8/6/09

America
Firefighters respond to own building _ twice - Texas
Garage fire destroys 2 ambulances in Paonia - Colorado
L.A. Fire Department cutbacks begin today; response times to increase - California
Midland City switches ambulance service - Texas
HCV switches EMS provider - Texas
Questions Arise About IGH's Fire Response Time - Minnesota
Ellis wants ambulance review - New York
$1.50 a month 'ambulance tax' proposed in Irving - Texas
Former Pike County paramedic Adam Hammitt returns as county's ambulance administrator - Illinois
Layman named Caroline’s first Fire-EMS Chief - Virginia
Virginia Tech Rescue Squad adds new vehicles - Virginia
EMS asks for more funds after cutting budget - Texas
Chapel Hill EMS station opens - Tennessee
City fire department struggles to collect fees for ambulance service - OklahomaCriminal
Drugs go missing from ambulance in Roanoke Co., former employee responsible - Virginia
Ambulance care for ambulance driver after he’s charged with sex offense - New York
Former Troutville volunteer fire chief indicted on drug charges - Virginia

Awards-Honors
SH fire department celebrating 100 years - North Carolina

Medevac
Air Evac: No Bad Feelings About Move - West Virginia
Air Evac Business At Airport "Flies Away" - West Virginia

Obits/Services
Gerald W. Willard - Alaska
Donald C. Teague - Massachusetts
Robert E. Barkman - Ohio
Paul H. Stelter - Minnesota

Special Report
Establishing AED Programs in House of Worship

Human Interest
Off-duty paramedic revives a Tampa toddler who nearly drowned - Florida

Legal
City uses HIPAA wrongly as shield - Texas