12/31/07

It 's That Time Again: Puttin' On The Ritz...and Kevlar
EMS flails against being gobbled up by Collier fire districts - Florida
CMT to operate ambulances out of Superior site - New York
Acadian buys Slidell ambulance service - Louisiana
Manatee EMS staff training criticized - Florida
Legislature resuscitates EMT control bills - California
Gregg Township parks ambulance - Indiana
Sequatchie to test ambulance laptops - Tennessee
Airmen Augment Soldiers for Medevac Missions
Air ambulance pair injured in crask - UK
Investigators set to work scene of chopper crash - Alabama
Joy Rider Steals Fort Hall Ambulance While the Engine is Running - Idaho
Physicians Pushing For More Trauma Care Facilities - Kentucky
Profile: Zeke Martinez, paramedic/RN - Texas
Three killed in Colbert County helicopter crash identified - Alabama

12/30/07

Air-Evac Crashes WHile Doing S&R mission - Colbert County, Alabama
Accident Victim Volunteers To Show Gratitude - Wisconsin
EMTs approve contract that includes drug testing - Boston, Massachusetts
Did EMT and officer scuffle? - Houston,Texas
Saudi Arabia: Advanced Level Instructor
VFD marks a century of service - California
Firemen fill in 'as medics sleep' - New Zealand
Hundreds Stung by Jellyfish in Brazil
Free Sample Signature Forms Help Services Meet New Medicare Signature Rules

12/28/07

LifeForce Paramedic Called a Hero - Tennessee
Milton Twp., Craig Beach enter pact - Ohio
EMS negotiations to resume in January - LaCrosse, Wisconsin
Judge agrees EMS workers can work 12-hour shifts - Cleveland, Ohio
New Ambulances Roll In to Syosset Fire Department - New York
AMR response time scrutinized - Connecticut
Plan to send county paramedics on Flint medical runs appears to be dead - Genesee County, Michigan
San Bernardino Fire Department welcomes first female captain - California
EMS to push bus over edge for training in spring exercise - Colorado
North Slope Fire Department recruiting for junior program - Alaska
Driver says he's not guilty in fatal crash with ambulance - Maine
Family of man mistakenly thought dead sues medical officials - North Carolina
Funeral set for EMS pioneer Raymond Thompson - Bedford, New York
The Crisis in America's Emergency Rooms and What Can Be Done
Missouri: (Six Flags/St. Louis) EMT's and Paramedics

12/27/07

Video: Fire Truck, Ambulance Collide While Responding To Crash - Holsopple / Conemaugh Township, Pennsylvania
EMS A-Z Series "O" - Oropharnygeal Airway
Fire truck crashes into market - Virginia
Accident Injures 2604 Firemen - Blum, Texas
Aims receives funding for EMT scholarships - Colorado
EMS workers get chance to be paramedics - Kentucky
Johnson resigns from emergency coordinator post - Waverly, Nebraska
Researchers discover fast-acting cyanide antidote
Antarctica to New Zealand medevac cost $286,000
Highway near Great Falls named for Mercy Flight paramedic - Montana
Don and Connie Christian retire from SEOEMS after 51 years - Ohio
Driver Pleads Not Guilty In Fatal Collision With Paramedic - Maine
Alaska: Administrative Clerk III position opening

12/26/07

2 Hurt In Alexandria Crash Involving EMS Vehicle - Alexandria, Virginia
Man says he heard, didn't see ambulance before accident - Florida
Insurance investigation clears ambulance drivers - Washington
Lancaster EMS upgrades ambulance services - Iowa
Man Pulled From Burning Car By Off-duty Paramedic - Florida
FY '08 Homeland Security Appropriations bill passes and includes funding for EMS-related issues
Allied EMS finds itself out of a home - Michigan
NTSB's Probable Cause On Fatal EC135 Crash Blames CFIT, Other Factors
'Not like the EMS you see on TV' - Kamsas
Man rides over paramedic's foot - Australia
Mishawaka female paramedic files sexual discrimination lawsuit - Indiana
Congress Passes Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act

12/25/07

Congress Passes Volunteer Responder Incentive Protection Act
Ambulance turns over, injuring EMT and paramedic - Manatee, Florida
No Rest for Emergency Medical Workers for the Holidays - Wisconsin
LifeGuard crash victim remembered - Alaska
Santa Claus delivers gifts by ambulance - Indiana

12/23/07

Car Collides With Ambulance With Lights On - Houston, Texas
Police chase down stolen ambulance - Mississippi
Emergency airlift plans grounded by politics - Texas
Ambulance service pulls out of area - Salem, Ohio
City council to meet after mayor's veto on ambulance contract - Rochester, New York
In an emergency, misdiagnosis of death can lead to more trauma - Texas
Vermont : (Bennington) Paramedic Full-Time; ends 1/16/08
Ambulance workers earn save for toy drive - Illinois

12/22/07

Dr. Bledsoe joins UNLV; focus on distributive education programs
Ambulance hit while responding to emergency - Houston, Texas
A Closer Look By Timothy R. Thompson
Wounded Navy medic could be home for holidays - California
Monterey County ambulance panel optimistic flaws can be corrected - California
TCAD faces scrutiny and accusations - Missouri
EMT squad in W'boro tries again for backup - Pennsylvania
Duffy vetoes Rural/Metro ambulance contract - New York
Stat Care EMS, Beaumont Fire Association deliver gifts to Girls' Haven - Texas
Safety Crews Help Santa Find Aberdeen Family - South Dakota
EMT fondled me in 2006, another woman says - Oregon
Fallen firefighter DeWire honored - Milton, Pennsylvania
Ambulance car careered into shop - Uk
Air ambulance lands on motorway - UK
Ambos cop abuse as addicts turn violent - Australia

12/21/07

First Responder Tax Breaks Win Protection - New York
Respects paid to first-responders - Kentucky
Butkovitz: Halt tax cuts, fix EMS - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
General Electric Capital Corporation Bars Payments by Emergystat of Sulligent; New Order Endangers Public Safety
Paid EMS personnel hired to help county ambulance response - Cresaptown, Maryland
New Ambulance Response Patterns Explained - Mountain Communities, California
Firefighter wounded in road rage incident is coming home - Oregon
Accident Kills EMT Bristow - Miliam County, Texas
A Community Remembers a Kline DeWire - Pennsylvania
Hospital Gets State-Of-The-Art Air Ambulances - Texas
NCMC adding med evac copter, changing name of service
Report: Pilot Error Cause of Potomac River Helicopter Crash
‘Dr. Bud' says farewell to ‘his friends' - Illinois
Paramedic, gymnastics coach sentenced for lewd conduct - Idaho
Ambulance & Pickup Truck Collide - Greene County, North Carolina
Fire truck crashes in Indian Hill - Ohio
Medical Warning Tattoos
Partnership brings 24-hour EMS coverage - Chincoteague, Virginia
Fired employee sues North Huntingdon ambulance company - Pennsylvania
Texas trauma system needs a remedy - Texas

12/15/07

After 30+ years ambulance service closing - Perryopolis, Pennsylvania
Firefighters quit, Lovilia still covered - Iowa
Emergency medical chief resigning state post - California
EMS coping with 3rd crew in old quarters - Washington County, Texas
Ambulance changes at SRMC - Arkansas
EMS proposal will be reviewed by city - McPherson, Kansas
Fired Bossier City paramedic appeals to get his job back - Lousiana
Horry County Fire/Rescue Battalion Chief says paramedic shortage is severe - South Carolina
New EMS director implementing changes - Keyser, West Virginia
An emergency patchwork - Kentucky
Company at center of debate to begin responding to calls - Brandon, South Dakota
Ambulance driver pleads guilty - Pennsylvania
Paramedic accused of sex assault stayed on job despite accusations - Oregon
Rescue Inc. honors veteran EMT at party - Vermont
Dispatchers hear it all - North Carolina
Omniflight Helicopters, Inc. Flight Paramedic Wins 12th Annual Carolina Competition - South Carolina
Perambulating paramedic a true lifesaver - Japan

12/15/07

After 30+ years ambulance service closing - Perryopolis, Pennsylvania
Firefighters quit, Lovilia still covered - Iowa
Emergency medical chief resigning state post - California
EMS coping with 3rd crew in old quarters - Washington County, Texas
Ambulance changes at SRMC - Arkansas
EMS proposal will be reviewed by city - McPherson, Kansas
Fired Bossier City paramedic appeals to get his job back - Lousiana
Horry County Fire/Rescue Battalion Chief says paramedic shortage is severe - South Carolina
New EMS director implementing changes - Keyser, West Virginia
An emergency patchwork - Kentucky
Company at center of debate to begin responding to calls - Brandon, South Dakota
Ambulance driver pleads guilty - Pennsylvania
Paramedic accused of sex assault stayed on job despite accusations - Oregon
Rescue Inc. honors veteran EMT at party - Vermont
Dispatchers hear it all - North Carolina
Omniflight Helicopters, Inc. Flight Paramedic Wins 12th Annual Carolina Competition - South Carolina
Perambulating paramedic a true lifesaver - Japan

12/14/07

State Revokes Ambulance Company's License - Memphis, Tennessee
Kingston Twp. supervisors reject EMS tax - Pennsylvania
Gilbert 911 center goes wireless - Arizona
Crash wrecks fire truck, car - North Bend, Oregon
Garrett rescue squads question accuracy of response-time statistics - Maryland
Dearing firehouse will become future home to EMS personnel - Georgia
Ambulance companies announce plans for merger - Hudson Valley, New York
Randall Atwood, FF/EMT - Hailey, Idaho
Doctors Drove on Ice When No Helicopter or Ambulance Dared to Go - Iowa
Santa Claus comes to town in an ambulance - New Hanover, North Carolina
More victims coming forward in paramedic sex assault case - Portland, Oregon
Woman sues ambulance company, alleging groping - Oregon
Fire chief charged with being drunk while driving fire truck - Maine
More give and take in Seymour sex case - Connecticut
LifeFlight Crews Train National Guard Medics For Deployment - Maine
Family sues over death of woman who jumped from ambulance - Colorado
Counterpart International's EMS Program in Vietnam Has Increased Life Saving Interventions 67% Over Five Years -Vietnam

12/13/07

Exclusive Ambulance Crash Video - Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Gaston County ambulance crash injures 9 - North Carolina
Investigation: Firetruck's driver sped through red light, killed three- Baltimore, Maryland
Advisory board opposes private ambulance service - Ocala, Florida
EMS is not closing, Beaver officials say - Ohio
Middle Smithfield needs state's OK on EMS contracts - Pennsylvania
Bedminster, primary EMS provider discuss ties - Pennsylvania
Pilot tells parallel tale of flying LifeGuard helicopter - Alaska
CES keeps up LifeGuard search - Alaska
Pair honored for saving woman's life - Colorado
Paramedics narrowly reject deal - Montreal, Canada
Emergency workers concerned about lack of communication - Canada
Guilty plea for man who stole ambulance - California
Cleveland family makes donation in memory of Don Cleveland - Iowa
First aid squad captain forms lasting bonds - New Jersey
Free 2008 EMS Week Planning Kits

12/12/07

Legislation fight for medical pilots rest periods and voice data recorders
Shared Coverage Resumes In Strasburg - Virginia
Providing EMS to western Moffat County too costly for Rangely - Colorado
Council holds on ambulance plan for Town of Wilson - Wisconsin
Marshalls Creek Fire Dept. organizing an EMS unit - Pennsylvania
TriStar awards $2.5 million transportation contract to Scottsdale - Arizona
Residents try to hold on to small-town ambulance service in Dowagiac - Michigan
FF/Paramedic shot by tailgater in serious condition - Oregon
Dozen new paramedics on duty - Winnipeg, Canada
Seminole nixes an exclusive helicopter deal - Florida
Paramedic told police of inappropriate contact - Oregon
Paramedic on 999 call seriously hurt in crash - UK
Memorial for Flight Paramedic Cameron Carter - Alaska
Memorial planned for victims on medevac flight lost in storm - Alaska
VINELAND: EMS praised - New Jersey
Lifesaving military medic honored

12/11/07

Senator Schumer unveils bill to help ambulance companies - Washinton DC
Anti-Terrorist Ambulances?
Friends, family, co-workers hold vigil for LifeGuard helicopter crew - Alaska
MFD involved in icy crash - Monticello, Indiana
3 on medevac still missing presumed dead; recovery, investigation expected to be tough - Alaska
New deal saves local ambulance - Woodside, California
Unions' Battle for EMS Members Heating Up - Texas
No decision yet on ambulances - Tate County, Mississippi
Council tables Coloma contract - MichiganAmerica
Belvidere vows to ‘move carefully’ as it chooses ambulance service - Illinois
Action Ambulance shuts down - Arkansas
Delaware lacking emergency volunteers - Delaware
Ambulance Company Owners Agree To Pay $6 Million Over Medicare Fraud Allegations - Los Angels, California
AMR EMT feels his criminal actions were justified - Lake Worth, Florida
Former ambulance driver has long history of crime, sexual deviancy - Missouri
Paramedic linked to sex abuse in ambulance - Portland, Oregon
How much is too much? Feedback from José Matias
Single-Crewed Ambulances 'Free Up' Resources Says Minister - UK

12/10/07

Ambulance Hit By Drunk Driver - Milwaukee. Wisconsin
5th Torrance paramedic unit likely to win council approval - California
Oil, gas companies fund ambulance - Wyoming
Faulty Ambulance Engines Irk EMS Crews - Tennessee
Arvada Police Spot Stolen Ambulance, Arrest Driver - Colorado
Man charged after taking ambulance - Georgia
Ambulance Vandal Explains His Motive - Florida
Medic on the front lines - Afghanistan
Search, hope continues for remainder of medevac crew - Alaska
3 men commended for 1978 rescue - Kentucky
EMS: Courage and Compassion in Action: Language Barriers and EMS
Dr. Tom Gross: Want to be saved? Be a professional victim
Texas: (Bonham) FF/Paramedic, Paramedic & FF/EMT
Paul LeBlanc, Deputy Director of Emergency Services for DeSoto County – Hernando, Mississippi
IC Corner: Happy Holidays

12/9/07

Missing Medical Helicopter Found, Search Continues After Wreckage And One Body Are Found - Alaska
3 killed when SUV, fire truck crash in Baltimore - Maryland
Grand Chute fire crews leery of talks with Gold Cross Ambulance - Wisconsin
Leslie Area Ambulance Service gets tax reprieve - Michigan
Person steals ambulance in Wheat Ridge - Colorado
Firetrucks now known as "red ambulances" - Australia
Missouri: EMT Adjunct Instructor
Recent storm forced two medical helicopters to land prematurely - Wisconsin

12/8/07

Weather shuts down search for medevac - Alaska
Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance accident raises awareness about ambulance safety - Aiken, South Carolina
Kansas City in the running for national EMS memorial - Missouri
Investigation reveals unorganized, struggling Aiken EMS - Georgia
Out of service Action Ambulance calls 911 - Arizona
County Gets New $68 Million 911 Center - Pennsylvania
The beginning of Aspen’s EMTs - Colorado
Disgruntled employee pours sugar liquid in 18 ambulance gas tanks - Florida
Fired EMA Official Accused Of Hiding Camera In Bathroom - Rutherford County, Tennessee
Fire crews to do paramedic jobs - Australia

12/7/07

Ambulance in accident while transporting burn victim - Aiken, South Carolina
Drunk driver charged in crash that killed paramedic - Turner, Maine
Search for missing medevac copter widens - Alaska
Rescue crews searching for missing medevac chopper find debris in water - Alaska
Lawmakers urged to bolster support for rural ambulance, EMS needs - Minnnesota
EMT union chief defends group - Paterson, New Jersey
St. Mary's: Ambulance service will stay - Georgia
Town of Wilson to get ambulance service from Sheboygan - Wisconsin
Fired dispatchers ask for jobs back - Rhode Island
Rye names Sullivan fire chief - New Hampshire
Fire Department douses hot roundabout rumors - Valparaiso, Indiana
Medics escape a silent killer - Calgary, Canada
"Greatest Distance Thrown in a Car Accident" - Pennsylvania
Night Falls on Grady - Georgia
Ambulances line up to get into emergency - Australia
California: (Sonoma County) EMS Coordinator

12/6/07

Missing Alaska medevac helo crew known for resourcefulness - Alaska
Searchers of missing helicopter brace for return of bad weather - Alaska
Nine dead after a gunman opened fire - Omaha, Nebraska
Ambulance overhaul has providers worried - Michigan
Ordinance to reduce ambulance providers approved - Michigan
AFD Launches Internal Investigation - New Mexico
911 mishap leads to death of man - Montgomery Co, Pennsylvania
Ambulance company's financial ills worries township leaders - Forks Township, New Jersey
City orders inquiry of possible sexual harrassment during EMS training - Austin, Texas
Councilmen say EMS decision correct - Indiana
EMS needs $214672 fix for rest of 2007 - Harrison County, Indiana
EMS plan expands Bridgeton - New Jersey
City and county officials must settle lingering 911 dispatching dispute - California
Southwest Ambulance to help Avra Valley Fire - Arizona
Capital City Ambulance posts unit in Mcduffie County - Georgia
Iron Knights Medics conduct BCT Trauma training
Brentwood EMS celebrates 30 years - Pennsylvania
Accidental Crusader - Washington DC
One-man ambulance crews "dangerous" - New Zealand
City settles with paramedic in infant choikng case- Greenfield, Indiana
Cole County First Responders honor Willie Livingston - Missouri

12/5/07

Medevac
LifeGuard helicopter crew named; first look at possible crash site - AlaskaSearchers this morning got their first look from the air of the Prince William Sound waters where they think an air ambulance with four people aboard went down.
CES paramedic aboard missing LifeGuard helicopter - AlaskaUnofficial reports name paramedic and patient on the missing flight
LifeGuard Alaska Medical Helicopter Missing Update
LifeGuard Alaska Medical Helicopter Missing - AlaskaAmbulance Crashes
Four injured in ambulance accident - Charlotte, North Carolina

12/4/07

LifeGuard Alaska Medical Helicopter Missing - Alaska
Woman On Bike Injured In Crash With Ambulance - Orlando, Florida
Genesee County commissioners pass new ambulance plan - Michigan
911 panel threatens to cut off Bay - Mississippi
New ambulance service rejected - Washtenaw County, Michigan
HVA likely to remain sole ambulance service - Washtenaw County, Michigan
Sugarloaf fire company, Valley ambulance association to merge - Pennsylvania
New EMS system to be discussed - Great Falls, Montana
Wesley Is New State EMS Medical Director - Minnesota
County mulls ambulance change - Senatobia, Mississippi
Car hits Wilton fire truck as icy conditions fall over region - Connecticut
Fireman Who Hung a Noose in Firehouse, Fired - Baltimore, Maryland
Mad River Valley Ambulance awarded grant - Vermont
Paramedics blame job stress for co-worker suicides - Canada
Teens Steal Fire Trucks For Joyride - Indiana
Large Animals Equal Large Emergency Rescue Problems - Kentucky

12/3/07

Waterbury crash injures responding ambulance crew, firefighter - Connecticut
UCF develops new simulators for military medics
Man Plows Truck Into Fire Engine - Dallas, Texas
Board unsure on paid squads - Virginia
Southwest Ambulance Receives Emergency Certificate - Arizona
New Dawson Emergency Services chief named -Georgia
Off Duty EMT Helps Little Boy Run Over By Parade Float - Florida
Officials learn much from imaginary flu disaster - Oregon
Dispatcher life full of multitasking and chaos - Utah
Maine Medical Center To Open Helipad To Helicopters - Maine
Bonnie Kaye Dilling, - Martinsburg, Pennsylvania
EMS: Courage and Compassion in Action: On Thin Ice
10 ambulances serve four million Hanoians - Vietnam

12/2/07

Crash spotlights ambulance risks
Fire, rescue options sought - Henry County, Virginia
Firehouse incident with noose was a hoax; employee suspended - Maryland
Ambulance system may get an overhaul - Genesee County, Michigan
911 Dispatchers Recommending Aspirin - Missouri
Female cops, firefighters and EMT's setting a new standard - Florida
A chance to recharge - California
Santa suits him - San Marcos, Texas
Fallen tree demolishes ambulance - UK

12/1/07

Davis urges IRS to clarify tax benefit for retired safety officers - Washington DCThe law defines public safety officer as: "an individual serving a public agency in an official capacity, with or without compensation, as a law enforcement officer, as a firefighter, as chaplain, or as a member of a rescue squad or ambulance crew."
Slashing counterterrorism funding for emergency responders- Washington DCThe Bush administration intends to slash counterterrorism funding for police, firefighters and rescue departments across the country by more than half next year
Phase-out of Paterson EMTs planned - New Jersey
Appomattox County to Hire Paid EMS - Virginia
Rural/Metro Fire cutbacks impact Yuma - Arizona
Rural/Metro layoffs won't affect service, chief says - Arizona
EMT 'rode out' his suspension - Pahrump, Nevada
Rescue Riders recruit motorcyclists for emergency work - Elgin, Ilinois
Photo of patient leads to question - BC, Canada
West Virginia: Paramedic
Paramedic charged with stealing dying man's wallet - Plain Township, Ohio
Hospital helicopters celebrate anniversary - Missouri
City honors Navy medic - Mountain View, California
Devoted 9/11 responder Lt. Ellicott's dies - New York