12/31/08

America
Ambulance, Station Destroyed by Fire in Chester County - Pennsylvania

Ambulance Crash Log
Rollover crash injures EMT- Michigan
Ambulance Accident Sends Crew to Hospital - California
Boulder police work ambulance accident - Colorado
Army halts risky use of WoundStat

World
Medics Caught on Tape Allegedly Decided Disabled Man Not Worth Saving - UK

America
The Future of Ambulance Service in Franklin County - Illinois
Taunton mayor nixes fire dept. ambulance - Massachusetts
EMT scandal embarrasses town - Massachusetts
DC Fire Chief Calls for Review of NE Man's Death - Washington DC
City firefighters agree to forgo pay raises in 2009 - Washington
Firefighter who criticized mayor challenging his firing - California
Quality of pre-hospital 911 care questioned - California
Town will honor local EMS contracts- New York
EMT/FF efforts lead to visit from Sen. Tom Daschle - Indiana
Daschle listens to health woes - Indiana
Outspoken firefighter dismissed from KCFD job - California

Job Listings
California: RN, Emergency Medical Services Quality Improvement/Trauma CoordinatorCriminal
Police have suspects in stolen ambulance - Ohio

Obits
Funeral Arrangements For Major John Pryor - New York

12/29/08

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance flips on 610 with patient and his mother inside - Texas
3 People Hurt In Ambulance Crash - South Carolina

Canada
Paramedic diagnosis could ease ER congestion - Canada

Criminal
Ambulance stolen - Ohio

Photos
PHOTOS: Medics train for MASCAL exercise - Iraq
PHOTOS: A Day in the life of medics - Iraq

America
NKY County Getting More Calls, Less Money For EMS - Ohio
El Paso Fire Will Get New Ambulance After Longtime Need - Texas
Rural Health Care ‘A Different World’ - Arkansas
Cost of Separate Fire, Ambulance Costs Buried In Consultant’s Report - Missouri
Most emergency dispatchers not trained to give medical advice - Ohio
EMS crews discovers murder scene - Kentucky
Pendleton County Could Lose EMS Service - Kentucky
A rescue squad on life support - New Jersey
Editorial: Is public safety training center ever going to happen? - Nw York
Cost of ride to hospital might add discomfort - Ohio
Reading takes over village fire service - Ohio
Paramedic Averts a Suicide from Skyway Bridge - Florida

Human Interest
Country Doctor Still Makes The Rounds At 78 - Texas

Legal
Sullivan County faces $8M suit in 17-year-old's death by heart attack - New York

12/27/08

Features
Historic ambulance corp fights to stay alive - New York

Ambulance Crash Log
Family killed in Christmas day crash with ambulance - Texas

America
Ambulances Nostalgia must give way to progress in New Milford - Connecticut
Slick roads impede EMS's response to 6-year-old's rescue - Ohio
Snow slows down paramedics - Michigan
Paramedics/ambulance stuck in the snow - Oregon
Lowell chief says city ought to run own ambulances - Arkansas
Donor covers tab for town's ambulance service - Arkansas
Clarkstown health plan offering to volunteers encounters problems - New York
Firetruck struck at I-19 accident scene - Arizona
Firefighters become mobile ER - California
Ambulance service changes are proposed - Tennessee
Walker County’s new ambulance service hits the road - Georgia
New ambulance service starts in village - New York
Paramedics get Georgetown station - Delaware
Detroit's Firefighters Battle Dangerous Ghosts - Michigan
Lancaster pedestrian recovering from being hit by medic unit - Ohio

Criminal
Phony fire-fighter faces another felony - Minnesota

Human Interest
After 46 years, fire runs will go without Al - Ohio

Obits/Services
Bruce A. Bolin - Wisconsin

12/24/08

America
Lancaster pedestrian recovering from being hit by medic unit - Ohio
Gregg Township gets loan to restart ambulance service - Indiana
Ambulance contract not renewed in Town of Granby - New York
Ambulance-crash driver doesn't remember crash - California
Beekman seeks new ambulance service - New York
Hartselle has 1 ambulance service running emergency calls - Alabama
911 Calls Released from Drivers Trapped in Maryland Water Main Break
Surgeons called in to help worker stuck in machine - Michigan
Bethany Beach ambulance service to switch - Delaware
ESB approves moving ahead with fire billing - Kentucky
Seminole EMS Facing an Emergency of Their Own - Texas
TVC paramedic program gains national accreditation - Alaska
FVFD Ambulance Service operating independently - Nevada
Hospitals, Businesses Angry Over Ambulance Provider Change - Arkansas
Nonemergency 911 calls overload operators- Missouri
Fire department bosses get heat for using fire engine as taxi - Florida

Military
Army Hero's Actions Earn A New Honor - Florida

Obits/Services
Steven E. "Gerbs" Gwerbers - Wisconsin
A Tribute to Tommy Orlando - New York

Legal
Collier County employee claims he was victim of sexual discrimination - Florida

12/23/08

Ambulance Crash Log
Two Injured in Palmer Township Car Accident Involving an Ambulance - Pennsylvania
Ambulance Hits Daycare Building - Tennessee

America
Woman in University Avenue ambulance crash still 'critical' - California
Driver crashes van into Duncan ambulance station - Oklahoma
Ambulance providers may bill for false alarms - Oregon
Two emergency workers injured in Snyder Freeway wreck; earlier crash nearby deadly - Kentucky
Washington County Ambulance Service Changes - Arkansas
Bill for EMS? - Virginia
Dramatic video of rescues after 66-inch water main bursts - Maryland
Water main breaks in Maryland leaving drivers trapped
DC fire chief asks for investigation - Washington DC
Emergency crews face slippery roads - Michigan
Brought on in crisis, extra ambulance shows it’s mettle - North Carolina

Criminal
Some sex offenders OK'd to work as paramedics

Medevac
State shelves construction of new Medevac hangar at Gabreski Airport - New York

Obits/Services
Man Arrested In Crash That Killed Paramedic Michelle Smith - Delaware

12/20/08

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance and truck in deadly wreck - Alabama

Criminal
Ice chunks thrown from overpass shatter ambulance windshield - Iowa

America
Noxen ambulance faces repossession - Pennsylvania
Rescuers battle elements to get to injured woman - California
Almost 200 new Fire Rescue employees sworn in - Florida


Human Interest
'Definitely worth it' - Kansas

Canada
Paramedics prepped for Polaris Ranger off-road response - California

12/19/08

Features
Life Saving Changes to Battlefield Ambulances Top X-Factor

Ambulance Crash Log
Collision with ambulance on its way to call kills Pembroke Pines driver - Florida
Ambulance rolls over and crashes in the snow - El Mirage, California

America
Ambulance Plan Moves Forward - Missouri
Ambulance Service: A Money Maker? - New York
Slidell going to one EMS firm - Louisiana
Countywide EMS discussion focuses on challenges - Ohio
Acadian Ambulance Dispatcher Delivers Long Distance Baby - Loiusiana
Fire Authority paramedic critically injured in three-vehicle crash - Michigan
Audit Blasts Ambulance Response In Denver - Colorado
Ambulance company may have to cut staff - California
Paramedic shortage - Indiana

Criminal

Danvers officers cited in EMT scam - Massachusetts

Obits/Services
Larry W. Paschen, FF/EMT - New York
Hoover C. Barney - New York
Funeral planned for responder killed in Haugan crash - Montana

Legal
Victim can sue Samaritan for 'rescue' - California

Medevac
2 Md. lawmakers to propose department overseeing medevac - Maryland

12/18/08

Ambulance Crash Log
Accident involving ambulance holds up I-26 for hours - South Carolina
Ambulance struck by vehicle in intersection - Arizona
Murray County ambulance involved in crash - Oklahoma

America
Firefighters union opposes annexation - Washington
Marine risks ambulance service shutdown soon - Minnesota
Interim chief: Department fixable - Massachusetts
Tax Credit For Emergency Responders - Pennsylvania
Shriners distribute $70K to aid local rescue divisions - Ohio
Ambulance call costs $267 even without ride - Oregon
Delphi and Flora to house ambulances in 2009 - Indiana
Condemned Building Puts Bed-Stuy Volunteer Ambulance Corp At Risk - New York
Pinellas County's Sunstar Solar Panel Ambulance - Florida
Ambulance boss hired - Idaho
The changing look of county ambulance service - Indiana
Rural/Metro Employee Shareholders Voice Concerns

Medevac
Vote due on copter rescues - New York

Criminal
Fire district embezzler gets year in jail - California

Obits/Services
ER doctor killed when washed off jetty - California

12/16/8

America
ZOLL Receives Clearance to Market R Series Code-Ready Defibrillator with WiFi Option
Colquitt/Miller County Fire-EMS is working - Georgia
Family furious about body found in impound lot - Ohio
Doddridge County EMS to Work Month to Month - West Virginia
EMS blowing the budget on new badges? - Florida
Murphy 911 and emergency services response times need to improve - Texas
Town frustrated with claim that police falsified EMT training - Massachusetts
Pay set at $14.70 - Tennessee
Everage: 911 calls will be dispatched to Care - Alabama
Cities approve ambulance pact - Washington
Council renews MED-Star contract for second year - South Dakota
Three city contracts OK'd - Wisconsin
Cincinnati Ambulances Restored In Budget - Ohio
County OKs loan to deploy firefighter paramedics early - California

Human Interest
Ambulance investigation: Paramedic quits 'rat race' - North Carolina
New Ordeals, Fresh Wounds For Medevac Crash Survivor

12/15/08

Ambulance Crash Log
Austin ambulance in accident; police say other car ran red light - Texas

America
MESTA to consider state retirement - Oklahoma
An Ambulance Service In Warren? - Ohio
Rural ambulance services say they face crisis - Texas
South Salt Lake to add ambulance service - Utah
Ambulance Plan Set For Tuesday Vote - Oklahoma
R.I. is No. 2 for emergency medicine - Rhode Island
County finishes medical investigation into emergency response to heart attack victim - Maryland
New EMS facility better to serve - Maryland

World
Police to patrol with paramedics - UK

Medevac
In light of recent deadly crashes, stricter standards for medical helicopters should be the FAA's priority

Criminal
Paramedics stalking suspect had 'emotional void' - Connecticut

Obits/Services
Roanoke City Fire-EMS remembers fire captain - Virginia

12/14/08

America
Falkland EMS using volunteer shifts more - North Carolina
Mount Laurel begins charging for emergency medical services - Pennsylvania
Quorum Court passes ambulance ordinance - Arkansas
Police chief put on paid leave ; Action stems from EMT training investigation - Massachusetts
Despite concerns, East Montpelier ambulance service approved - Vermont
Levy's Failure Means No Paramedics After Dec. 31 - Washington
Slow response critical - North Carolina

Obits/Services
Southern Arizona paramedics remember mentor - Arizona

World
Assualts against police, ambulance officers on the rise in Victoria - Australia

Medevac
Helicopter company opens after fatal crash - Illinois

Criminal
Brookyln EMT charged with Insurance fraud - New York
Former EMS Lieutenant Charged With Embezzlement - North Carolina
Former Spencerport Ambulance Director Sent to Prison - New York

Legal
Monroe Ambulance to appeal court decision - New York

12/12/08

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance Crashes Overnight On Briley Pkwy Killing One - Tennessee

EMS A-Z Series
EMS A-Z Series "T" Taking Time - EMS Style

America
State official: Skipped EMT courses were vital - Massachusetts
Ambulance debate continues - Wisconsin
ETMC set to receive funds again - Texas
Fire chief's 'Scare tactics' rile Allingtown residents - Connecticut
EMS worker called to crash that killed her daughter - Kentucky
Lowell Puts Ambulance Quest On Hold - Arkansas
Meeting called to address EMS service - Ohio
Hilltown continues to look at EMS services within township - Pennsylvania
Meeting will hash out differences over Valley EMS - Idaho
Wheeler: Didn't know ambulance problem was so bad - Massachusetts
EMS to implement non-transport fees - Georgia

Legal
Gold Cross ambulance employees sue Mayo Clinic - Minnesota

Criminal
NYC Firefighter Accused Of Calling In False Alarms - New York

Awards-Honors
Rescue Squad celebrates 40 years of caring - Virginia
Roanoke County firefighter/paramedic recognized for service - Virginia
New ambulance station named after Ted Barr - West Virginia

Human Interest
Daughter follows in parents' footsteps as NYC paramedic - New York

Obits/Services
Michelle Ann Will, Paramedic - California

World
Medic beaten unconscious by his patient - UK

12/9/08

Ambulance Crash Log
Pickup, ambulance collide; three injured - Missouri

Military
Drive to drill, save some lives … Another day at the office

America
Cleveland EMS poised to lead efforts in improving cardiac care - Ohio
Video: Man dies after paramedics wrong diagnosis - Washington DC
Montague: Expand ambulance chief search - Michigan
Maryland Emergency Medical Services Systems Region 1 still without director - Maryland

Canada
Pile-up of emergency calls drives EMS to declare red alert - Canada

World
Baby 'Critical' After Ambulance Crash - UK
Government Chips In $800,000 for New $1 Million Ambulance Boat - Virgin Islands

Medevac
Nothing's left to chance aboard a medical helicopter - Indiana
CommuniCube at AMTC

12/7/08

Special Report
Medical helicopter crash map

Medevac
Deadly air ambulance crashes hits record in '08

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance's failure to slow down blamed for collision - Texas
Butler County ambulance driver takes plea deal - Pennsylvania

America
County hires North Memorial for ambulance management - Minnesota
Collier fire-EMS merger may get resuscitated Monday- Florida
Paramedic died of arrhythmia, autopsy finds - Maryland
Fundraiser For Medevac Paramedic Killed In Crash - Maryland
Fire, EMS agencies trade service offers - Indiana

Medevac
Air ambulance tax could be imposed Monday - Florida

Criminal
Former ambulance operator sentenced to prison - Illnois

Obits/Services
Doug Dorow - Wisconsin
Shirley C. Peterson - Pennsylvania

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

12/4/08

America
FAA Invites Comments on HEMS Rule Changes
ambulance driver guilty in fatal crash - Pennsylvania
City Ambulances put Heart Attacks on Ice - New York
Ambulance district seeks help from certified EMTs - Colorado
Tactical Medical Squad to work with Selma police - North Carolina
Firefighters, Victim's Family Disagree on How Case was Handled - Washington DC
New Haven Suffering EMT Shortage - Connecticut

Legal
Two More Employees Sue Gold Cross Ambulance - Minnesota

Obits/Services
Remembering Retired Assistant Chief Carl Saxe - Wisconsin

Bodily Assault Log
Paramedic slugged during aftermath of fight; 2 arrested - Texas

Medevac
Air ambulance service opens in Hondo - Texas

World
Paramedic shot with BB's as he treats a patient - UK

Features
Medic earns three Purple Hearts

12/2/08

Features
Medic earns three Purple Hearts

Ambulance Crash Log
Minivan, ambulance collision causes rollover - New York
Ambulance involved in crash - New York
Ambulance hits car, injuring car's driver - Texas
Ambulance in Hwy. 1 crash near Village - California

America
Firefighter Hit By Truck While Directing Traffic - Tennessee
Hampton Falls selectmen nearing ambulance decision - New Hampshire
Collier Ambulance At Fault But Not Charged - Florida
Bullitt may charge residents who request ambulance, refuse trip - Kentucky
Gary medical employees speak out on layoffs - Indiana
Council OKs ambulance service increase - Virginia
Chief Dennis Rubin releases statement on fighting DC firefighters - Washington DC
Mayor: No to EMS plan again - Massachusetts
Ansonia medical services chief to step down - Connecticut
Rescue services disparity an issue - Michigan
City Council approves Denver Health contract - Colorado
Lowell Moves Closer To Ambulance Service - Arkansas
Dallas looks for faster EMS response - Texas

Criminal
Man went berserk in ambulance, police say - Pennsylvania
Ambulance worker arrested on scene - New Mexico