4/10/08

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America
EMSA worker recovering after being hit by car - Oklahoma
Borough reverses, benches ambulance - Pennsylvania
Rural/Metro, city reach deal - Rochester, New York
Ambulance Fee Schedule Adopts Medicare's 2008 Public Use File - California
Steelworkers protest ambulance fees - Illinois
'Can't wait' - Scarborough urged to fund more FF/EMT's - Maine
Gas Prices Deplete EMS Fuel Budget - Tennessee
Long recovery looms for EMSA medic - Oklahoma
Commissioners review seven new EMS bids - Alabama
Webster Council hires new fire chief - Texas
Weston report puts fire crew on notice - Wisconsin
Millersport wants to get quick start on EMS/fire contract - Ohio
EMS ordinance under consideration - King George, Virginia
Rural counties face emergency medical response crisis - Californian
Major restructuring to unify DC Fire & EMS - Washiington D C
DC Fire & EMS push GPS, but could AVL have helped after mistake by crew? - Washington
Rescuing the Rescuers - Oklahoma

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance driver dies in car crash - Vancouver, Canada

Criminal
New indictment accuses southern Illinois health system, CEO - Illinois
Former paramedic convicted second sex crimes case, gets 1 year in jail - Santa Cruz, California

Obits/Services
Robert E. Miller - Wisconsin
Jarrett Peck - Snowflake, Arizona
Alfred J. "Al" Richter : A genuine professional - Mississippi


Human Interest
County Firefighter Plans To Treat Astronauts - Florida
Division chief combines career and higher education - Florida


Awards-Honors
Niagara paramedics finish in first place - Canada

ER /Hospital
Senators to consider NJ hospital cuts - New Jersey

Insights
Insights: Effective EMS Oversight – the “R” Theorem