2/25/09

Lynchburg Paramedic/Firefighter Joins First Lady at Presidential Address - Washington DC

America
Audit: EMT Time sheets not ‘falsified’ - Tennessee
Billing for Holland EMS Under Consideration - New York
West Covina to offer ambulance insurance - California
Buffalo Fire Dept. wants its own EMT training program - New York
Medic cuts spark concern for Crescent Fire District - Oregon
Union Pushes for Fire Dept. MAST Consolidation - Missouri

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance driver sentenced for crash that killed 2 - Pennsylvania

Canada
New paramedic support system kicks in April 1 - Canada
BC ambulance paramedics set to strike - Canada
Questioning tiered response - CanadaCriminal
Police Arrest paramedic Pernice On Theft Charge - Missouri

Human Interest
One of the first to implement a full paramedic program - California

Medevac
Bolingbrook medical helicopter company ends air transport - Illinois
LifeMed copter base moving to Wolf Lake - Alaska
Opinion: Medevac system must stay flying - Maryland

World
Ambulance drivers blacklist 7500 violent homes - UK

Obits/Services
Georgia Ann Walton - Wyoming