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