11/30/07

Log hurled at ambulance, injuring driver - North Bellmore, New York
Ambulance, small car crash - Billings, Montana
Chester County EMS ambulance rear-ended - Chester County, South Carolina
EMS worker injured in crash - Hamilton County, Ohio
Monroe Ambulance threatens to sue city - New York
Man jumps out of ambulance, gets tased, dies - Florida
Columbus ambulances destroyed in early morning fire - North Carolina
Overhaul of Genesee County ambulance system may be coming - Michigan
Ambulance Arrives 27 Minutes After 911 Mix-Up - Bucks County, Pennsylvania
Paramedics: Elimination of county service should spur other local reviews - Ingham County , Michigan
Ambulance Tax Vote On Hold - Pine Mountain , California
Van rams ambulance building - Longview, Washington
Editorial: Don't shortchange volunteers - Alabama
Emergency coordinator leaving HMHD - Texas
Spokane paramedic fired for taking illegal drugs on the job- Washington
Ex-EMT sentenced to prison for molesting son of coworker - Rhode Island
Man accused of punching deputy, paramedic - McHenry, Iliinois
Brothers honored for response to fire that took grandmother - Baltimore, Maryland
Medic 'drove like a clown' before ambulance death crash - UK
Chopper to provide air ambulance service to KRMC - Arizona
‘Good old boy’ Paul Clayton remembered by community this week - Tuckerman, Arkansas
Yellow Ambulance EMT Joe Riley dies unexpectedly - Kentucky

11/29/07

Ambulance driver cited after crash - Hanover, Pennsylvania
Update: Patient Killed in Ambulance Rollover - Colchester, Vermont
Man Says Paramedics' Mistake Broke His Spine, Shoulders - Orange County, Florida
EMS legislation hot topic for NSCOG - Pennsylvania
CMT makes its case at public hearing - New York
Survey of medstar employees reveals some dissatisfaction - Texas
Hopewell must choose EMS provider - New Jersey
Mother Says Her Baby Died Because Rescue Squad Never Came - Appomattox, Virginia
Committees to research ambulance funding - Tuolumne County, California
Second EMT's license reinstated - Pahrump, Nevada
Cleveland EMS workers win arbitration - Ohio
Baby girl delivered at firehouse - Coastside, California
Closest Medical Helicopters Not Always Called - Maryland
Paramedic Services Stopping - Ingham County, Michigan
Gilbert company to make safety seats for ambulances - Arizona
EMTs better trained, difficult to keep - Pittsfield, Massachusetts
Keener celebrates Emergency Medical Services history - Indiana
Spokane FF/Paramedic arrested, jailed on drug charges - Washington
Michael J. Ackley, EMT - Sheboygan, Michigan
Andrew Ingram has received the EMS award for photograph of the year - Cape Town , South Africa

11/28/07

Police investigate ambulance crash - Colchester, Vermont
Rural/Metro drops 40 positions - Arizona
2 vie for Belvidere's ambulance contract - Rockford, Illinois
Officials OK decision to combine jobs - Benton, Missouri
'Give us the money back' - Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri
EMS letter proves a forgery - Merrillville, Indiana
Officials, ambulance service form committee to work out problems - Martin County, Washington
Ambulance district buys chest compression devices - Hannibal, Missouri
New lifesaving device in Marion County - Illinois
Possible Call For Help Flaw - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
When seconds count - South Carolina
Two sentenced for attacking emergency crews with bats - Cleveland, Ohio
Nosy neighbor arrested for salaping responder - Palm Springs, California
EMS Dispatcher Charged With Having Sex With Teen - Skokie, Illinois
Whidbey Is. paramedic convicted of cyber-stalking ex - Washington
Cross border ambulance billing still an issue - Canada
Off-duty FF/EMT rescues woman from submerged SUV in Bronx River - New York
AirMed1 named top in state - Texas
Firefighters to fill medical call gaps - New Zealand
Firefighter paramedic Curry killed in training accident - Volusia County, Florida
Funeral arrangements for Theresa Martin - Kentucky
"When To Call 911" educational push debuts - Florida

11/27/07

Man injured in ambulance crash - Hanover, Pennsylvania
Lawsuit settled over fluctuating work weeks, checks going out to EMS employees - Halifax County, North Carolina
Buffalo Crews Run Out of Ambulances to Cover Emergencies - New York
Expired ambulance contract has city considering a switch - Rockford, Illinois
Department hopes dropping EMT requirement will boost firefighter numbers - Oakland, California
Ambulance contract with Coloma sent to council - Michigan
Letter stirs up debate on EMS - Merrillville, Indiana
Ambulances will run without full-time paramedics - Union County, Indiana
Guilford County EMS Improves Pre-Hospital Care With Next Generation Wireless Network - Canada/North Carolina
Rural/Metro Gets Contract to Supply Ambulance Services to HCA's TriStar - Nashville, Tennessee
EMS Crews Ready For Hunting Accidents - Pennsylvania
California: (LA/Orange County ) - EMT's
Ambulance trust defends cleaning policy - UK
Spotsy's emergency workers best in state - Virginia
EMT Appreciation Week Honors Student - Clinton, New York

11/26/07

One dead in E'town ambulance crash - Elizabethtown, Illinois
Rural/Metro Wins $30 Million Contract - New York
Carper announces Firefighters and EMS Personnel Job Protection Act legislation - Delaware
Dover to contract with private ambulance carrier - Wisconsin
City's offer: Get paid to become a Honolulu EMT - Hawaii
Funding will save vehicles - Cabot, Arkansas
EMS: Courage and Compassion in Action: U.S. Healthcare: An Oxymoron?
Off-duty EMT kills wife, self, and wounds son - Michigan
Paramedic Mom pleas for crash information - Orangeburg, South Carolina
Paramedic Crilly honored - Iowa
Paramedics face crises daily - Canada
On the job - Massachusetts
First Responders remembered - Rensselaer, New York
Charity air ambulance service takes flight - Indiana
Trauma cases, economics come aboard with Md. air medics - Maryland
Demand prompts North Memorial, Life Link to boost copter ops - Wisconsin
'Dirty Ambulances' May Spread MRSA - UK
Brenda J. (Weyant) Morgan, - Roaring Spring, Pennsylvania
Dave Fesmire, Paramedic - Sacramento, California

11/24/07

Homeland Security having emergency responders acting without warrants in terrorism fight causes concern
Eight injured in ambulette rollover in Armonk - North Castle, New York
Ambulance runs into pickup truck - IowaAmerica
County acts on EMS survey results - Gage County, Nebraska
Paramedics want arbitration - Quebec, Canada
Police use Taser when man interferes with emergency workers - Windham, Massachusetts
Lawyer Moonlights As St. Louis Paramedic - Missouri
Janeal Elvarko Williams, EMT/FF - Memphis, Tennessee
EMS awarded by state - Washington County, Texas
Helicopter service at EPMC – a blessing year round - Colorado
Holy cow - no gas
Bus pins teen under wheel - Ohio
More arrests in ambulance attack - UK
Hit-and-run accident overturns ambulance in Concord - California

11/23/07

Hit-and-run accident overturns ambulance in Concord - California
2 ambulance crew members hurt in wreck - Ft Wayne, Indiana
Three People Hurt in Ambulance Crash - Virginia
Faulty repair cited in I-20 ambulance crash - Louisiana
Ambulance crash injures three local emergency workers - Louisville, Georgia
Ambulette driver who hit boy may have been drunk, say cops - Manhattan, New York
Stolen ambulance crashed in McAllen - Texas
Genesee County paramedic shoots, then treats armed robbery suspect - Michigan
Ambulance service still undecided - Ocala, Florida
Ambulance Company pulls application for parish-wide - Louisiana
Ambulance Contract Goes to Rural Metro - Rochester, New York
ACS wins $35m Houston EMS deal - Texas
Schumer: Medicare shortchanging ambulance providers - New York
Suspected drunken driver charged in paramedic death - Dallas, Texas
Fire officials, police, FBI investigate possible racial incident at city station - Baltimore, Maryland
Is Help on the Way? - Fulton County, Illinois
Family and Friends Honor Fallen National Guard Medic Sietsma - Dekalb, Illinois
SJ County named in ambulance lawsuit - California

11/17/07

On the Blossom Trail
IC: Two Words
Woman sues Lufkin over ambulance accident - Texas
Deadline extended for Leslie ambulance service - Michigan
MEMS A startling surprise - Arkansas
Brandon Ambulance Further Delayed - South Dakota
Leadership of Richmond ambulances to change - Virginia
Rescue Inc. meets with area town reps - Vermont
Trauma care's future 'grim' for Wyoming
Medics get tour of future duty
Ambulance stopped at border - Canada
Hawaii: (Honolulu) EMT I Trainees
North Carolina: (Nash County) - EMT I or Paramedic
Philly Gets First Female Fire Chief - Pennsylvania
Veteran paramedic suffers ER heart attack, then heeds his own advice - Minnesota
Pontoon Beach billboard honors paramedic 'all-American hero' - Illinois
Dawson volunteer ambulance crews back at work - Canada
Paramedic Julio Alvarado Jr., Killed In Crash - Oak Cliff, Texas
Marion Pohl, EMT (ret) - Marthasville, Missouri

11/16/07

Medical program director won't resign - Ferry County, Washington
EMS Rejects Free Motorcycles - New York
Paramedic program imperiled - California
HUMC to provide Paramedic Services in Pascack Valley Region - New Jersey
Fulton cities to pay for ambulance service - Georgia
Dispatchers Caught Not Doing Their Jobs - Texas
Zero tolerance warning over ambulance attacks - UK
Charmayne A. Flood, EMT - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Ellie Lehrmann, EMT/founder - Mart, Texas
Fire Services Paramedic Chiefs, including the first female promotion ceremony - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
'Arroyo molester' suspect is EMT - Gallup, New Mexico
Rape charges filed against EMT - Pratt, Kansas
Airport won't have Stat MedEvac heliport - Finleyville, Pennsylvania
Emergency in the Sky - Wisconsin
Insights: How Much is Too Much?
EMS A-Z Series "N" - The N Word EMS Style

11/15/07

Insights: How Much is Too Much?
EMS A-Z Series "N" - The N Word EMS Style
Ambulance crashes into Greenwood Starbucks - Indiana
Charlottesville Debates 24-Hour Ambulance Service - Virginia
Ambulance Service May Be Sold To Pay IRS- Leslie, Michigan
Rural/Metro to sell Scottsdale operations center - Arizona
Life Care Ambulance owes city nearly $40000 for 911 dispatch service - Colorado
Rescue squad needs assistance - Millbrook, New York
Stockton protests dispatch proposal - California
Rural/Metro Awarded New $2.5 Million Contract - Tennessee
Medstar Still Waiting - South Dakota
Mayors weary of ambulance district - South Dakota
Officials debate EMS-fire staffing - Ridgefield, Connecticut
Good Question: Why Are Ambulance Rides Expensive? - Minnesota
Colton Withdraws From Ambulance District - South Dakota
Special ambulance on commission agenda - Rutherford, Tennessee
Storms cut power; tornado hits Kimball - Tennessee
Staff Sgt. Camacho is named top medic in Europe
Seminole County, Fla., Considers Air-Ambulance Change - Seminole County , Florida
Ambu-Star accused of Medicaid fraud - South Carolina
Ambulance Company Owner Sentenced to Federal Prison - Texas
EMTs regain licenses after charges of criminal neglect - Pahrump, Nevada
2007 Alaska EMS Administrator Award goes to DeFrance
The Honorary Paramedic - Texas
Medic employees honored for years of service - North Carolina

11/14/07

2007 Alaska EMS Administrator Award goes to DeFrance
Rural/Metro Union Leader Addresses Strike Rumors - Tennessee
Newark fire director assaulted EMT, rescuers say - New Jersey
Rural mayors now want out of ambulance district - South Dakota
Ambulance service to switch today - Boulder County, Colorado
EMS Plea for Help - York County, Pennsylvania
Rural/Metro Q1 Profit Falls, Revenue Increases
Pueblo physician seeks to change ambulance policy - Colorado
Hege elected as new Rescue Inc. chairman - Vermont
Driver’s ED for First Responders - West Virginia
Bankruptcy centered on the sale of license to provide paramedic service - Pascack Valley, New Jersey
Debate continues on M'ville EMS - Indiana
City Fire Department to try automated CPR machine - New Haven, Connecticut
Fire services discussion changes course - Wood River, Idaho
Paramedic fired after felony plea - Bellingham, Washington
Indiana: (Ft Wayne) Security Officer/EMT
Birmingham air ambulance company wins international award
Air Evac Lifeteam selects Evans as 2007 Clinical Educator of the Year - Mineral Wells, Texas
Paramedic Thanked for Bringing Man Back to Life - Colorado

11/13/07

Patient dies in ambulance crash - Detroit, Michigan
MEDEVAC unit completes relief in place - Camp Taji, Iraq
City Ambulance Contract May Be Settled Next Week - Rochester, New York
Ambulance statistics misleading - Columbus, Georgia
Elmore Co., Wetumpka get new ambulance providers - Alabama
FF/Paramedic fired after charges dropped - Miamisburg, Ohio
EMS volunteers get little credit - New Jersey
Ambulance District Will Go To Public Vote - Minnehaha, South Dakota
Cookeville Ff/Paramedic loses leg in motorcycle crash - Tennessee
Paramedic crew under consideration for bravery award - Canada
Northern aviator Willy Laserich dies - Canada
Football Call
Putnam EMT killed in ambulance crash laid to rest - New York
New Zealand Quarantines 223 Over Bird Flu
Newton's four women firefighters - Massachusetts
Assistant Principal by Day, Ambulance Driver by Night - Vale, North Carolina
Chicago FF/Paramedic writes an action-packed novel - Illinois

11/12/07

Features
"Pay Up Act" to make Feds reimburse ambulances caring for undocumented persons - Washington, DCThe Pay Up Act would force the federal government to reimburse emergency ambulance and medical services providers for the cost of uncompensated care and services for undocumented persons aided by the Border Patrol or other federal immigration officials

Special Report
Report from GAo on ambulances services to Medicare patients The report confirms that Medicare reimbursement is below the average cost per transport for the services provided by ambulance service providers to Medicare patients

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance Involved In Accident In Groton - Connecticut
Ambulance driver charged in fatal crash will be fired under zero tolerance policy - Butler County, Pennsylvania

America
Complaint filed against private EMS for operating during ambulance shortage - Norwich, New York
Council Rejects Claim Stemming From 911 Delay - Pawtucket, Rhode Island
Medical panel targets out-of-state EMTs - Idaho
Harvard interested in MCHD study of EMS
Rural/Metro paramedics struggle to negotiate contract - Tennessee
End is likely for Muskego fire agency - Wisconsin
Update: Fight to Keep Ambulance Service - Leslie, Michigan
NTEA’s Ambulance Manufacturers Affiliate Division Adds 10 New AMD Standards, Revises Existing One
Congress approves funding for new ambulance corps facility - Stony Point, New York
Med-Star: Committee Never Talked To Them - South Dakota

ER /Hospital
Tustin Hospital to stop getting 911 patients - California
State keeping red-light fines that were promised to ER's and trauma centers - Texas

Obits/Services
Accident Kills EMT Studying to Become Paramedic - Hardin County, Texas
Funeral for ambulance worker to draw thousands - Garrison, New York
Michael Dwayne Kelly II, EMT - Tennessee

Legal
IRS woes don't shut ambulance firm - Leslie, Michigan

Job Listings
Texas: ( Clear Lake) Paramedics
Worldwide: (Base Massachussets) EMT paramedic / Member Services Associate

Criminal
EMS thief sentenced to up to year in prison - Forks Township, Pennsylvania

Awards-Honors
Double Duty

11/8/07

Paramedic dies from injuries in ambulance crash - New York
Ambulance crash leaves paramedic brain dead - Garrison, New York
Paramedic Critically Injured After Ambulance Crash - Garrison, New York
Lean, Mean, Green Ambulance Machine
Man attacked EMTs - Vineland, New Jersey
Avra Valley Fire District in financial crisis - Arizona
Family wants answers in drowning; claim paramedics did little to save victims - Palmetto, Florida
Groveland, Don Pedro reject ambulance tax - California
EMT dispatched to Parowan fire finds out it's her house - Utah
Lost EMS laptop contained patient info - Cabarrus County, North Carolina
County emergency ambulance service being evaluated - Wavely, Nebraska
911, County Emergency Position Will Merge - Cedar County, Iowa
New EMS director appointed - Lakewood, New Jersey
Budget cuts could affect volunteer fire departments - Prince George, Maryland
Kerrville fire chief retiring - Texas
Brandon Ambulance Board Resigns - South Dakota
Brandon ambulance hubbub stirs ill feelings - South Dakota
Stockton woman designs high-tech medical ID - California
EMS Agencies Receive Life Saving Equipment through Fire Grant- Colorado
Helping One Of Their Own - Decatur County, Georgia
Paramedic exposed self to child, police say - Arizona
Cardiac Network to launch customer monitoring service
Hospital considering options for funding ambulance service - Missouri
Jim and Marci Newcome Bring ACLS training to Antigua - Caribbean
Ambulance fleet races to hit 500 by 2010 - Shanghai, China

11/7/07

First Responder Benefit Problems - USA
Budget cuts leave Stillwater's emergency services understaffed, unmanned - Oklahoma
Team Researches Ways to Decrease EMS Response, Transportation Time - Alabama
EMS governing board proposed - Pennsylvania
First Responders’ grant requests rejected - Hubbard, Minnesota
County says ambulance OK to operate - San Andreas, California
Dellona puts hold on EMS - Wisconsin
Company needs new EMS Director - Scotts Bluff, South Dakota
County finance panel backs interlocal ambulance agreement - Washington County, Arkansas
Complaints Plague Haynes Ambulance Wetumpka - Alabama
Medic fired for alleged drunken driving in ambulance - Des Moines , Iowa
Hartford votes tonight on ambulance service - South Dakota
TO to ask fire department for more services - Ventura County, California
Brandon's ambulance committee resigns - South Dakota
Paramedics honoured for service - Barrie, Ontario
Collier EMS medical director to be in national TV spotlight - Florida
H. Dean Folkerts, EMT (ret) - Barron, Wisconsin

11/6/07

CPR and Shock Simultaneously Aids Resuscitation, Safe for Workers
Study: Arrival time affects heart-attack care
Speeding, Alcohol Blamed In Fatal Ambulance Crash - Pennsylvania
Clive EMS covered despite turmoil - Iowa
Responder recovering after being hit by car - Lodi, California
Area volunteers look to start private ambulance - Chenango County, New York
West Shore EMS pleads for money - Pennsylvania
Hospital awards ambulance contract to Emergystat - Alabama
Longwood To Implement Crash Fee For Out-Of-Town Drivers - Florida
Bad debt plaguing EMS - Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania
Committee to discuss ambulance regulations - baxter, Arkansas
Statewide trauma system planned - Alabama
US considering plan for motorcycle medic response - Massachusetts
Deal withdrawn for accused paramedic - North Carolina
'9/11 Nine' able to collect disability pension benefits - New York
2 NYC Firefighters Treated For MRSA - New York
Sen. Schumer Says Medicare Shortchanging Ambulance Companies
Emergency Medical Services Announces Third Quarter Diluted EPS of $0.34
How to save a life - Texas
Patient breaks paramedic's nose as he treats him - UK
Texas (Tromball) Paramedic In-Charge & Communications specialist
Trauma surge baffles hospital - Fresno, California
Man Arrested After Calling 911 For More Beer - Connecticut
Jim Anglin, Paramedic (ret.) - White Salmon, Washington

11/5/07

Ambulance Crash Log
Drunken ambulance driver killed 2 in car crash - PennsylvaniaAmerica
First Ambulance in Portage County that is Stationed Outside of Stevens Point - Wisconsin
Bobella heads EMS council - Saint Clair, Pensylvania
It's time to end ambulance dispute - Baxter, Alabama
Whetstone voters will decide on fire board Tuesday - Arizona
Local EMS response time better than national average - Vinton County, Ohio
Cornell EMT's Suit Up for a Safer Campus - New York
Aiken County EMS investigation reveals missing money - South Carolina
Paramedic raises Safe Surrender awareness - Sharpsburg, North Carolina
EMS: Courage and Compassion in Action: The Silent Killer - Masssachusetts
Criminal
Ambulance driver faces impaired driving charge - West Virginia
Paramedic accused of robbing patients in court today - Lincoln County, North Carolina
World
MDA inaugurates civilian flying ambulance service - Israel
Human Interest
There’s help for pets that need a breath of fresh air - Colorado

11/3/07

Ambulance Overturns - Manhattan, New York
Hospital, ambulance boards delay final decision on contract - Boonville, Missouri
Monroe Ambulance says it can handle new business of city contract - New York
8 hours, hundreds of patients - Kilgore, Texas
Lawyer sides with fire chief on pay issue - Southbridge, Massachusetts
Des Plaines fire chief returning - Illinois
M'ville wants to ensure paramedic job security - Indiana
Ambulance company muddles 911 dispatch - Baxter, Arkansas
Senator Rath Secures Funding For Le Roy Volunteer Ambulance - New York
Union officials and ambulance association to meet - Stafford, Connecticut
Hypothermia therapy - Chapel Hill, North Carolina
County may be given free land for new ambulance service facility -Washington County, Texas
Former ambulance volunteer pleads guilty to stealing - Lockport, New York
Lifesaving ambulance gear damaged by vandals - Behchoko, NWT, Canada
Air Evac Junior Pilot - Texas
Gilbert father files $3 million claim against town - Arizona
EMS personnel recognized by state - New York

11/2/07

Kingston, Forty Fort Crews Begin Test Run - Pennsylvania
Council discusses EMS privatizing proposals - Merryvile, Indiana
State eyes new medevac firm - Hawaii
EMS officials: Crews aren't trained for water rescues - Bradenton, Florida
Paramedic offered EMS director job - Tiffin, Ohio
Paramedic punch lands arrest - Vincennes, Indiana
Man, 19, accused of assaulting city paramedic - Honolulu, Hawaii
Paramedics pull man from burning home - Winnipeg, Canada
Peel Paramedics Help with Hospital Opening - Canada
Ex-Clive EMS assistant chief arrested - Iowa

11/1/07

Empty ambulance hits Concord home - New Hampshire
Councilman questions ambulance use - Cumberland, Maryland
Audit finds flaws in TxDOT transport program - Texas
Troubles continue to mount for struggling fire district - Arizona
Hancock Co. ambulance back - Hancock County, Illinois
Ambulance fees go up in Lebanon - New York
Interim Gainesville fire chief named - Georgia
EMT's receive free admission - Phoenix, Arizona
$2,200 collected for EMT program - Enderlin, North Dakota
Local Ambulance Driver In YouTube Video To Face Charges - McKeesport, Pennsylvania
Paramedics test direct response project - Canada
Claim added to paramedic's lawsuit - Rochester, Minnesota
Ambos claim patients 'waiting to die outside' - Australia
Push for 24hr paramedics welcomed by helicopter service - Australia