7/16/08

Public Affairs
Victory!!! Medicare Ambulance Relief Becomes Law!

Ambulance Crash Log
Copters aware of each other prior to collision - Arizona
NTSB releases 1st report on midair chopper crash - Arizona

Awards-Honors
Doctor Tom Aufderheide named hero of emergency medicine - Wisconsin

America
Champion makes pitch for ambulance contract - Texas
Loss of a Paramedic Master Firefighter - Texas
Crystal Lake suing Lakewood over fire, ambulance fees - Illinois
Fire Station Shuts Down Again - Texas
Fire/EMS Department raises ambulance fees - Maryland
Emergency Response Training Center a boon for EMS training - Iowa
State EMS manager says it's harder to find young volunteers - Nevada
AMR on ambulance duty for Laguna Seca - California
UMDNJ probing extent of 'KKK' hazing incident - New Jersey
Emergency service changes - Alabama
Riverside Asking for EMS Levy - Washington
Non-Emergency Calls Taxing EMSA - Oklahoma

Military
Airframes transform to save lives - Afghanistan