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12/05/2014
Officers should not only call an ambulance for someone who is "displaying" respiratory difficulties, but for any person who claims to be having difficulty breathing or be in medical distress.
Officers should not only call an ambulance for someone who is "displaying" respiratory difficulties, but for any person who claims to be having difficulty breathing or be in medical distress.
Officers should not only call an...
12/05/2014
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12/05/2014
Officers should not only call an ambulance for someone who is "displaying" breathing problems, but for any person claiming to be in medical distress.
Officers should not only call an ambulance for someone who is "displaying" breathing problems, but for any person claiming to be in medical distress.
Officers should not only call an...
12/05/2014
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01/21/2014
Since the roll-out in July, about 7% of dispatched calls fall into the low-level non-emergency category, accounting for about 5,000 responses a year
Since the roll-out in July, about 7% of dispatched calls fall into the low-level non-emergency category, accounting for about 5,000 responses a year
Since the roll-out in July,...
01/21/2014
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01/04/2014
The decrease mirrors national trends in major cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia.
The decrease mirrors national trends in major cities, including New York, Los Angeles and Philadelphia.
The decrease mirrors national...
01/04/2014
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01/21/2020
A Portland Fire & Rescue Bureau fire lieutenant was celebrating his wedding anniversary when a man entered the restaurant and stabbed him in the torso and arm.
A Portland Fire & Rescue Bureau fire lieutenant was celebrating his wedding anniversary when a man entered the restaurant and stabbed him in the torso and arm.
A Portland Fire & Rescue Bureau...
01/21/2020
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07/16/2013
The training dispatchers receive meets the minimum state requirements, but "it does not provide sufficient exposure to all necessary skills"
The training dispatchers receive meets the minimum state requirements, but "it does not provide sufficient exposure to all necessary skills"
The training dispatchers receive...
07/16/2013
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01/21/2020
Joseph Valdie Kimble was sentenced to 30 months in prison and must pay over $750K in restitution to Medicare and Medicaid.
Joseph Valdie Kimble was sentenced to 30 months in prison and must pay over $750K in restitution to Medicare and Medicaid.
Joseph Valdie Kimble was...
01/21/2020
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12/10/2011
A taxi cab drove into a hotel, running over and critically injuring a hotel guest
A taxi cab drove into a hotel, running over and critically injuring a hotel guest
A taxi cab drove into a hotel,...
12/10/2011
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05/31/2016
The state has adopted new rules that allow for ambulance services to apply to provide secure transport for people suffering behavioral health problems.
The state has adopted new rules that allow for ambulance services to apply to provide secure transport for people suffering behavioral health problems.
The state has adopted new rules...
05/31/2016
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10/14/2011
So far this year, Portland police and firefighters have responded to 55 suicides or attempts—and those are just the cases that play out in public.
So far this year, Portland police and firefighters have responded to 55 suicides or attempts—and those are just the cases that play out in public.
So far this year, Portland...
10/14/2011
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