7/1/09

Legal
Bill boosts penalty to murder charge for responder deaths - Delaware

Features
Should People Who Weigh More Pay More For Ambulance? - Kansas

Ambulance Crash Log
Teens Ran Ambulance Off Road - Kentucky

America
Fire department 'brownouts' could become budget-cutting strategy - Nevada
Ambulance companies chase contracts - Massachusetts
Paramedic contract renewed - Illinois
EMT Back Injuries Declining, Still Problematic - Arkansas
Mobile evacuation bus expands emergency services - North Carolina
For fire officials, small is a big deal - Oklahoma
Roanoke fire stations shuffle staff - Virginia
Volunteer fire department, trustees at odds - Ohio
HEMSI starts work on new Madison site - Alabama

Bodily Assault Log
Charged with attacking EMT - New Jersey

Medevac
Shannon joins forces with Med-Trans for air ambulance services - Texas
Bigger, faster helicopter joins Lifesaver fleet - Alabama

Obits/Services
David Tidings - New York
Curtis Oliver Bow - Indiana

World
Paramedic dispute nears resolution - Australia

Public Affairs: Matt Zavadsky, Senior Editor
AAA Government Affairs E-Update 6-24-2009