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Ohio FD looks to curb non-emergency EMS calls as demand climbs
7+ hour, 42+ min ago (385+ words) EUCLID, Ohio — The Euclid Fire Department responded to more than 13,000 incidents in 2025, with emergency medical calls continuing to dominate its workload as the department looks for ways to keep non-emergency calls from tying up resources. Firefighters responded to 13,080 incidents last…...
Baltimore expands 911 crisis response beyond police, EMS
11+ hour, 39+ min ago (973+ words) A man walks down a Baltimore street near where a person was recently murdered on July 28, 2019, in Baltimore, Maryland. By Scott Maucione, WYPRKFF Health News BALTIMORE — In March in a McDonald’s parking lot off a busy street, mental health clinician…...
Pa. overdose prevention network expands to 100 partner organizations
1+ day, 7+ hour ago (650+ words) By Bill O BoyleThe Times Leader The Overdose Prevention Program and its network of community partners are saving lives in every corner of the commonwealth. Overdose deaths have declined by nearly 30%, and there have been more than 17,600 overdose reversals using…...
Colorado EMS team provides 24/7 critical care paramedics for mountain rescues
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (522+ words) By Jeffrey BearEstes Park Trail-Gazette ESTES PARK, Colo. — The emergency medical services team at UCHealth Estes Valley Medical Center is preparing for some of Colorado’s most challenging emergencies by ensuring that highly trained critical care paramedics are available around the…...
Pinnacle Rewind 2026: Turn conference ideas into action
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (310+ words) Editor’s Note: EMS1 is proud to be the Premier Media Sponsor of the Pinnacle Webinar Series. On Tuesday, August 18, at 2 p.m. ET, Fitch & Associates will present the webinar, “Pinnacle Rewind 2026: From Ideas to Action.” Register today. Pinnacle brings EMS leaders together…...
Pa. 911 dispatchers seek expanded support amid mental health crisis
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (1707+ words) Editor’s Note: Suicide is always preventable. If you are having thoughts of suicide or feeling suicidal, please call the National Suicide Prevention Hotline immediately at 988. Counselors are also available to chat at www.suicidepreventionlifeline.org. Remember: You deserve to be…...
Calif. patient receiving CPR during transport dies after rig crashes
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (153+ words) BAKERSFIELD, Calif. — An ambulance carrying a patient who was undergoing CPR crashed into a Caltrans vehicle on northbound Interstate 5, according to the California Highway Patrol. Emergency crews were already responding to a fire involving an Amazon semi-truck near the escape…...
Conn. EMS union threatens to strike over alleged staffing issues, unsafe work conditions
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (360+ words) HARTFORD, Conn. — A union representing employees at Hartford HealthCare -owned Hunter’s Ambulance Service has threatened to strike, claiming that staffing issues have led to unsafe working conditions. At issue are demands around work rules, including mandated shifts at the company’s…...
Officials credit cadaver lab training after Mass. paramedics, police save man injured by circular saw
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (314+ words) BRIDGEWATER, Mass. — A Bridgewater man survived a potentially fatal circular saw injury at his home Tuesday, with officials crediting the efforts of police officers and paramedics — some of whose training included active-shooter exercises and procedures practiced in a cadaver lab....
Knoxville’s Mission District model takes EMS beyond the 911 call
2+ day, 10+ hour ago (424+ words) EMS1 Knoxville’s Mission District model takes EMS beyond the 911 call By building trust and connecting unhoused residents with existing community resources, a multidisciplinary AMR outreach program reports a 32% reduction in traditional EMS call volume In this episode of EMS One-Stop, Rob…...