1/30/09

Emergency Vehicle Brownouts Take Effect - California

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance flips on its side on way to fire - Indiana ..
Ambulance Involved In Weather-Related Crash - Ohio
Man who reportedly crashed into ambulance charged with DUI - South Carolina

America
Man leaps from ambulance, found passed out in street - Ohio
DUI Crash into Ambulance Building - Virginia
Southern Shores Volunteer Fire Department terminates contract to provide fire service - North Carolina
Fire trucks will respond with EMS beginning Feb. 1 - Tennessee
Off-duty EMT comes to aid of beaten man - Maryland
Firefighters and EMS workers protest overtime cutbacks - Georgia
BB gun battle in firehouse leaves FF with serious eye injury - Maryland
Rochester: Merge fire department, paramedics - Iowa
EMS at the Inauguration
Ambulance driver had texted on run - New York
Avalanche drill turns into real-life rescue (w/ slideshow) - Nevada
Patchwork EMS blamed on volunteer shortage - New York
Fire union agrees to furloughs - California
Newport Fire Department Chief resigns - North Carolina

Canada
MPP wants award for paramedics - Canada
Elderly motorist in critical condition after crash with ambulance - Canada
Alarm raised over ambulance dispatches - Canada

World
Union flags self defence courses for paramedics - Australia

Criminal
Woman accused of embezzling $6,000 from ambulance association will plead guilty - Pennsylvania
EMS Worker Gets Weekly Overtime Pay She Didn't Work - Tennessee

Medevac
Improving Medical Helicopter Safety - Illinois

Human Interest
Westminster mom thanks paramedics in roadside delivery - Colorado

Obits/Services
Ronald M. “Ron” Vineyard Sr. - Ohio
Cary Epstein - New York

ER /Hospital
ER care for kids "stinks" - Florida

1/28/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance hits car in Niskayuna crash - New York
Village, chief sued after crash - Ohio

America
County Votes to Enter Contract Talks With Outside Ambulance Service - Tennessee
Charlotte studies privatization - Florida
Some Say Ambulance Ordinance Needs Change - South Dakota
Bradley County EMS & Fire Rescue Dispute - Tennessee
Sides clearly drawn at ambulance hearing - New York
Southwest Ambulance Awarded Exclusive 911 Renewal
Ice problems include slips, falls and stuck ambulance crews - Washington DC
EMT approval melts hiring freeze after a week - Massachusetts
Dearth of Rescue Squad volunteers worries Berkeley Heights Township Council - New Jersey
Ambulances battle winter - Indiana
Eldon will stop transport service - Iowa
Utica’s ambulance service profitable, but city must show need - New York

Human Interest
CL Volunteer Fire Department going strong since 1956 - Iowa
Port Huron Workplace Equity - Michigan

Medevac
TMH to monitor effect of eliminating Tallahassee air ambulance - Florida

Criminal
Ambulance volunteer has license suspended after DWI charge - New York
Firefighter charged for taking severed foot - Florida
45 percent there!

1/26/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Deadly Vernon Crash - Texas

America
Gregg to restart ambulance service - Indiana
Help Wanted: Emergency Medical Services - Hawaii
Should the city wash its hands of the county-wide ambulance service? - New York
Consolidation of Collier County fire, EMS not expected anytime soon - Florida
Private Ambulance Companies React To Yakima's EMS Levy - Washington
Grant will allow Ford County Fire/EMS to give pets oxygen - Kansas
Ambulance rides may cost more - Montana
Aging population increases demand for ambulances - Wisconsin
Police, Fire, EMS Prep Vehicles For Driving On Ice - Arkansas
Hale Center EMS enters phase 2 of fundraising effort - Texas
Whitefish Emergency Services Face Funding Difficulties - Montana

Human Interest
Volunteer fire company fetes Charlie Pfahl’s service - Connecticut

Medevac
New Rescue Aircraft For Air Idaho - Idaho
Bid for new helicopters ‘exciting step forward’ - Maryland
FAA Announces Changes to A021 for HEMS Operators
Investigators: Weather conditions, pilot's inexperience contributed to helicopter crash - Texas

Obits/Services
Michael A. King - South Carolina
Charlie Myers - Michigan
45 percent there!

1/24/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Two die in collision with ambulance - Florida
Car strikes ambulance on I-79 on-ramp - Pennsylvania

America
Ambulance contract awaits final approval - Louisiana
Ambulance provider starts work in July - Indiana
Airport may end on-site paramedic deal - Pennsylvania
Loma Linda again considers paramedic fee - California
Where will the ambulance take you? - Washington
Ambulance fails to respond after car crash - New Mexico

Legal
Jury finds EMT unit negligent - Pennsylvania

Criminal
Ambulance fund theft case going to court - Ohio
ER doc tells what happened outside Glasgow hospital as sniper fired on workers - Montana
Jury deliberations begin after Burgess testimony - Tennessee

World
Ambulance response time slowest in 10 years in 2007 - Japan
Paramedic, senator held for questioning over alleged Travolta extortion plot - Bahamas

Obits/Services
Henry Garton - New Jersey
Alex Donald Harmon - South Carolina
Volunteer firefighter-paramedic Quigley killed in crash - Maryland

Human Interest
James Catoe retires after 33 years - South Carolina

1/23/09

Job Listings
City looking to hire paramedic recruits - Hawaii

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance crashes en route to hospital - Vermont
Paramedic injured in crash on 288 - Texas

America
Joint EMS Serves Three Towns, Saves Lives - New Jersey
EMS unveils medical motorcycles - Texas
Fire Dept. defends using trucks for medical calls - Maryland
Weirton Police Cruiser Crashes Into Ambulance Service Building - Ohio
City poised to scrap county-wide ambulance service =- New York
City likely to probe TFD training - Oklahoma
Emergency Workers Dispute Investigated - Tennessee
Lutz Loses Out On Ambulance - Florida
Opponents of Yakima's EMS Levy Speak - Washington
Mayor says firefighters behaved unprofessionally - Tennessee
ZOLL gets clearance to sell new line of defibrillators
Valley EMS pulls application to buy ambulances - Connecticut
Ambulance Location Pending - Florida
County may pay price for fewer EMS volunteers - Ohio
Aiken County EMS understaffed; neighbors worried about response time - Georgia
Union Vale offers medical insurance to volunteers - New York
Ambulance District Expects Delivery Of New Building - Missourri

Criminal
Woman charged in ambulance assn. theft - Pennsylvania
Paramedics Accused Of Drug Theft - Tennessee

Bodily Assault Log
Man arrested, allegedly pushed EMT who was helping dad - Wisconsin

Legal
Ex-HFD captain appeals her firing over fatal accident - Texas

Medevac
Maryland Issues Bid for New State Medevacs
Medevac debate gets emotional at Senate hearing

Obits/Services
Crowd, colorful tribute bid paramedic farewell - Colorado
Edmonds paramedic dies climbing in Argentina - Washington
Melissa G. Greenhagen - Montana
County honors fallen paramedic - Tennessee

1/21/08

EMSN Notices
40 percent there!

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance damaged on Bypass - Iowa
Teen driver injured in wreck with ambulance - Missouri
Ambulance Crashes on I-64 - West Virginia
Ambulance Crashes into Utility Pole, Knocking Out Power to 88 - ORegon
Ambulance, car, and fire truck involved in Jersey City crash - New Jersey

Criminal
EMT shot and killed in ambulance barn behind hospital - Montana

America
Eureka Fire Chief seeks emergency equipment from ambulance district - Arkansas
Tulsa Firefighters accused of falsifying EMS training records - Oklahoma
Ambulance drivers' safety called into question in Fannin Co. - Texas
Fire, ambulance companies merger a success, so far - Pennsylvania
Whitefish $1 million short for EMS center - Montana
D.C. Fire Has Received 143 Calls So Far
Huge crowds mean injuries, EMS headaches - Washington DC
Gov. Nixon halts $80 million emergency worker radio system - Missouri
Agency reviews complaints against Newport Fire Department - North Carolina
Sam Rafal: EMS numbers don't add up - Georgia
Military
Fort Benning's 3rd Brigade gets Strykers for medical evacuations

Medevac
Bad Weather Forces Medical Helicopter to Land in Field - Wisconsin

Criminal
Glasgow in a State of Shock, Locals React to Shooting - Montana

1/17/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Driver Hospitalized after Crashing into Ambulance - Michigan

Car driver ticketed in ambulance crash - Washington

America
Questions Surround Ambulance Responses To DIA Crash - Colorado
State should be reimbursed for inaugural-related costs
Fire chief, paramedic under investigation - North Carolina
Hospital to combine 2 ambulance stations - Washington
Breast Cancer Awareness Ambulance - Indiana
West Virginia Flight and Emergency Crews Praise New York Responders
Leader: Don't blame EMS in patient death - North Carolina
Found unqualified first responders at Gainesville; Chief & family evicted - Virginia
EMS Committee to look at future of ambulances in town - Massachusetts

Criminal
2 KY County Officials Resign After Theft Charges - Kentucky

Awards-Honors
Great Falls paramedic trainer up for state award - Montana

Human Interest
Fallen paramedic honored at ceremony - Tennessee

Medevac
Med-Trans Corporation Achieves 100% NVG Compatibility With Fleet
‘Take the helicopter away and people are going to suffer’ - Maryland
Reports mention absence of terrain warning systems on crashed choppers

World
Paramedic molests date-rape drug girl in ambulance - UK

America
Wake County’s EMS Chief Now President-Elect Of National EMS Association

1/15/09

EMSN Notices
What's With The Reporting Lag?

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance, cars in 3-way wreck - California

America
Med Express could be cited - Loiusiana
Village to examine unified ambulance - New York
EMSA, Tulsa Fire Department lay out strategic plan - Oklahoma
Sunstar ambulance catches fire during patient transport - Florida
Jackson County ambulance panel looks at options - Illinois
First female division chief for Juneau - Alaska
Accokeek woman proud to be county's first female fire chief - Maryland
Southwest Ambulance donates 7 vehicles to Mexican cities
Warwick workers offered medical card option - Rhode Island
Firefighters Consider Letting Homeowners Fight Flames - California

Features
EMS and suicide aftermath - Colorado

Bodily Assault Log
Man charged after pulling knife on ex-girlfriend, beating up doctor - Wisconsin

Medevac
HELP Flight receives accreditation - Montana

Obits/Services
Robert M. Sponseller - Ohio
Paramedic Quigley to be laid to rest in Kingston - New York
Guy L. (Hank) Edwards - Indiana
Jimmy Stokes - Mississippi

1/14/09

Job Listings
South Carolina: FT and PT EMT’s and Paramedics

Features
Women may be more likely to experience EMS delays for heart care

America
NC EMS Chief Responds to Newport Fire EMT Investigation = North Carolina
Volunteer ambulance proposed for county - Alabama
Yakima Firefighters Spread the Word About the EMS Levy - Washington
Medicare revokes town's right to bill for ambulance runs - Massachusetts
Pro-Med continues services to county - Tennessee
911 dispatchers often unsung heroes - MIchigan
EMT Emergency - South Dakota
Paramedics Work In Freezing Temperatures - South Dakota
LL moves ahead with paramedic fee - California

ER /Hospital
Many rural ERs not staffed by doctors - Minnesota

Criminal
Paramedic Faces New Charges Of Lewd Acts On Child - South Carolina
Fake paramedic admits he was an imposter - Colorado

Bodily Assault Log
Paramedic chief says some Ashley Scott bruises from kicking - Tennessee

Obits/Services
Funeral, procession for EMT, wife today - Colorado
Staff. Sgt. Justin Bauer - Colorado

Human Interest
Kudos to the local EMS program - New Mexico
EMT Teen Hailed as a Hero - Vermont

1/13/09

Ambulance Crash Log
FHP Investigates Crash Involving 2 Ambulances - Florida
Ambulance in wreck - Texas

America
Seventeen ambulances respond, Nearly 100 Injured In 59-Vehicle Pileup On I-93 - New Hampshire
EMS chiefs: We're a target - New York
Carteret County Committee Revokes Newport Fire Chief’s EMT Certification - North Carolina
Makeup EMT classes a go in Hamilton, but who will pay? - Massachusetts
Budget Crunch Could Impact Wake EMS - North Carolina
Short On Manpower - Washington
Hospital tweaks ambulance schedule to better serve Norwalk - Connecticut
LL explores paramedic fee - California
Westmed problems blamed on county - California

Features
Emergency Auto Injector Anti-Seizure Treatments to be Studied

Canada
Paramedics caught in waiting game - Canada

Medevac
NTSB to Release Public Dockets on Nine Fatal HEMS Accidents
The Medevac Mission Mix - Maryland

Legal
Gary Accused of Discriminatory Hiring - Indiana

Human Interest
In case of emergency - Oklahoma

Obits/Services
Kenneth Earl White - South Carolina
Richard Quigley - New York

1/11/09

America
Two Lake-Sumter EMS employees assigned to presidential inauguration detail - Florida
Emergency services proposal a bad idea - California
Lee resigns as EMS director - Kentucky
Plenty of hazards on the way to fire for firefighters - Massachusetts
EMS woes become a concern - Ohio
Whitewood in need of ambulance crew members - South Dakota
Lake Station to reduce ambulance staffing - Indiana
Calls for Manhattan Beach fire crews soar - California
Emergency response lacking, Mountain Top residents say - Pennsylvania
911 Dispatch System Returns, is Fully Functional - ORegon
School Buses Collide Injuring Twenty-Five Kids - California

Human Interest
Far beyond call of duty - California
First woman firefighter in Martin County reflects on good memories - Florida

Obits/Services
Donald Dettmering - Minnesota
Slain hero noted for service - New York
EMS worker dies from cardiac arrest at crash scene - New York
Todd G. Tutt - Louisiana
Elizabeth 'Betty' (Gunn) Stevens - New Hampshire
Jerry Parrick - Montana

1/10/09

EMSN Notices
What's With The Reporting Lag?

Military
US Army Deploys MRAP Ambulances in Combat

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance collision closes Oregon 217 - Oregon
Ambulance Strikes Tree In Griswold - Connecticut
Teenager killed after crash with ambulance - Virginia
Ambulance hits tree, SUV rolls on Highway 217 - Oregon

America
HealthPartners buys Unity Area Ambulance - Wisconsin
Firefighter's Association Blames Paramedic Burnout On Shortage - Texas
State will audit Taney county ambulance board - Missouri
Ambulance company stops services overnight - Kentucky/OH/WV
Will they revoke her EMT license? - New York
Fire truck 'goes airborne' to avoid elderly driver - Connecticut
Fire Truck In Fatal Crash Had Brake Repair - Massachusetts
Probe of police EMT training begins - Massachusetts

Criminal
Man Charged With Impersonating EMT - Virginia
Guy steals ambulance, caught in Pr. George's Co. - Washington DC

Bodily Assault
Paramedic battered in Elgin - Illinois

World
Ambulance bursts into flames on road - Ireland

Human Interest
Loyal dog follows ambulance to hospital - California

America
Boston Fire Truck Crashes Into Building, Killing One FF - Massachusetts

12/9/09

EMSN Notices
What's With The Reporting Lag?

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance with critically ill patient struck in Schenectady - New York

World
Ambulance trip from Gaza a harrowing ordeal

America
Boston Fire Truck Crashes Into Building, Killing One FF - Massachusetts
5 Ambulances Sent To Multiple Shooting At Hgh School - Illinois
Warren reaches deal to resume EMS transports - Michigan
Teamsters Challenge Mayor's Furlough Policy; Furlough Includes EMS - Kentucky
Council approves ambulance ban, rejects referendum - Wisconsin
Cottonwood boasts 24/7 paramedics - Arizona
House Bill would allow EMTs to take blood samples at roadside DWI stops - Texas
Acadian Ambulance, Hospitals Expedite Heart Care - Louisiana
Firefighters earn top paramedic designation - Massachusetts

Criminal
Stamford woman charged with medical acts on friend - Connecticut
Moriah EMS Treasurer Admits Theft To Pay Mortgage - New York

Medevac
Tallahassee's LifeNet air-ambulance crew to disband - Florida

Legal
Fire chief identified as man exposing himself - Maryland

Obits/Services
Robert H. Brady, chief - Illinois
Diane Garrett, EMT - Colorado

Bodily Assault Log
Injured truck driver pulls gun on ambulance attendants - Canada

1/6/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Motorist in crash with ambulance charged with failure to yield - New Hampshire

Legal
Parents of infant killed in chopper crash file suit - Illinois

America
Cutbacks possibly to blame for death of woman on Rodeo Beach - California
EMS now a hospital operation - Ohio

Bodily Assault Log
Police arrest man accused of attacking paramedics - Ohio

World
Ambulance driver drink-drive arrest - UK

Job Listings
Missouri: EMT's and Paramedics (Six Flags, seasonal)

Obits/Services
Montgomery "Monty" N. Robinson,FF/Paramedic - Indiana
Joel 'Toad' Francis Cayemberg, Paramedic - Wisconsin
Dorothy “Dot” McCracken, Paramedic - Texas
Marion E. Jones, FF/EMT - Ohio
Michelle Smith, EMT - Delaware
Emanuel Doyle Windham - Louisiana
Kurt R. Beougher, FF/EMT - Kansas
Rosalie A.Hinkfuss, EMT - Wisconsin
Betty Jean 'Big Grandma' Haines, EMT - Ohio

1/5/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance responding to call collides with car - Washington
Ambulance involved in accident on Florida Blvd - Louisiana
Cyclist struck by ambulance- Mississippi
Ambulance rolls, MHP car with responders inside then hit on I-90 - Montana
3 injured in Johnston Co. accident involving ambulance - Oklahoma
Ambulance flips over in crash - Illinois

America
Casino company provides funds to continue ambulance service - Arkansas
Fixing D.C.'s dangerous ambulance - Washington DC
Council Splits On Ambulance Area - Illinois
Medical Alert Oversight Law Now In Effect - Kentucky
EMS gets muscle cars to reach emergencies faster - North Carolina
Lawton Fire Truck Slides Off Icy Roads - Michigan
Wake Launches Advanced Practice Paramedics - North Carolina

Canada
Program puts foreign doctors on paramedic fast track - Canada

Job Listings
Texas: EMT-Intermediate and Paramedic
Texas: EMT’s and Paramedics (Granbury)

Criminal
Tulsa Firefighter Accused In Station Crash - Oklahoma
Police: woman drives off with ambulance - Ohio

Criminal
Police upgrade charges to murder in paramedic’s death - Delaware
Man treated at hospital arrested in assault on medical staff - South Carolina

1/2/09

America
Sound of Mahomet crash spurs Army medic to action - Illinois
Ambulance substation fire ruled accidental - Pennsylvania
Firefighter, 3 others injured in 4-car crash - Maryland
A bitter reality for Warrick EMS - Indiana
Northern Ky. EMS placed on probation, fined - Kentucky
Private Ambulance Services Upset With New Change - Arkansas
Southern towns to share ambulance service - New York
State orders Stanley first responders to quit working - Wisconsin
Uncertainty surrounds ambulance services in Beekman - New York
Parademic, Resident, Hurt at West Side House Fire - Illinois

Human Interest
Couple spent 59 years serving township residents - Ohio
Octogenarian volunteer says helping is 'in his blood' - Virginia

Bodily Assault Log
Man ran over paramedic's foot on purpose, police say - West Virginia

Obits/Services
Marion E. Jones, FF/EMT - Ohio
Diane Lyle Garrett, EMT - Colorado