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For Fort Hood First-Responders, Shooting Scene Was 'Controlled Chaos'
Few were prepared for the grim scene as ambulance after ambulance ferried gunshot victims to the ED. -
Flu Fells Emergency Workers in Calgary
Flu is partly to blame for a higher-than-average number of Calgary police, firefighters and air ambulance staff calling in sick. -
Wisconsin Bill Offers Mandatory Protection for Volunteers
The bill would give volunteer firefighters, EMTs and first responders the right to unpaid leaves of absence from their jobs. -
Successful Prosecutions for Assaults on UK Ambulance Crews Have Doubled
Successful prosecutions for assaults on ambulance crews have doubled in 12 months. - New Radios Allow UK Paramedics to Work in Hazardous Areas
- Gunman Opens Fire at Orlando Office
- Mother Says 5-Year-Old Given Wrong Drug In Ambulance
- EMS and Fire Cutbacks Worry Reading, Pa., Fire Chief
- But For Heroes, Ft. Hood Bloodbath Could Have Been Worse
- Sedalia Emergency Rooms Flooded With Ice "Victims"
- Chronicles of EMS: New Reality Series Will Portray the Real Side of EMS
Business News
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Southeastern Emergency Equipment Announces New Pharmaceutical Division
In response to the continuing consolidation of pharmaceutical distributors in the pre-hospital industry, Eric Arner, newly appointed Director of Pharmaceutical Operations at Southeastern Emergency Equipment, announces their new Pharmaceutical Division. -
University of Pennsylvania Contacts Over 53,000 People in Record Time With MIR3's Mass Notification and Response Platform
Ivy League school's Division of Public Safety conducts campus-wide test of its UPennAlert Emergency Notification System, powered by MIR3 technology, with results deemed an absolute success. - Acadian Ambulance's Air Med Unveils Newest Upgrade to EMS Helicopter Fleet
- Coast Guard Foundation Re-activates Disaster Relief Fund Following Airplane Tragedy
- EMSystems, LLC Acquires Med Media, Inc.
- Introducing: 24-7 Fire, the newest member of the HSI family of brands
- Z-Medica QuikClot® Combat Gauze Named a "Top Ten Greatest Invention of 2008" by U.S. ARMY Materiel Command
- VPI Wins Prestigious 2009 HOT Product Award from APCO
Funding News
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EMS Expo: Chiefs Call for Creativity in Funding
Two officers from the Chesterfield County (Va.) Fire Department offered suggestions on alternative funding at Firehouse Central and EMS Expo in Atlanta. -
Grant Monies Provide for AEDs Throughout Allegany County
A federal grant will aid Allegany County Emergency Medical Services in providing at least 33 automated external defibrillators to public schools, the local health department and Country Club Mall, among other places. - County Wants 29 Percent Increase in Ambulance Tax
- Georgia Chief Touts Non-Emergency Transport
- Grant Help for Rural Volunteers
- Financial Finesse
- Stimulus Money to Help Train EMS and Healthcare Providers
- U.S. Department of Education Awards Grants for Emergency Management Plans
Line of Duty
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N.C. Responder Killed in Ambulance Crash
A first responder from the Fort Bragg military base was killed this morning in an ambulance crash while responding to a call. -
Rescuer, Patient Killed in Tenn. Ambulance Crash
Two people were killed when an ambulance was involved in a crash Thursday afternoon. - Georgia Responder Collapses, Dies
- Louisiana Paramedic Killed After Being Pinned Between EMS Trailer and Car
- Medical Helicopter Flight Crew Honored in S.C.
- Peers Remember Responder Killed in S.C. Helicopter Crash
- Three Responders Killed in S.C. Medical Helicopter Crash
- Tennessee Responder Dies After Crash
Homeland Security
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DHS Seeks Input for Homeland Security Review
The Department of Homeland Securitys first official survey of stakeholders will help shape its goals and priorities in coming years. -
Biological Terrorism Threat Greater Than Ever
According to members of the Commission on the Prevention of WMD Proliferation & Terrorism, a WMD attack is likely to occur before the end of 2013. - Simulation Training Prepares Medics for Urban Combat
- EMS Veteran Nominated to DHS Health Post
- Mission Assistance
- Military Trains with Wisconsin Hospitals in Groundbreaking Disaster Drill
- Hundreds of Soldiers to Drill with Wisconsin Hospitals
- Environmental Health Supports Emergency Response Training
- California Emergency Services and Homeland Security Merger Underway
