8/31/07

Prostitution ring suspected at firehouses - Washington D.C.
Top administrator in Valle Ambulance District is fired - Missouri
Priest River's EMS contract in jeopardy - Sandpoint, Idaho
Parade Magazine Spotlights Operation Life and DePauw's 'Relevant Education' - Indiana
EMT charged with stealing narcotics - Cooperstown, New York
Talks Break Down for Peel Regional Paramedics - Canada
Warren J. Payne, FF/EMT - Boston, Massachusetts
Ambulance Crash Driver to be Buried Today - California
Hank Vogt, founder - Bay Ridge, New York
First "First Responders Appreciation Day" - West Wendover City, Nevada
Paramedic's death inspires smoke detector campaign - Arizona

8/30/07

Alcohol blamed for ambulance crash - Turner, Maine
'Five-minute rule' for ambulance response draws criticism - Mundy TWP, Michigan
Squad ailing for years - Martinsville, Virginia
Hancock County EMS department proposed - Illinois
Highest court sends Warren ambulance case back to lower court, affirms prison is 'public' - Maine
Valpo ambulance plan rolls forward - Indiana
Putnam lawmakers OK money for ALS services - New York
2 firefighters killed in Boston blaze - Massachusetts
Armstrong County to use 'Smart Cards' to identify responders - Pennsylvania
Deputy coroner arrested at accident scene - Alabama
24 evacuated from Sandycreek plant - Pennsylvania
Boston Scientific to pay $17M to settle state probes
Ambulance Union Defends Response Time - Manitoba, Canada
Bloomfield hospital accused of violating ER standards - Iowa
Fired over child porn - Englewood, ColoradoOfficials dismissed Carmen DeLeone, 42, on Tuesday, Tom Vandermee, Englewood's acting director of safety services said today.
Ex-paramedic chief ordered to rehab - Big Bear City, California
Some GERMS are worth spreading
McChord C-17 crew flies medevac mission out of Antarctica
Army Cpl. Joshua Scott Harmon, Paramedic - Ohio
Miscarriage follows ambulance crash after nine hospitals turn woman away - Japan

8/29/07

EVOC-ative: "A" is for acceleration
Fielding more calls, city EMTs often attacked, injured - Boston, Massachusetts
Paramedic protest grows - Merrillville, Indiana
Local EMS Company Goes On The Block - Falls County, Texas
Troubled Martinsville-Henry County rescue squad shut down again - Virginia
Ambulance plan has its critics - Chelmsford, Massahcusetts
County hiring second EMS crew to run out of Troutville - Virginia
RI suspends EMT’s license over e-mails - Rhode Island
Lawsuit puts Fire Department's paramedic plan on back burner - Billings, Montana
Former EMS coordinator files lawsuit against Sherrodsville - Ohio
Former Phoenix Fireman Headed to Federal Prison - Arizona
Dedicated to a doctor, dreamer, life saver - Illinois
EMS med-flight operation returning to Page Field - Florida
Goshen fire truck crashes on way to call - Goshen, New Hampshire
First Responders Have Vivid Memories Of Katrina's Destruction - Texas
Rudy Giuliani Unveils National First Responders Coalition

8/28/07

Two dead, four hurt, in desert head-on crash of ambulance and car - Desert Hot Springs, California
Police investigate accident after ambulance hits cars - Huntington, , West Virginia
Seattle study questions school defibrillators - Washington
Putnam Finds Money to Pay for Paramedics - New York
World Trade Center Rescue Workers Plagued by Asthma
Hartland mulls relinquishing ambulance service -
MRMC board votes to remove financial support for EMSA - Florida
With too few helpers on rescues, Saranac Lake to add full-time EMT - New York
Emergency medical response time in Visalia varies - California
911 Hold Times High and Climbing - California
CoxHealth ends air evacuation service in Branson - Missouri

8/27/07

Chisago ambulance crash sends 3 to hospital - Minnesota
Violence victims shun ambulances - California
Fire chief asserts ambulance delays - Manteca, California
No need for captains on ambulances, report says - Nebraska
EMSA makes solid case for independence - Florida
Abbeville County EMS director made public-safety leader - South Carolina
Hall joins EMS Networking Group - Michigan
Former Plantation paramedic was treated unfairly, attorney says - Florida
Elderly target of scams, schemes
Mobile hospitals unveiled - California
A flight nurse's view of trauma care in the air
Mercy Air gets new local base - California
Wisconsin EMS stories sought
William Smith Jr., FF/EMT - Florida
EMS A-Z Series "L" - Learning From Mistakes

8/25/07

Woman hits ambulance at accident scene - Shalimar, Florida
3 hurt in Manhattan Beach ambulance crash - California
Ambulance Crash on Cumberland Avenue - Knoxville, Tennessee
Officials probe ambulance dispatch delay - Columbus, Mississippi
Mini ambulance able to reach patients in large crowds - Glendale, Arizona
Lifeteam contract officially canceled - Indiana
Texas Hospital Partners with Parastar, Inc. in Formation of New EMS Provider - Texas
S.F. firefighter faces dismissal for sex charges - California
Medical Helo Has Hard Landing At Accident Scene - Kansas
Air Ambulance Pilots Have Dangerous Job
Joe Gambale, EMT - Socorro, New Mexico
James Walker, EMT - Wilmington, Delaware
Charles Wade Ferguson, EMT - Bono, Arkansas
Patient charged with assaulting EMTs - Vineland, New Jersey
EMS captain inactive after violent encounter - Frenchtown, New Jersey.
Former Lafayette County EMS Director arrested - Florida
Paramedic who helped rescue Katrina victims honored at luncheon - Louisiana

8/21/07

Atlanta becomes a template for improving EMS - Georgia
Paramedics say M'ville didn't try to save EMS - Indiana
Yoe Ambulance to go full-time with York Township coverage - Pennsylvania
Columbus board hears complaints about medical director - North Carolina
Volunteer and county fire department personnel let go - Maryland
Hoke board reviews ambulance contract - North Carolina
Care Ambulance Service Opens Paramedic Training School - Georgia
3-term Iraq vet sues Mayo over re-employment rights - Minnesota
Kentland's responses restricted - Maryland
NAEMT Members Approve Bylaws
Call for Candidates-National EMS Museum Foundation, Inc
Bethlehem firefighter charged in pipe bomb blast - Pennsylvania
Accused treasurer's next stop is court - Pennsylvania
Paramedics in Kashmir demand regularisation of services - India
Hospitals Accused of Dumping Patients on Skid Row - California

8/20/07

Crash with Ambulance Causes I-69 Traffic Jam - Fort Wayne, Indiana
County may put brakes on medical transports - North Carolina
Vote on emergency services merger nears - Brunswick County, North Carolina
EMS chief stepping down - Charles Town, West Virginia
ESD #2 Selects Proposals For EMS Service - Texas
Tulare Co. diagnoses ambulance need - California
Ariz. medics sent to Texas in advance of hurricane - Texas
Police investigate robbery of an ambulance - Jacksom, Mississippi
S. Ariz. copter crews to aid in Dean rescues - Arizona
Air Angels ready for anything - Iliinois
EMS workers troubled by young victims- Tennessee
Paramedic supervisor fights for his career - South Carolina
Decorated Paramedic Back from Iraq - Ogden, New York
Three honored for their life-saving actions - Pennsylvania

8/17/07

Accident after car pulls into path of ambulance - Augusta, Georgia
NTSB issues preliminary report on doomed air ambulance flight - New Mexico
Three Rescue Workers Killed, Six Injured at Mine - Utah
Rescue squad back on road after inspection - Martinsville, Virginia
Rescue operation at Utah mine turns deadly - Utah
Mine Rescuers Sent to Hospital - Utah
EMTs Under Fire in Home Alone Case - Arizona
Coaldale may switch ambulances - Pennsylvania
County EMS wouldn’t require bidding - Fayetteville, Arkansas
Something Positive Comes out of EMS Mediation - LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Military Medic Honored With Medal for Valor - Maryland
Skoda Octavia Scout Paramedic - UK
Burgess pleads not guilty to murder - Cookeville, Tennessee
Community EMS Celebrates 25 Years of Service - Michigan
Bristol Life Saving Crew is celebrating 60 years of service - Tennessee

8/16/07

Rain blamed for ambulance accident - Houston, Texas
State issues warning about former EMT - California
M'ville mulls outsourcing ambulance service - Indiana
Seymour, ambulance association at odds over report - Seymour, Connecticut
Koskelowski wants look at ambulance report - Seymour, Connecticut
State Halts Rescue Squad Operation - Martinsville, Virginia
Board nod goes to LifeStar - Bucyrus, Ohio
Ahead of the Bell: Emergency Medical Services Corp.
Ambulance Director Resigns in Waldoboro - Maine
Town of Watertown ambulance needs volunteers - New York
Lifeguard ambulance service on the job with new look - California
County may lose ALS deal Oct. 1 as lawmakers reject price increase - Puitnam, New York
EMA approves changes in ambulance response times - Michigan
City may get own ambulance services - Bluffdale, Utah
Handcuffed woman flees ambulance - Florida
Medics must battle record-high heat - North Carolina
EMS crew lauded for life-saving act - Lyon County , Kentucky
Wilson named EMS coordinator - Mount Vernon, Ohio
Defibrillator salesman saves heart attack victim - New Zealand
EMS supervisor fired after drug fraud charges - Okaloosa, Florida

8/15/07

Proposed increase could make ambulance rate states most expensive - Sutherlin, Oregon
Martinsville-Henry County Rescue Squad shut down for two days - Virginia
Bluffdale looks to ditch Unified Fire Authority for its own ambulance service - Utah
Town-run ambulance plan to be presented - Chelmsford, Massachsuetts
Evart First Response license suspended - Michigan
Mix-ups on border prompt change in handling wrecks - Texas
Man drowns, ambulance went to wrong place - Normandy, Missouri
Chief Dennis Rubin is Outraged Over DOJ Ruling
Not enough ambulances on road: paramedics - Winnipeg, Canada
Man Accused Of Taking Ambulance On Chase Faces Judge - Vista, California
EMT Driving Ambulance While Drunk Is Charged - Des Moines, Iowa
EMS shift commander fired after drug arrest - Okaloosa, Florida
Prosecutors drop charges against FF/Paramedic - Miamisburg, Ohio
Former Vinton paramedic pleads guilty to federal child porn charges - Virginia
Hitchin' a ride with Allied EMS - Michigan
Mike O'Keefe celebrates 25 years with Essex Rescue - Vermont
Association names Ellis Co. EMS No. 1 in state - Kansas
First Annual PA EMS 911 Event - Pennsylvania
David Grandt, FF/Paramedic - Schaumburg, Florida

8/14/07

Slow ambulance response times cost Rural/Metro $81,500 - Knox County, Tennessee
Group seeks answers to ambulance service - Washington County, Arkansas
New, improved EMS in a year's time? - Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Ambulance tracking may solve rotation issue - Baxter County, Arkansas
County merger considered-Shallotte rescue not responding to calls - North Carolina
Ambulance workers reach tentative agreement - ORegon
Ambulance board to deal with 'bickering' - Anson, Maine
Town urged to dump ambulance - South Hadley, Massachusetts
Photo Essay: Balad's Medics Move - Balad Air Base, Iraq
Man Steals Ambulance From Hospital - Kansas City, Missouri
Man steals ambulance, hits patrol car before crashing it - Carlsba, California
Off Duty Boston EMS EMT Saves Life - Massachusetts
Paramedic retires after 35 years - Florida
'I really think I can do this' - Indiana
George Lavin, EMT -Framingham, Massachusetts
John Tableman, LEO/Paramedic - Loves Park, Wisconsin
Todd Andrew Dinse, EMT - Kewaunee, Michigan
Ambulance Accident Injures One in Cabell County - West Virginia
Two detectives killed, two paramedics injured in shooting - Bastrop, Loiusiana
Four hurt in crash with ambulance - Julian, California

8/9/07

4 hurt in north Harris County ambulance-SUV accident - Harris County, Texas
New EMS unit for north Manatee is created - Florida
Washington, Hightstown partner over ambulances - New Jersey
Medics chart out 911 plan to deal with feared I-5 mess - Washington
Town to consider ALS - Belmont, Masschusetts
Lumberton delays plan for EMT benefits to solve funding - Pennsylvania
Ambulance Corps to build new facilities - Conger, New York
Cleveland paramedic supervisor injured in crash - Cleveland, Ohio
Investigators look into medical plane’s final turn - New Mexico
Triple-Digit Temps Take a Toll on First Responders - Lexington County, South Carolina
Paramedic shortage blamed for Montreal ambulances response time - Canada
40th year as a member of the Hillsdale Ambulance Corps - New Jersey
Services for Deanna Palmer, Paramedic - New Mexico
Beverly Harmon, EMT (ret.) - Sebago, Maine

8/8/07

Accident Involving Ambulance Cause Power Outages - Cary, North Carolina
Investigation of police car, ambulance crash continues - Stockton, California
Committee to study EMS services in Cambridge, Dorchester - Maryland
Decatur says no to second ambulance company - Decatur, Alabama
Ambulance Plan Disagreement - Monterey County, California
EMS Workers To Gain NYPD Radio Access - New York
Paramedic injured in a two-car crash - Mount Vernon, Ohio
County studies incentives for volunteer fire, EMS providers - Accomack County, Virginia
Response protocol criticized; Sending firefighters to every medical emergency wasteful, paramedic says - Ontario, Canada
Paramedic brands thieves as scumbags - UK
Shortage of ambulance staff `puts lives at risk' - New Zealand
In the right place, at the right time - Minnesota
I-95 crash a test of trauma response - Bangor, Maine
Emergency Room Shooting - El Paso Texas
Deanna Palmer, Paramedic - New Mexico
Hospitals Are Shutting Down Burn Centers
San Diego Firefighters Sue Dept for Gay Pride Sexual Harassment - California

8/7/07

Medevac plane crash crew identified - New Mexico
No survivors in medical plane downed near Ruidoso - New Mexico
Ambulance, car crash sending two to hospital - Hampton, Virginia
Ambulance Door Ripped Off On Road - Kansas City, Missouri
Council OKs Medic One hikes - Washington
Still 1 ambulance provider - Alabama
Genesee County ambulance system under microscope - Michigan
Medics assaulted; man explains, 'I freaked out' - Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Lifeteam's stay extended for investigation until Aug. 17 - Indiana
Feds investigate fatal medical plane crash - New Mexico
EMS Corporation Announces Second Quarter Diluted EPS of $0.35
New air ambulance service to handle emergencies across Newfoundland
EMT recognized by NREMT - Two Rivers, Wisconsin
FF/EMT's Legacy Lives On In Mission Of Hope - Plattsburgh, New York
A day in the life of aeromedical evacuation missions

8/6/07

No survivors in medical plane downed near Ruidoso - New Mexico
Medevac plane that crashed was built in 1975 -New Mexico
Ailing county rescue service in line for more ambulances - Lumberton, North Carolina
Porter, Mason residents asked for public-safety tax- - Michigan
Latest upgrade lights up nighttime flights for PennSTAR - Pennsylvania
LifeNet logs 10,000 hours accident-free - Texas
Military Medics: Saving Our Saviors
Deaths Difficult for First Responders - Minneapolis, Minnesota
FEMA Awards EMSC/ AMR Disaster Response Contract
DC Firefighter Accused Of Exposing Himself To Co-worker Resigns - Washington D.C.
Waynesboro Ambulance Squad red 1954 Packard

8/4/07

BFD seeks paramedic alternatives - Billings, Montana
Canton Twp. settles lawsuit - Ohio
Ambulance driver was behind victim in fatal Seymour crash - Connecticut
Amid chaos, life slips away - St. Petersburg, Florida
Orangeburg-based chopper provides faster transport for patients - South Carolina
County EMA's Reed hailed as hero after jump into river - Tennessee
New system that helped in Minneapolis bridge collapse coming to state- Wisconsin
Blue Star heroes - Allen, Texas
Makeshift memorial covers ambulance - Gloucester, Massachusetts
Ambos in culture of fear and loathing - Australia
Patient dies in hallway - Australia

8/3/07

Car Strikes Ambulance On 405 Freeway - Hawthorne, California
Residents well protected despite ambulance woes - Randolph County, Missouri
County weighs possible future options for EMS - Ocala, Florida
Report advises EMS changes - Pennridge, Pennsylvania
With Minor Exceptions, System Worked - Minnesota
FEMA Awards AMR Disaster
ASUMH to offer $25,000 in scholarships for students seeking training in health-care field - Arkansas
Trapped, dying sent word to loved ones - Minnesota
Failed bridge was deficient - Minnesota
EMA director pool narrowed to two - Clinton County , Iowa
Emergency morphine missing - Elk Grove , California
Demoted paramedic gets old rank back - New Castle County, Delaware
Emergency team describes Mark Reed rescue - Buffalo, New York
Dedicated paramedics honoured with exemplary service medals - Canada
Sacred Heart denied helicopter EMS service - California
D.C. firefighter accused of exposing himself - Washington D.C.
Cabarrus EMS Wins Regional Paramedic Competition - North Carolina
Richard H. Powers, Paramedic - Gloucester, Massachusetts
Air Force funds research on self-healing materials
Paramedic shortages crippling ambulance services, says union - Australia

8/1/07

Car Broadsides Tri-State Ambulance - Wisconsin
Knox Co. health officials respond to Rural/Metro's 48 minute call - Tennessee
Tempe weighs splitting EMS contract - Arizona
Sumner EMS finances are investigated - Tennessee
Rural/Metro Wins 5-Year, $31.0 Million, 911 Ambulance Contract - Aurora, Colorado
Santa Rosa gets new ambulance provider -Florida
Rural Ambulance Funding Cut Short In Budget - Minnehaha County, South Dakota
Councilors want to know more about Tulsa ambulance funding - Oklahoma
Ambulance issue raises debate - Alabama
Officials discuss regulating ambulance service - Mountain Home , Arkansas
Saving time with PDAs - San Marcos, California
Medical emergencies dominate calls to fire department - Colorado Springs, Colorado
City unprepared on fire and paramedic negotiations, union says - Washington D.C.
Teen Tried To Steal Ambulance - Slidell, Louisiana
Former medic going to jail for 9 months, New Hampshire
Cochrane FIRE/EMS on the lookout for staffing relief - Calgary, Canada
Air Methods buys FSS Airholdings Inc.
A special ride for kids - Oregon