12/9/09

Military
Baghdad Emergency teams find horror all too familiar

America
Private ambulance operators leery of plan - Tennessee
Tisbury votes $6.8 million for new EMS building - Massachusetts
County eyes EMS tax rate change - Maryland
Bullard to choose EMS provider in January - Texas
EMS board may be eliminated - Tennessee
Guest column: Volunteer firefighter force will not work - Indiana
Search continues for Warren EMS director - Ohio
Firefighter-paramedic French facing suspension over rolling engine incident - Florida
City offers six-year EMS/fire deal - Michigan

Criminal
Sex abuse trial of former ER doctor begins - Alabama
Former EMS chief pleads guilty to theft - Ohio

Obits/Services
Horry County Council honors medical helicopter crew - South Carolina
DeLand Firefighter Dies In Motorcycle Crash - Florida

Human Interest
Director of state emergency medical services retires - South Dakota

Awards-Honors
Peoples, Godfrey awarded for service to the Belen Fire Department - New Mexico

World
Ambulances left queuing for hours at a&es across Birmingham - UK

Klobuchar amendment attempts to reduce paramedic shortages - Washington DC