7/31/09

America
Trustee dumps ambulance funding - Indiana
KC officials back $200,000 for consultants on MAST consolidation - Missouri
Council's rush to kill MAST as we know it hits a speed bump - Missouri
Westford selectmen back ALS paramedic plan - Massachusetts
City considers ambulance service as fire hopes fade - Tennessee
Higher U.S. speed limit linked to 12,500 more deaths
Rural/Metro Awarded Exclusive 911 Ambulance Contract Renewal - California
New EMS tool saving taxpayer dollars - Florida
Emergency medical services board given new director - Kentucky
Blocking EMS scanner traffic hurts the public - Texas
Future of Warrick EMS - Indiana
Midlands ambulance crews strain to help obese patients - Nebraska
JPD's PROWL unit busts a new kind of lab; new drug on the street - Arkansas
Jonesboro's E-911 Center doing online training - Arkansas
Lexington County tax hike would fund ambulance crew - South Carolina
Emergency crews transporting more obese patients - Ohio
First female chief - New Mexico
Dominican Republic Town's Mayor Questioned by D.C. Council in Equipment Donation - Washington DC
Seniors pose for 'nearly nude' shoot - To benefit rescue squad - Virginia
EMS competition has international appeal - New York

ER /Hospital
Sacred Heart Staff Test Pediatric Trauma System - Oregon
Taser plan aimed at violent patients in ER - Maine

Human Interest
Paramedic joins Visalian search for truth behind legends on show

7/29/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Marion Ambulance in Accident - Massachusetts

America
603 ambulance rides for man over 3 years - New York
Fire trucks exempt from bridge toll; ambulances not - Louisiana
Rural NP County EMS back on the table - Idaho
Roselle 911 calls will go to DuComm; eight lose jobs - Illinois
City approves changed ambulance district IGA - Colorado
Paramedic came upon scene of death - New York

Military
Military planning for possible H1N1 outbreak

Criminal
EMT hangs himself in jail cell after being charged in death of woman missing since 2007 - Missouri
Firefighter Shot Near Cambridge - Kansas
Dozens arrested in Medicare fraud busts across US

Bodily Assault Log
Paramedic hit in face with bottle on West Side - Illinois

ER /Hospital
Daily News investigates faked records and fatal blunders at city-run hospitals - New York
No Room in the ER - Tennessee
Hospital tables ambulance talks - Oklahoma

Legal
Bank obtains judgment against fire department, EMS, over mortgage - Pennsylvania

Medevac
Life Star Helicopter Lands In Field - Kansas

Obits/Services
Paul J. Ross - Illinois

World
Blaze? Time to call the firebots: Army bomb detonators recycled for 999 crews - UK

Public Affairs
AAA Government Affairs E-Update July 29, 2009

7/28/09

Features
Opinion: Military veteran medics could alleviate critical shortage

America
EMS Contract Moves Forward - Arkansas
Panel to monitor ambulances - Louisiana
Cleveland jumps to set up ambulance service - Tennessee
Report: St. Paul Ambulance That Backed Over Woman Did Not Follow Guidelines - Minnesota
Patient dumping case conjoins several knotty problems - Florida
Aiken County EMS Doubling Ambulances - South Carolina
Mayoral Official, Friend Implicated at Council Fire Truck Proceeding - Washington
Richmond Ambulance Authority names new CEO - Virginia
Desperate for volunteers - Minnesota
PGFD staffing plan calls for closing two border stations Maryland
Valley to discuss EMS director job - Alabama
Paramedics Respond Instantly To Plane Crash - Oklahoma
Ambulance providers vying for contract - California
Officials to choose ambulance service - Georgia
Franklin extends pilot program to silence some sirens - Wisconsin

Job Listings
Texas: Paramedic/Firefighters

Medevac
EagleMed selling to national air medical transportation company - Kansas

Criminal
Westmont paramedic accused of stealing morphine - Illinois


Human Interest
Off-duty paramedic saves man - Canada
Program encourages students to pursue EMS career - Kentucky
Former paramedic assistant injured in crash learns to live without favorite activities - California

Obits/Services
Daryl ‘D.D.’ Craft - Colorado
Dale Richard Newell - New York

7/26/09

America
Rural Jefferson County Faces Difficult Future Without EMS - Texas
Another Lengthy EMS Response - Virginia
REMSA ambulance found in ditch, officials unsure what happened - Nevada
Menoher Heights ending ambulance service - Pennsylvania
Human Error Found in Ambulance Response Time - New York
Knox taxpayers foot bill for homeless ambulance rides - Tennessee
Police to record license plates rolling through Boulder City - Nevada
Ambulance district and city still can't agree - Missouri
E-911 systems feeling crunch - Alabama
Device safely removes Taser darts

Military
Helicopter ambulance crews: Making sure everyone makes it home - Afghanistan

Criminal
Sugarcreek fire captain faces felony complaint for falsifications - Ohio
Paramedic accused of false report called wife to tell of stabbing, recording shows - Kentucky

Human Interest
Off DUty paramedic Mark Vanza saves toddler - Ohio
Tewksbury paramedic makes a difference - Massachusetts
For Whom the Siren Screens, It May be For You - New York

7/24/09

Special Report
From mortgage broker to medic: Saint Robert man receives Bronze Star - Missouri

Legal
Volunteer groups seek relief from disclosure law - Pennsylvania

Ambulance Crash Log
Crash between Chicopee Fire Department ambulance and another vehicle injures 4 in Holyoke - Massachusetts

Public Affairs
CALL TO ACTION - Call Your Senators in Support of Including Medicare Ambulance Relief Extension in Health Care Reform BillThe time is now for you to CALL your Senators regarding including extensions of Medicare ambulance relief in health care reform legislation.

America
High Tech Vehicle Design Boosts Emergency Rescue Capacity
St. Charles County ambulance board member faces criticism over second DWI charge - Missouri
Tempers flare: Firefighters, Collier EMS medical director want each other censured - Florida
Paramedic response teams part of a vanishing breed - Pennsylvania
Area ambulance drivers seeing more uninsured - New York
State expected to keep funding EMT training - New Jersey
Cost Overruns Scrutinized at City Council Meeting - New York
EMS Billing Moves Along - Virginia
18 law enforcement officers sickened after searching pulled over truck - Louisiana
Cash-strapped states raid 911 funds

Legal
City may face wrongful-death suit - Minnesota

Criminal
Ex-paramedic faces new stalking charges - Connecticut

Military
Ohio Guardsmen providing free medical care in Hawaii

Medevac
LifeFlight Updates Fleet With Two High Performance, More Efficient Helicopters - TennesseeCanada
Toronto takes legal action to boost ambulance service during strike - Canada

World
Intrepid trio hit road to deliver ambulance - UK

7/23/09

EMS A-Z Series
EMS A-Z Series "V" Ventilations, Ventilators, Very Basic

Human Interest
Esquire: The Strange Happiness of the Emergency Medic

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance struck while responding to fatal Peach County crash - Georgia
Ambulance causes wreck on Beal - Florida
Ambulance, Car Collide In Manchester - New Hampshire
Taxi And Ambulance Crash Sending 3 To The Hospital - Maryland

Legal
Spouses of Fatal Paulding County ambulance crash suing - Ohio

America
McMinnville's custom $200,000 vehicle totaled on call - Oregon
Southside Fire and EMS Strip for a Good Cause - South Carolina
Sales tax decline hits ambulance board finances - Missouri
Fees for 911 service, by state
Carnegie fire bureau behind on payments for rescue headquarters - Pennysylvania
L.A. fire chief says budget cuts will mean longer response times - California
Fire Department to change emergency services model - California
Ambulance delay: How did we get here? - California
Plan to reduce EMS overtime OK’d, will save $30K - North Carolina
$50K loss per month: Central EMS adjusting to economy, lost calls - Arkansas
Commission agrees to put EMS back under the Emery Sheriff's Office - Utah
Ambulance tour brings message about health reform - Montana

Legal
Family Sues Facebook After EMT's Photo of Slain Daughter Is Posted - New York

Criminal
Police: Medic Stabbed Himself For Time Off From Work - Kentucky

Human Interest
New Mother Thanks Paramedics In Backward Birth - Colorado

Bodily Assault Log
Menahga patient allegedly assaults paramedic en route to hospital - Minnesota

7/22/09

Public Affairs: Matt Zavadsky, Senior Editor
CALL TO ACTION - Call Your Senators in Support of Including Medicare Ambulance Relief Extension in Health Care Reform Bill
The time is now for you to CALL your Senators regarding including extensions of Medicare ambulance relief in health care reform legislation.

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance involved in S. Tampa traffic crash - Florida

America
Batavia ambulance personnel get pink slips - New York
Ambulance in Baraboo makes run at Sauk - Wisconson
Hayward man dies after fall during helicopter training at Backbone Fire - California
Selectman outraged over ambulance chief's arrest - Connecticut
As a part of the USDA Federal Stimulus Grant Hospital gets new ambulance - Arkansas
Belle Rive volunteer firemen resign over feud - Illinois
Former Chief To Run Ambulance Group Again - Connecticut

Criminal
Palmer Township man accused of driving drunk, assaulting paramedic in Bethlehem - Pennsylvania
Oxford Ambulance Exec Charged With DUI - Connecticut

Legal
Federal regulators say Mercy violated patient-dumping laws - California
EMT asks ambulance commission to pay Schiller's legal fees - Wisconsin
ND group ordered to repay $124K in misspent funds - North Dakota
Firefighters seek immunity for answers - Oklahoma
Suit: Horizon put profits over patients - New Jersey
Paramedic Sues Trooper Over Scuffle Caught on Video - Oklahoma
City To Pay $250,000 To Settle Lawsuit - Tennessee

Canada
Ottawa paramedic gets into 'Esquire' - Canada

Medevac
CRMC partners with Air Evac - Georgia

7/21/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Two Jasper teens arrested after collision with ambulance - Texas
Four people hurt when ambulance hits manure wagon - New York
Ambulance hits car - Florida

America
State stops Bed-Stuy Volunteer Ambulance Corps EMT classes - despite successes - New York
Fire destroys ambulances, building in Eldred boro - Pennsylvania
Fire truck rear-ended after cruiser is struck - New Hampshire
Crooksville Paying Day EMTs - Ohio
Paramedics vote overwhelmingly to give up raises - Texas
EM firefighters union supports ambulance proposal - Iowa
EMT censures spur action - Massachusetts
Some question N.J. medical transport reform effort - New Jersey
Blackduck Ambulance staff become paramedics - Minnesota

Bodily Assault Log
Trooper in scuffle with paramedic remains on leave - Oklahoma

Obits/Services
Charles O'Hare - Ohio
Howard Thornton - Florida
E. James “Jim” Monihan - Delaware
Paramedics Mourn The Loss Of Shaeffer - Missouri
Chris Talbert - Illinois
Charles Richard Aukland - Ohio
Rex B. Pounds - South Dakota

7/18/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance en route to emergency collides with car - Oklahoma

Special Report
Bean Bill Helps Vets Become EMT's

Criminal
EMT, 2 others nabbed on federal child porn indictments - Texas

America
Car slams into ambulance station - Pennsylvania
Doddridge County EMS Gets Six Month Contract - West Virginia
Valley College Cuts Paramedic Program - Texas
North Adams Ambulance Plans Expansion - Massachusetts
White House wants more power to set Medicare rates
New system reduces time between 911 call, hospital treatment for cardiac patients - Texas
Motorized rescue units help beach patrol keep visitors safe - MarylandCanada
'Staging' by EMS workers needs review, mayor says - Canada

Job Listings
New York: Director, EMS Training
New York: Director, EMS Operations

7/17/09

America
EMS fees feasible for some, but not others - Ohio
One Third Of EMS Ambulances Out Of Service - Louisiana
Jimmy Davis Out As Fire-Rescue-EMS Chief - North Carolina
Floyd EMS sign goes up - Georgia
Petitions filed to get East Moline ambulance service issue on ballot - Illinois
CMS Selects TrailBlazer Health Enterprises to Administer Medicare Program in Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi
Emergency medical workers describe 'horror movie' at scene of Jersey City police shooting - New Jersey
Cole County takes control of ambulance service Sunday morning - Missouri
No apparent injuries in fire truck rollover - Tennessee
Emergency calls doubling - North Carolina
Ambulance contract delayed - California
9-1-1 dispatch system now shared in Washington, Clackamas counties - Oregon
EMS rollercoaster ride continues - Idaho
Laid-off supervisor named interim EMS director - Massachusetts

Canada
Jim Hearst’s death puts spotlight on paramedics’ wait-for-police policy - Canada

Human Interest
City’s First Volunteer Ambulance Corps Turns 35 - New York

Criminal
Man in diabetic stupor drives off with ambulance - Louisiana

World
Crews 'need stab vests as standard' - UK
WHO: H1N1 pandemic spreading too fast to count

Awards-Honors
Reynolds, Essex Ambulance Chief, Honored - Connecticut

ER /Hospital
New head of Prince George's ER is a technophile - Maryland

7/16/09

America
East Moline residents try to force ambulance vote - Iowa
A closer look at air ambulance crashes - Kansas
New EMS service for Crafton - Pennsylvania
County re-groups after EMS rejection - Idaho
Belle Rive mayor, fire chief at odds - Illinois
Floyd EMS operations to begin in Polk County on July 17 - Georgia
St. Louis Paramedic Nearly Drowns; 12-year veteran in critical condition - Missouri
Despite union objection new MD fire chief confirmed - Maryland
Chilmark makes changes on Tri-Town ambulance committee - Massachusetts
Sierra Madre exploring possibility of contracting out safety services - California

Legal
EMT suspended after arrest - Colorado
Ambulance lawsuit continues - Illinois

Criminal
Man accused of stealing MAST ambulance - Missouri
Police officer seeks jail time for impersonating an EMT - Massachusetts
Hanover Fire & EMS equipment stolen - Virginia

Canada
911 'butt calls' a problem for Metro Vancouver's emergency dispatchers - Canada

Job Listings
Minot in Need of EMS Employees - North Dakota
Wisconsin: EMT (Colfax)

World
Australia's "worst case scenario" 6,000 H1N1 deaths
Helicopter Is Sent 15 Miles For 250yard Emergency Flight - UK
Paramedic Fired for Telling Dying Woman to Drink Gin and 'Relax' - UK

Medevac
Big Spring Air Evac Lifeteam Crew Receives Company’s Regional Community Service Base Award - Texas

Awards-Honors
Reyes is honored by Air Evac - Texas
Waynesboro man honored for years in ambulance service - Pensylvania
Lifeline marking 30 years of Ind. medical flights - Indiana

Obits/Services
Henry “Bud” Gaddo - Illinois
Margaret "Maggie" King - Texas
Jeffrey McKinney - Pennsylvania
Antoinette Gronski - Wisconsin

7/14/09

Special Report
"Kidde Dual Sensor" smoke alarms recall

America
CPR Certification At Home With Nintendo's Wii
Westwego to consider merging police, EMS departments - Louisiana
Gwinnett Cuts May Hurt 911 Response - Georgia
Extending emergency service abilities - Alabama
Orlando budget cuts might lead to fewer ambulances - Florida
Fire Chief cited for unprofessional conduct - Arizona
Boone County Joint Communications dispatchers struggle with workload - Missouri
Houston's first female firefighter says recent HFD scandal is not a surprise - Texas
Burke names EMS boss - North Carolina
Bound Brook EMT vs. Bridgewater police: An ugly family squabble - New Jersey
Fire station in danger of closure - California

Criminal
Man Wanted For Impersonating Paramedic - Oklahoma
Unlicensed DUI suspect steals ambulance while awaiting blood test - Kansas

Medevac
Helicopter Grounded - Oklahoma

Obits/Services
Maria Schroeder - North Carolina

Canada
Paramedics sent back home over black T-shirts - Canada
Man Blames Strike For Partner's Death, Slow Ambulance Response Time - Canada

ER /Hospital
ER malpractice standard raised - Arizona
Minnesota’s public hospitals say services in peril - Minnesota

7/13/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Ambulance crashes on way to a call - Tennessee

America
Man gets out of ambulance, is hit by trailer - Illinois
Laptops in ambulances boost emergency care - Indiana
County ready to switch 911 systems - Virginia
LRMC working on EMS building - Georgia
Joint Committee on Judiciary Holds July 14 Hearing On Bill to Increase Criminal Penalties for Assaulting Nurses

Criminal
Paramedic police say stabbed himself is arraigned in court - Kentucky

World
New flu resembles feared 1918 virus, study finds

Human Interest
A medic's memoirs - Maryland
Female firefighters walk the balance beam - Ohio

Awards-Honors
MDFR Wins World Emergency Response Championship - Florida

Obits/Services
Sgt. Roger Leeroy Adams Jr., - North Carolina

ER /Hospital
Long Waits in Grossmont ER, Patient Deaths Heighten Urgent Need - California

7/12/09

America
Civility Becomes a Casualty in Tahuya Fire-Services Fight - Oregon
Novato doctor fights to keep paramedics well-equipped - California
Six-figure pensions for hundreds of retired San Jose cops, firefighters - California
Glitch in 9-1-1 system sent ambulance responding to heart-attack victim to wrong address - Ohio
Paramedics simple solution takes sting out of jellyfish - Virginia
Beverly Hills turns to Southfield for services - Michigan
Hosp-itality Abu$e - New York

ER /Hospital
Riverside trauma surgeon leaving - Virginia
ER doctor discusses trauma system - Arkansas

Medevac
Isle air ambulance firm adds 2 planes to its fleet - Hawaii
S.F. helipads generate a whirlwind of controversy - California

Job Listings
Mercy Flight announces open hiring for ground ambulance service - New York

World
Taiwan rescuers find body of helicopter crash victim - Taiwan
WHO steps up emergency response

7/11/09

Ambulance Crash Log
No injuries reported in early-morning ambulance wreck - Virginia

America
Diversification is aim of EMS program in St. Paul - Minnesota
Paramedics to answer calls with city SWAT team - Pennsylvania
Raleigh fire truck overturns - North Carolina
Rotterdam EMS corps regains health - New York
Ariz. gov signs bill on medical malpractice suits - Arizona
County Emergency Crews Hurting for First Responders - North Carolina
Fire district passes budget, asks for help from city - California
6 sickened as hazmat team responds to pesticide over-spray - California
Guilford County emergency services looking to hire - North Carolina
City EMS chief headed to FEMA post in D.C. - Washington DC
Town of Watertown, Guilfoyle discuss contract for backup ambulance service - New York
Solano ambulance choice put in park - California
DFRA improves ambulance safety - Colorado
Bay Port EMT enters GOP governor's race - Michigan
Easton Volunteer EMS needs your help - Connecticut
911 operator who neglected call back at work - Michigan
New question: 'Should motorists pay a medical tax?' - Oregon
Emergency Medical Takes Leap Forward in Belfast Area - Maine

ER /Hospital
Hospital's old ambulances need homes - Georgia
Nurse fights hospital over smallpox - Ohio

Criminal
Man with stolen radio ties up FD dispatch channel for 9 hours - Maryland
Fayette EMT charged with assault - Ohio
Medical emergency scam targets seniors - Illinois
$200K Bond For Firefighter Charged With Attempted Murder - Kentucky

Obits/Services
Cathy Elizabeth Kern - California

Legal
Ambulance Workers Not Being Paid - Texas

Canada
History of paramedics to be featured at Cumberland Museum - Canada

World
Kinmen helicopter crash kills co-pilot, one missing - Taiwan

Job Listings
Arkansas: Airport Firefighter/EMT

7/9/09

Criminal
Ex-paramedic charged with false reporting - Kentucky

America
Paramedics Program Becomes a Reality - Connecticut
Ambulance district making progress - Missouri
GH Fire and Medic One fires longtime employee - Washington
EMS contract award delayed - New York
Paramedics on bikes navigate Saucon mob - Pennsylvania
Antibiotic Delayed Aging in Mice
Emergency teams versatile - Oregon
New registry could help people with special needs prepare for an emergency - Missouri

Medevac
REACH Air Medical Services Turns to Bluewolf for Innovation on Force.com Sites
Collier County MedFlight helicopter out of service for 1 month - Florida
Hospital to relocate rescue helicopter - New Hampshire

Obits/Services
Ken Riggs - California

Human Interest
Catching Up With Sgt. Beck

World
Parts of Britain near an H1N1 epidemic; 14 dead

7/8/09

Legal
Lawmakers Closing Hiring Loophole As Paramedics Accused of Molestation - Texas
Discharged city employees want their jobs back - Ohio

America
Catoosa approves tax for businesses, improvements to fire and EMS - Georgia
Situation worsens; Lehigh Acres fire plan in works - Florida
Group seeks non-emergency ambulance service - North Carolina
City targets Riverdale for ambulance cuts - New York
Ambulance head suggests tax support - Colorado
Fort Bend County EMS Workers Will Start Earning Accrued Holiday Pay - Texas
City Fire Company Shuts Down - Maryland

Military
218th Ambulance Co. holds reunion - Arkansas
New helicopters arrive for air ambulance detachment - Alabama

ER /Hospital
City of Palisades Park Awards EMS Contract to Englewood Hospital - New Jersey
47,000 Older Adults Treated in Emergency Departments Annually for Fall Injuries Related to Walkers and Canes
Champion ambulance owned by two hospitals - Texas
WCH Could Be Base For Air Evac - West Virginia
Three St. Paul Fire Department employees disciplined in racial incident - Minnesota

Canada
NAPE and Eastern Health at odds over ambulances - Canada

Awards-Honors
Lee EMS makes it to prestigious competition finals in Orlando - Florida

Criminal
Medic One Maintenance Worker Fired for Possible Fraudulent Scheme - Washington
EMS Lt. Charged in Drunk Driving Crash - Michigan
Woman Sentenced For Stealing Ambulance - Hawaii
EMT is jailed for sex abuse - Kentucky
County EMT charged with breaking and entering - North Carolina

Obits/Services
Dean F. Blandin - New York
Army Spc. Chris M. Talbert - Illinois
Britt Compton - Tennessee

7/7/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Traffic safety board investigating crash - Vermont

America
Lee County pays millions in overtime - Florida
Town suspends contract with Island Falls - Maine
Cleona looks to better its ambulance response - Pennsylvania
Saratoga Springs City Council will consider ambulance contract proposal - New York
West Paris voters accept ambulance donation - Maine
Commission hears roadmap to E-911 system - South Dakota

Canada
One person killed in ambulance, pickup collision in northern Alberta - Canada
First Nations pandemic teams bracing for fall flu carnage
Head of Toronto paramedics' union faces theft and mischief charges - Canada

Obits/Services
Kevin Moss - Rhode Island
Nicholas Pagnini - California

Job Listings
Alaska: EMS Resource Coordinator

7/6/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Aurora car, ambulance colide - Illinois

Military
Oregon medics now flying missions in Iraq

America
Medical-service training schools welcome career-changers - Nevada
Victory Gardens looks to merge fire, EMS next - New Jersey
After 90 years, Whitefish Siren Goes Silent - Montana
Decatur becoming primary ambulance service for Maroa - Illinois

Awards-Honors
Oostburg Ambulance celebrating its 35th year - Wisconsin

Human Interest
'Father of paramedics' sends the ER to the patient - New York

Medevac
CHP and hospital helicopters overcome communication problem - California

Criminal
McCreary ambulance man charged with sexual abuse - Kentucky
Ambulance chief says DUI arrest feels "like a bad dream" - Connecticut

Obits/Services
Kenneth Riggs - California
Roger L. Adams Jr. - North Carolina

World
Paramedics suspended after declaring live man dead - UK
Anger Over Ambulance Cut-backs - UK

7/3/09

Ambulance Crash Log
Two Minneapolis Ambulances Crash in One Night - Minnesota
Allegedly drunk driver charged for crashing into an ambulance - Minnesota

Human Interest
Life-Size Portraits Pay Tribute to First Responders - New York
Michigan paramedic given the ride of his life
Pennsylvania's Only Black-owned Ambulance Co. Flourishes

America
Ambulance services to lower, waive fees if towns share - Massachusetts
Suicidal patient in Berkshires flees ambulance, missing - Massachusetts
Barriers Hinder EMS Workers From Using Best Resuscitation Practices
HEMSI gets Madison home - Alabama
Highway deaths fall in 2009, lowest since '61
Muskingum Twp. EMS stays idle for now - Ohio
Town, firefighters agree on paramedics - Connecticut
Remond EMS Now Serving Polk - Georgia
Ambulance service could return - Michigan
Fruitland christens ambulances - Delaware
Beaumont, Riverside County chip in to keep fire engine in service - California
Judge order on contract halting Perth Amboy EMT layoffs - New Jersey

Legal
Attorney General's Office files suit against Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District for Sunshine Law violations - Missouri
Family Alleges EMTs Acted Negligently In 911 Call Mishap - Pennsylvania

Canada
Ambulance crash sends one to hospital - Canada
Ambulance stakeholders curious about committee - Canada

World
Paramedics reveal WA ambulances poorly equipped - Australia

Criminal
Jackson man sentenced in crash death of EMT - Michigan
Mount Kisco ambulance corps member accused of sexual misconduct - New York
Thieves Target Ambulance GPS Units - Tennessee

Obits/Services
Stanley Neely - Georgia

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