EMS1 Daily News

Four Oxford Center employees face felony charges, including second-degree murder and involuntary manslaughter, after a hyperbaric chamber caught fire and exploded during treatment in Troy

The San Rafael SAFE Team, a two-person mobile unit pairing a crisis counselor with an EMT, responds to 3,000 nonviolent calls annually, reducing ER visits

Seven victims were shot inside a Tumbler Ridge secondary school, and two were found dead at a connected residence

Whiteout conditions along Lake Superior led to a chain-reaction crash in Marquette County that injured eight people as vehicles continued striking the scene

AmeriPro Health has launched operations in Walton County, shifting an estimated 4,800 annual transfers off county EMS

Mentor Public Schools, the Mentor Fire Department and Lakeland Community College have partnered to give high school students hands-on EMS training, college credit and a path to EMT certification before graduation

Longview firefighter-paramedics could soon use new data analytics software to guide overdose responses and alternative transport decisions, as outlined in a City Council meeting video discu

Baystate Health President and CEO Peter D. Banko says new federal policy changes could drive more uninsured patients into emergency rooms, increasing pressure on EMS

West Foundation and Cleveland Clinic Fairview awarded funding to equip Avon Lake Fire Department with two LUCAS devices

Truckee police said a man intentionally drove into the front entrance area of the Safeway, injuring four people, including children

Two departments will be honored at Fire–Rescue Med for creative EMS approaches to cardiac emergencies and sudden cardiac arrest with Heart Safe Community Awards

The Bloomington Fire Department says the added day off between shifts has attracted more applicants, including a growing number of EMT-certified recruits

New FDNY Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore says low EMS pay is hurting recruitment and retention as medical calls make up the majority of the department’s workload

Emergency crews responded to a Wellesley daycare after children developed skin irritation from commercial dish soap mistakenly used for handwashing

A proposal to add civilian ambulance drivers to Lockport’s fire-based EMS system ignited a public dispute over overtime, staffing models and accountability

Two free naloxone vending machines will be placed in Marysville and Linda to expand anonymous access to the life-saving medication

Champlain-Mooers Emergency Services celebrated the agency’s growth from a 1976 volunteer ambulance service to a two-station EMS operation

Providers say fear, not illness, is keeping patients away, with some rationing medication or skipping specialist visits to avoid potential encounters with federal agents

First responders in Berks County took part in specialized training designed to help recognize autism-related behaviors, communicate more effectively and reduce the risk of escalation during critical emergency calls

Paramedic Driver Gregory Varela and Paramedic Lieutenant Katrina Torres were first on scene of a house known to be used by squatters