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Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed early Tuesday, March 26, 2024, after a support column was struck by a vessel. (Karl Merton Ferron/The Baltimore Sun/TNS)
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Port of Baltimore Suspends Vessel Traffic After Key Bridge Collapses
03/26/2024

By Lorraine Mirabella, Howard County Times, Columbia, Md.

By Lorraine Mirabella, Howard County ...
After a container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge and collapsed early Tuesday morning, a massive search and rescue mission has begun.
After a container ship struck the Francis Scott Key Bridge and collapsed early Tuesday morning, a massive search and rescue mission has begun.
After a container ship struck...
03/26/2024
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An ambulance prepares to depart from the Falck Northern California/ Alameda County headquarters in Hayward, Calif., on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group)
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Ambulance Service Delays in Alameda County Lead to Problems for Firefighters
03/25/2024

By Will McCarthy, Bay Area News Group

By Will McCarthy, Bay Area News Group...
Alameda County ambulance company Falck faces criticism from the managers of two Bay Area cities for delayed response times to six medical emergencies in their cities.
Alameda County ambulance company Falck faces criticism from the managers of two Bay Area cities for delayed response times to six medical emergencies in their cities.
Alameda County ambulance company...
03/25/2024
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EMS Pilot Association Marks 40th Anniversary
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EMS Pilot Association Marks 40th Anniversary
03/25/2024
James Careless
The National EMS Pilot Association has spent the past 40 years striving to improve the quality of air medical transport, patient care, aircraft integrity, and operational safety. 
The National EMS Pilot Association has spent the past 40 years striving to improve the quality of air medical transport, patient care, aircraft integrity, and operational safety. 
The National EMS Pilot...
03/25/2024
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Rural WMass Ambulance Service That Almost Closed Gets a Little Help From a Friend
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Rural WMass Ambulance Service That Almost Closed Gets a Little Help From a Friend
03/21/2024

By Namu Sampath, masslive.com

By Namu Sampath, masslive.com
After almost closing its doors last year, the Hilltown Community Ambulance Association reached out to the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission for help.
After almost closing its doors last year, the Hilltown Community Ambulance Association reached out to the Pioneer Valley Planning Commission for help.
After almost closing its doors...
03/21/2024
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Local Fire Officials and DNR Encourage Spokane Valley Residents to Become Wildfire Ready
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Local Fire Officials and DNR Encourage Spokane Valley Residents to Become Wildfire Ready
03/20/2024

By Roberta Simonson, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Wash.

By Roberta Simonson, The Spokesman-Re...
In a wildfire readiness event in Spokane, Washington on Tuesday, March 19th, local officials educated residents in the Valley's Ponderosa neighborhood on steps they can take to make their homes more fire-safe.
In a wildfire readiness event in Spokane, Washington on Tuesday, March 19th, local officials educated residents in the Valley's Ponderosa neighborhood on steps they can take to make their homes more fire-safe.
In a wildfire readiness event in...
03/20/2024
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FentCheck co-founders Alison Heller and Dean Shold show the function of their FentCheck fentanyl tests strips, provided for free at the Legionnaire Saloon in Oakland, California, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024. The free test strips can detect the presence of fentanyl in different kinds of drugs, such as cocaine, methamphetamine and heroin. (Ray Chavez/Bay Area News Group/TNS)
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Helping Bay Area Drug Users Survive, Not Abstain: Free Test Kits Find Deadly Fentanyl
03/18/2024

Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News

Lisa M. Krieger, The Mercury News ...
To reduce poisonings caused by pills or powders that are unknowingly tainted by fentanyl, advocates are distributing free tests that can quickly detect even tiny traces of the deadly synthetic opioid.
To reduce poisonings caused by pills or powders that are unknowingly tainted by fentanyl, advocates are distributing free tests that can quickly detect even tiny traces of the deadly synthetic opioid.
To reduce poisonings caused by...
03/18/2024
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Bulgaria’s Ministry of Health is planning to relaunch its tender to buy six medical helicopters after the first tender, in which Italy’s Leonardo placed the only offer, was canceled. Photo by Leonardo.
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One Year Later: Bulgarian EMS Continues to Acquire Aircrafts
03/18/2024

By Jaroslaw Adamowski in Warsaw

By Jaroslaw Adamowski in Warsaw ...
A year after acquiring a helicopter, Bulgaria Heli Med Service is looking to acquire six helicopters by the end of 2026 to help EMS staff access challenging areas, such as the country’s southwestern mountainous region.
A year after acquiring a helicopter, Bulgaria Heli Med Service is looking to acquire six helicopters by the end of 2026 to help EMS staff access challenging areas, such as the country’s southwestern mountainous region.
A year after acquiring a...
03/18/2024
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Preparing for the Future: Exploring Highlights From NEMSAC
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Preparing for the Future: Exploring Highlights From NEMSAC
03/15/2024

By James Careless

By James Careless
From preparing for the next pandemic to making crash scenes safer for all, get the latest highlights from the first 2024 meeting of the National EMS Advisory Council (NEMSAC).
From preparing for the next pandemic to making crash scenes safer for all, get the latest highlights from the first 2024 meeting of the National EMS Advisory Council (NEMSAC).
From preparing for the next...
03/15/2024
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Bergen County's COVID-19 community walk up testing program in River Vale is held in the parking lot town hall. The program provides salvia diagnostic and antibody tests for the corona virus and is available to all county residents a partnership between the County of Bergen and Bergen New Bridge Medical Center. Friday, July 17, 2020.
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N.J. Had a Plan to Fight a Pandemic, but State Leaders Didn’t Know It Existed When COVID Hit
03/12/2024

By Karin Price Mueller, Susan K. Livio, Ted Sherman, nj.com

By Karin Price Mueller, Susan K. Livi...
Years before the COVID-19 pandemic, the state New Jersey Department of Health had a plan in place on how to respond. But according to a new report, it did not appear that anyone was aware that the 2015 plan existed.
Years before the COVID-19 pandemic, the state New Jersey Department of Health had a plan in place on how to respond. But according to a new report, it did not appear that anyone was aware that the 2015 plan existed.
Years before the COVID-19...
03/12/2024
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The therapeutic van pilot program may soon come to end. The nearly $4-million program was introduced in 2022 by then-Mayor Eric Garcetti and other officials at LAFD Fire Station 4 in Los Angeles. (Irfan Khan/Los Angeles Times/TNS)
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LAFD Calls on City to End Pilot Program That Sent Health Workers to 911 Calls
03/07/2024

By Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times

By Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times ...
The Los Angeles Fire Department has recommended ending a pilot program that sends mental health workers to non-emergency calls, saying it didn't free up first responders and hospital emergency rooms.
The Los Angeles Fire Department has recommended ending a pilot program that sends mental health workers to non-emergency calls, saying it didn't free up first responders and hospital emergency rooms.
The Los Angeles Fire Department...
03/07/2024
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Active Shooter Scenario Sets Stage For St. Charles County MCI Training
05/13/2019
More than 500 first responders took part in the training.
More than 500 first responders took part in the training.
More than 500 first responders...
05/13/2019
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Clinical trial saves Dalton boy`s life
12/25/2015
Dec. 25--Cameron Watkins looks out of place as he leans back into the chair in Room 2 of the Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorder Center at the Children's Hospital at Erlanger. Large plastic dinosaurs stand in some of the adjacent rooms,...
Dec. 25--Cameron Watkins looks out of place as he leans back into the chair in Room 2 of the Pediatric Cancer and Blood Disorder Center at the Children's Hospital at Erlanger. Large plastic dinosaurs stand in some of the adjacent rooms,...
Dec. 25--Cameron Watkins...
12/25/2015
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Ex-Ambulance Worker Downloaded Child Pornography at Work
05/01/2014
He was sentenced to six years in prison after the downloads at Med-Care Ambulance in Maine were discovered.
He was sentenced to six years in prison after the downloads at Med-Care Ambulance in Maine were discovered.
He was sentenced to six years in...
05/01/2014
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NM prison inmates help a motorist in distress
08/20/2012
New Mexico inmates freed a trapped driver and performed CPR on him until an ambulance crew arrived.
New Mexico inmates freed a trapped driver and performed CPR on him until an ambulance crew arrived.
New Mexico inmates freed a...
08/20/2012
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IAFC and USFA Develop Report on Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Firefighters and EMS Responders
09/26/2007
This new report is based on a comprehensive review of fatigue and sleep deprivation in related industries and features applications to the fire and emergency services, along with useful mitigation strategies.
This new report is based on a comprehensive review of fatigue and sleep deprivation in related industries and features applications to the fire and emergency services, along with useful mitigation strategies.
This new report is based on a...
09/26/2007
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