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Funded by a public sales tax, Muskogee County EMS is handling higher call volumes while advancing major investments in fire, police and emergency infrastructure
The new Kensington-based facility uses high-fidelity disaster simulations to strengthen EMS readiness for mass casualty and complex emergency responses
Members of the Avondale and West Grove fire companies approved a consolidation plan that will create a single regional fire and EMS department serving 10 municipalities across southern Chester County

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The OC Bomberos nonprofit has awarded more than 40 scholarships to help aspiring firefighters, EMTs and paramedics afford academy and medical training
A six-month Clark County Fire Department pilot using a paramedic, EMT, and social worker diverted 70% of behavioral health patients from emergency rooms and de-escalated 94% of crisis calls
The Culpeper Senior Center recently partnered with the Culpeper County Sheriff’s Office to relaunch Triad, a national initiative increasing awareness of scams and fraud
Using the House System, funded by a Tugboat Grant, the Duquesne City School District reduced student behavior incidents and referrals by 74%
The LVMPD’s Fusion Watch and Drone Operations Center houses the department’s real-time information network; the agency has 75 drones, which can be launched from 13 skyports across the city
The machine, located in the Middlesex Jail and House of Correction visitor center, offers free overdose-reversal kits to staff, visitors and family members
As an Ohio ballot effort seeks to eliminate property taxes, rural ambulance districts say the move could erase up to 70% of their budgets
A $6,687 grant helped the Seekonk Fire Department purchase two IV medication infusion pumps, improving the ability to deliver lifesaving care during transport
Gov. Tim Walz said the Guard will support police in protecting infrastructure and public safety during protests over the ICE-involved shooting
“Even one officer fatality is too many, and our ultimate goal is to have none. But we’re heartened by any decrease in those numbers,” said Bill Alexander, CEO of the NLEOMF