12/5/08

America
FredCo will increase full-time ambulance service - Maryland
Blue Cross Blue Shield to pay $12 million - Georgia
Emergency personnel: Response times key in ambulance bid - Alabama
FDNY slashing nighttime staff at some firehouses - New York
Emergency response contracts scrutinized - Minnesota
Durham Launches New Non-Emergency Phone Line - North Carolina
Molasses truck crash creates sticky situation - Oregon
Mesa fire chiefs overhauling department to save money - Arizona
Dellona OKs EMS, fire contracts - Wisconsin
Falkland EMS also plagued by tax fees - North Carolina
County approves agreement with city ambulances - Maryland
Council to learn about new EMS taxing - Texas
Managers get bonus for work they don't do - Florida
Seasoned paramedics roving Collier streets - Florida

Canada
Winnipeg paramedics accused of soliciting prostitutes while on the job - Canada

Human Interest
Longest-serving paramedic retires - New Hampshire

Obits/Services
Larry J. Shade, EMT - Pennsylvania