EMS1 Daily News

Ulster County lawmakers approved funding for the program, which will begin in August and allow local EMTs to pursue advanced certification closer to home

Pilot and copilot killed after an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck crossing a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport

A floor collapse at a wedding venue in Tamworth injured six people and sent about 70 guests into the basement

With response times exceeding 9 – 25 minutes in some rural areas, lawmakers are backing a bill to create a public EMS dashboard to improve transparency and guide resource allocation

Police are treating the fire that damaged four ambulances belonging to a Jewish volunteer organization in London as an antisemitic hate crime

Staten Island’s response times have declined over the past decade as rising call volume and staffing shortages slow advanced and basic life support responses

Bi-County Ambulance marked its 50th anniversary with a ceremony honoring its history, founder and ongoing investments

Factoryville officials voiced support for local ambulance service and approved a letter backing a proposed $500,000 federal grant aimed at helping EMS agencies across Wyoming County

Dispatchers say smartphone location programs such as RapidSOS and what3words help them find callers with near-constant accuracy

Video from the scene shows the man, who was holding a knife in each hand, advancing toward Buffalo Police officers, prompting the fatal shooting

The San Antonio Fire Department earned the certification following policy changes focused on how personnel interact with the public and with one another

NYC Mayor Mamdani's new Office of Community Safety will oversee mental health response, violence prevention and victim services as part of a broader strategy to reduce non-criminal demands on NYPD

Voters approved a tax increase to help Sublette Fire Protection District cover staffing, equipment and operations through 2029

New Castle County EMS has turned a former emergency response vehicle into a mobile outreach unit

Facing million-dollar price tags and years-long delays, fire and EMS agencies are using the Garage marketplace to buy and sell used rigs and fund new equipment

Investigators say an Islamorada firefighter/paramedic took a partially used vial after a call and falsified records

Firefighters, medics and special operations units responded to a bus crash, with one patient requiring a complex extrication

Authorities say a man took a Randolph County EMS ambulance from one hospital and drove it across counties before being arrested at another

A federal judge dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging Bristol responders used excessive force and denied care to a 23-year-old during a medical emergency in 2017

Rural providers say outdated reimbursement rates and workforce losses are forcing critical delays in emergency response