriguez: 'You Call, We Haul' policy has EMS system working in tight shoes - San Antonio, Texas
Idled trucks plague Detroit EMS - Michigan
AMR contingency plan to avert strike not disclosed - New Hampshire
EMT who spoke out gets suspended - Brattleboro, Vermont

Knox County investigating Rural/Metro - Tennessee

Putnam's paid ambulance service ready to quit contract - New York
Hall Ambulance signs lease for second Tehachapi area station - California
Ambulance association to expand - Carroll, Maryland
Twins Train As Paramedics to Save Lives - North Carolina
Mobile medics at risk - Maine
Generous Doc: Rescue Gets $125,000 - North Carolina
Editorial: Emergency Medical Services are essential, silly! - Calgary,Canada
Paramedic charged with sexual assault - Vancouver, Canada
Town Recovering from Deadly Ambulance Crash - Ohio
Funeral for EMS workers to close U.S. 24 in Paulding County - Ohio
'We're like a big family' - Ohio
Volunteer videotaped in scuffle at fire is again terminated - Maryland
Jumbo ambulances ready to hit streets - Australia

7/26/07

9/11 responders appeal for equal benefits - New York
Death highlights city's EMS needs - Detroit, Michigan
Town set for ambulance strike - Holden, Massachusetts
Fox Chapel paramedics frustrated with delays, lawsuit dropped - Pennsylvania
Robeson County Facing Ambulance Shortage - North Carolina
Medical board director fired - Sandusky, Michigan
New ambulance utilized as model for good publicity - Baldwin, Pennsylvania
Fewer volunteers, longer response times spur talk of switch - Jackson, New Jersey
EMS employees surrender to VB police - Arkansas
Family sues Ventura over man's fall - California
Former Paramedic/FF charged with arson - Lexington, South Carolina
David E. Pass, Paramedic/FF - Inglewood, California
Paramedic/FF who died in off-duty fall from building mourned - Ellicott, Maryland

7/25/07

Ambulance Collides With Cars In Takoma Park - Maryland
Man dies of heart attack after VA hospital turned him away - Bay Pines, Florida
EMS A-Z Series "K" Ketoacidosis and Kussmaul
Funerals Planned for EMT's, Patients Killed in Crash - Ohio
First responders say they have to be prepared to see family or friends at accident scene - Ohio
Competitors challenge Decatur EMS - Alabama
Search for Driver Who Fled Scene of Accident - Inglewood, California
Ambulance strike looms for Monday - Newburyport, Massachusetts
Widow Blames EMS For Husband's Death - Detroit, Michigan
Valpo prepares to provide ambulance, ALS service - Indiana
Fire board takes heat on chief’s termination - Whetstone, Arizona
Franklin fires EMT for lying during hiring - Indiana
Leaders stand behind proposition - Phoenix, Arizona
Alberta takes steps to prevent paramedics strike - Canada
'Disaster' if paramedics walk off the job - Canada
Former treasurer of ambulance corps faces theft charges - New Jersey
Ex-paramedic gets 15 years for attending militant camp - Maryland
Ambulance service in judge’s hands - Canton, Ohio
Legal threat lobbed over lost job - Colorado
Community hit hard by 3 medics' deaths - Antwerp, Ohio
Tarheel Footprints in Health Care - North Carolina
The Price Of Helping Out In Iraq - North Haven, Connecticut
Broken Deer - Fairfax County, Virginia
Ambulance crisis risks lives - Australia

7/23/07

Patrol provides update on Paulding County ambulance crash - Ohio
Towns brace for EMT, paramedic strike - Massachusetts
Private ambulance not likely to relieve emergency shortage - Chenango County, New York
Firefighter-Paramedics wait it out - Vallejo, California
Police seek hit-and-run driver who killed medic - Inglewood, California
EMT owner suing the city - Massillon, Ohio
Province to keep Calgary paramedics on the job - Canada
Winnipeg fire blows off manhole covers, empties houses - Canada
Armed Ambulance Proves Its Worth In Iraq
Moving Pictures: Air Ambulance Nurse - California
LifeNet copter is now on call, ready to help Santa Cruz Co. - Arizona
Tributes paid to paramedic killed in freak accident - UK
County bills man for own rescue - Texas
Rescue squad members 'give back' to community - Giles, Virginia
Christopher John Kinsella, EMT - Waitsfield, Vermont

7/23/07

EVOC-ative
The ABCS of Emergency Driving

EMSC Completes Acquisitions
Paramedics cry foul - Calgary, Canada
Paramedics get stuck in elevator - Ottawa, Canada
Teen Attacks Fire Truck With 5-Pound Weight - Dallas, Texas
Paramedics take to the skies - New Mexico
Honey, the “Ambulance Drivers” are here!
Ironman's a regular for Keene Valley Ambulance Squad - New York
Sam Smith, EMT - Antwerp, Ohio
Kelly J. Rager, EMT - Antwerp, Ohio
Heidi L. McDougall, EMT - Antwerp, Ohio
Greg Kruger, EMT/FF - Vischer Ferry , New York
Mary Beth Rollins, Paramedic/FF - Baltimore, Maryland
Colleagues pay tribute to two fallen firefighters - California
Sat Nav thieves target ambulances - UK

7/22/07

Village, county mourn heroes - Antwerp, Ohio
Officer says it appears ambulance at fault in fatality crash - Ohio
Ambulance Crash Kills Three EMT's - Paulding County, Ohio
Collision Damages El Dorado Ambulance - Arkansas
Our View: Residents need to decide what kind of ambulance service they want - Midland County, Michigan
Insurgents Target Ambulance - Iraq
Strike plan legality questioned - Canada
No charges in Lydia FD burglary incident - Louisiana
Top Cellist, 59, Becomes Paramedic - Washington
Two Fire Fighters and two civilians perish in San Pablo house fire - California

7/21/07

Ambulance Crash Kills Three EMT's - Paulding County, Ohio
Judge grants delay to Lifeteam - Indiana
Ambulances will be pulled from pass over money dispute - Yakima , Washington
Emergency radio woes wrack Medina County - Texas
Fire Department graduates first EMT class - East Hartford, Connecticut
Ambulance was emergency scene - Renfrew County, Ottawa, Canada
Paramedics set to serve strike notice - Canada

7/20/07

EMTs share life-saving skills with National Guardsmen - Kansas
Council grants raise in emergency fees - Fountain Valley, California
BEMS standing by in Needles - Nevada
Responders: FDNY Unprepared For Explosion - New York
Fire chief placed on leave - Sherman, Texas
Calgary paramedics vote to strike - Canada
EMS problems revealed; secret audit report made public - Canada
Former medic's attorney files motion to dismiss charges - Logan, Ohio
Eiswerth named PTC fire chief - Georgia
Christopher S. Christo - Portsmouth, New Hampshire

7/19/07

EMS bidding proposed - Midland County, Ohio
EMT chief calls foul - Ohio
Council, fire union OK contract - Franklin, Ohio
Ambulance supporters fail to turn in finance reports - Brandon, South Dakota
Lifeteam given notice of termination - Indiana
Saving All Sizes - Minnesota
Red Deer firefighter not 'blowing smoke' about $3.198M win - Canada
EMS union boss says strike support strong - Calagary, Canada
The State of EMS Education Research Project
Couple founds EMS service in Bay Minette - Alabama
Firefighter charged in slaying - West Wendover, Utah
Paramedic, EMT Accused Of Selling Oxycontin - Ohio
Ambulance employee charges an isolated case, officials say - Michigan
Man steals ambulance outside hospital - Texas
Flight nurse saves lives, spreads knowledge - Michigan

7/18/07

House: All First Responders Can UnionizeThe House on Tuesday voted to give all police, firefighters and other first responders the right to collective bargaining, although the legislation also would keep them from going on strike.
Wurtsboro firefighters asked to cease medical responses unless properly certifiied - New York
Ambulance board nixes Holts Summit Fire proposal - Fulton, Missouri
City votes for paramedics on fire engines - Victorville, California
County looking for 100 EMTs - Gloucester County, New Jersey
Fire district teams with Louisville EMS - Kentucky
Program at CCBC aids paramedics - Maryland
500-pound man rescued after 12-hour ordeal - Wisconsin
Fire vs. city? Here's an answer - Vallejo, California
Costa Mesa fire chief named - California
New chief not just riding along with Fire Department status quo - Texas
Brunswick County fixing emergency radio problem - North Carolina
On the Fly - Canton, Maryland
Paramedic suspended - Michigan
Ride along with the ‘Pride of Silverdale’ - Washington
Driver Who Struck Sunrise Paramedic Sentenced - Florida
Paramedic wins important human rights case in Ontario - Canada
John W. ‘Jack’ Harvey, EMT/FF - Boyceville, Wisconsin
Paramedic Dickens dies in I-94 accident - Michigan
Crash paramedic escapes driving ban - UK

7/17/07

Field Officer's Unattended SUV Injures Fellow Paramedic - Chicago, Illinois
Medic One funding goes to voters - Washington
City ready to re-up with ambulance service - Aurora, Colorado
Emergency scene turns deadly - Florida
Minimum Manning - Pontiac, Michigan
EMT Shortage in Bannock County - Idaho
Union President Defends FDNY Hiring Practices - New York
LVH wants helicopter at Carbon 911 center - Pennsylvania
Yukon health minister rounding up all ambulance crews for talks - Canada
Paramedic wakes from coma with new outlook - Canada
FF/Paramedic Wagner battling back from adversity - Mount Vernon, Ohio
After 30 Years, Fire Chief Retires - Provo, Utah
Air Force honors Ogden woman - New York
Firefighter-paramedic Michael Douthitt died of a heart attack at 48 - Florida
Giuliani Fights Back Against IAFF - New York

7/16/07

Paramedics try to boost minority ranks - Sussex County , Delaware
Fire chief tries to heal differences - Frankfort, Kentucky
Six-Year Fire Safety Plan On Schedule - Tyler, Texas
San Rafael paramedic tax hike expected - California
Back From the Dead
Sirens fade but the fear lingers
Unmistakable stillness of death - Georgia
Firefighter/paramedic fires up the keyboards - Louisiana
Indiana FF/Paramedic killed in crash - Ohio
County's first EMT dies - Salisbury, Pennsylvania
Paramedic under investigation - BC, Canada
The ambulance man at the mercy of the mobs - UK
Alaska: Flight Paramedic

7/13/07

Anderson County seeking bids for 911 ambulance service - South Carolina
Paramedic shortage in the Heartland - Missouri
Fire Dept.’s gay liaison pledges ‘openness - Washington D.C.
Ambulance services need public support - Berks County, Pennsylvania
Testimony Winds Down in City 911 Trial - Memphis, Tennessee
Community EMS Embraces Technology To Improve Patient Care - Southfield, Michigan
New station ready for business - Soldotna, Alaska
Dawson City volunteer ambulance attendants walk out to support colleagues - Canada
New ambulance customized for obese patients - Winnipeg, Canada
Paramedic suspended after complaint youth was sexually assaulted - Vancouver BC Canada
Court Date Set For EMT Accused Of Stealing Drugs - Aurora, Colorado
Paramedic popping pain pills faces felony charges - Spokane, Washington
Survivor Of Near-Drowning Meets Greenville Paramedics Who Saved Her - Ohio
Garrison Keillor : Beware of suspicious medical men
Patient transport outside capital considered dangerous - Iceland
A life of service, love and laughter recalled - Wilton, Maine

7/12/07

Ambulance overtaken by patient - Cedar County, Nevada
Ambulance Collides With Pickup Truck, 4 Injured - Maryland
City Council perspective - Carlsbad, New Mexico
Rural Metro Adds New Ambulances to Improve Response Time - Tennessee
Rural Metro Struggles to Fill EMT Positions - Tennessee
Lifeteam ambulance certification suspended two years - Indiana
Lifeteam will fight against state license revocation - Indiana
Double standards - Spokane, Washington
Firefighter in jail AWOL - Washington D.C.
Fired EMT in Rosenbaum case wins appeal - Washington D.C.
California: ( San Jose) CPR/HCP, BLS, ACLS, PALS INSTRUCTORS
Missouri: EMS District Administrator
City cash ends paramedic dispute - Ottawa, Canada
Seven injured in lightning strikes - Ottawa, Canada
Council votes to add more ambulances & paramedics - Canada
Hero dad died in yacht fire - UK
Air ambulance bus crash latest - UK
Accidents prompts further call for roo culls - Australia
Funeral Being Held For Paramedic Killed In Ambulance Crash - Maine
Bail set at $15,000 for firefighter - Wisconsin

7/10/07

Ambulance available night or day - Massachusetts
Abita Springs area fire department seeking tax renewals - Louisiana
Arundel to hear firefighters' plan for paramedics - Maine
Police, fire families fight for US death benefit
Ambulance company expands with St. Louis deal - Illinois
EMS struggles for money, director resigns - Oklahoma
What Prompted Nurse To Jump From Ambulance? - Colorado
Two Leaders Dominate Market for Emergency Services
Noninvasive Pneumothorax Detector
‘Poster boy' makes a splash - California
Paramedics become heroes of Champ's tale - Chicago, Illinois
Volunteering a family affair for Tolberts - Virginia
FF/Paramedic gets 63 years to life for child sex abuse - California
I Was Kung Fu Attacked By Youth I Was Trying to Save - UK

7/9/07

Insights
Who Decides?

Canada
Sullivan Mine Deaths: Questions Haunt - Canada

America
Man who died in Peoria fire was a paramedic - Arizona
Woman jumps from moving ambulance - Greenwood, Colorado
Tama buys used ambulance, expects $70000 cost savings - Iowa

Insights Talkback
Shrader Feedback: Who Decides?

Human Interest
It's 'not about me being a girl' - Hagerstown, Maryland
Bristol woman's days a mix of medicine, law enforcement and horses - Tennessee

Criminal
FF/Paramedic facing drug charges may apply for special court program - Washington

World
Paramedics fear over stab vests - UK
Thug's brutal attack on paramedic - UK
Paramedics to make treatment decisions - UK

7/ 8 /07

Medic helps 7 to safety after chopper plunge - New York, New York
Ambulance and car collide - Birmingham, Alabama
Lawyers: Dead Defibrillator Batteries Hindered Queens Rescue - New York, New York
Air ambulance coverage may expand in Santa Rosa County - Florida
Spotsylvania 10-year-old keeps bleeding uncle alive - Virginia
Thanks to paramedics for saving my life - Maryland

7/7/07
Cyanokit eligible for DHS grant funding
Calhoun Co. consolidates emergency medical services - Iowa
American Medical Response pledges to meet growing demand for services - Laramie County, Wyoming
United Way leader takes emergency services post - San Luis Obispo County, California
Crash leads to EMT dispute - Fallsburg, New York
Women stop bear mauling - Homer, Alaska
Deputies save lives, one shock at a time - York, Virginia
Saviour on a Segway - Chicago, Illinois
Texas: EMT/Paramedic Instructor
Paramedic grievance costs city big meal ticket - Ottawa, Canada
Kenneth Clark, FF/Paramedic - Cincinnati, Ohio
Wilton paramedic remembered - Maine
Two Runners Wounded As Bull Run Begins - Spain

7/6/07

Probe into fire station break in near an end - Iberia Parish, Louisiana
Spokane fire paramedic's diversion of drugs prompts review - Washington
New ILFS Program Helps Place Low Cost AEDs in Churches
Kern County EMS Department air ambulance RFP draft open for comment - Calfornia
Nurses shifted into paramedics, technicians, materials specialist jobs - Sarasota, Florida
Texas: Paramedics/Dispatchers
Driver gets 60 days in emergency vehicle case - Kansas
Benefis receives new Mercy Flight airplane - Montana
Mobilemedic Scene; Monticello, New York
Allan Parsons, Paramedic - Turner, Maine
Car accident claims Saratoga fire chief - Utah
Francis M Sebring Sr, Paramedic - Dillonvale, Ohio

7/5/07

Paramedic Killed in Turner Ambulance Crash - Portland, Maine
Body bag would be hazards defense - New York
Police, Medic team up on the lakes - Gaston County, North Carolina
Medical gear saves lives - Salinas, California
Gift of ambulance is 'win-win' - Massachusetts
Labor board rules against city on fire benefits issue - New York
Fireworks Displays on the Mall injuries - Vienna, Virginia
Docs to fly on air ambulance - UK
Steven Smith, EMT/FF - Carthage, Ohio

7/4/07

EMS A-Z Series .... "J" - Justifying Your Actions
Ambulance Collides With Car - Kansas City, Missouri
King County Council places levy on ballot - Washington
'Toxic soup' chokes flooded town - Coffeyville, Kansas
Rescue Squad to cut 2 full-time EMT posts - Hammonton. New Jersey
Anderson to house training center - Indiana
Donated defibrillator makes the difference - Fort Worth, Texas
County millage would ensure emergency dispatch serves us - Port Huron, Michigan
Jury finds health care district defamed paramedic - Palm Beach, Florida
Firefighter/paramedic retires after 26 years - Villa Park, Illinois
Mission man dies in Miami County fireworks accident - Kansas
City councillors still waiting for ambulance base answers - Peterborough, Ontario, Canada
Majority of NI ambulance staff in favour of strike action - Ireland
Four hurt by lightning strikes - UK
Radio blamed in hospital diversion death - Australia

7/3/07

Ambulance hit in 3-car crash - Ohio
Man dies after cycle hits ambulance - Grayson, Georgia
Growth Slows Down Delmarva Emergency Responders - Maryland
New EMS deputy rescue chief named - Fairfax County, Virginia
Finding new jobs - Vallejo, California
Firefighters to staff more ambulances - Northampton, Massachusetts
Ambulance services facing cuts - Minnehaha County, South Dakota
County rethinking policy on continuing education - Kansas
Council OKs shift in medical service - Eudora, Kansas
Guilford Co. Searches for Paramedics - North Carolina
Firefighters, EMT's and reserves protest firing - Savoy, Massachusetts
Get Up, Get, Get Get Down: 911 Overhaul - New York
Those charged with beating former paramedic head to court - Kentucky
Fire forces evacuation of Whitby hospital - Canada
Flight nurse survives in-air scare - Washington
Onboard gizmo will help crews save lives - UK
Ambos demand better protection - Australia
Thompson to replace Price as Interim head of Cygnus Expositions
Disseminating Blast Injury Care Information

7/2/07

Ambulance Crash Log
Truck hits ambulance - Springfield, Ohio

America
St. John upgrades its emergency response - Indiana
Gregg ambulance service stopped - Indiana
Thompson: Hard line right move - Vallejo, California
EMT service tells patients to wait - Cheyenne, Wyoming
Firefighters, residents urge city to reconsider Fire Station 8 - Palo Alto, California

Human Interest
Paramedic twins offer twice the help - Indiana
From pop star to paramedic
Bushkill Twp. woman armed with praise for EMT - Pennsylvania
Lieutenant is revived by his own firefighters after collapsing - Fairfax, Virginia

World
Rural residents hit by ambulance bill hike - Australia