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Participants in the discussion organized by the Minnesota Ambulance Association spoke on reimbursement, tax burdens and staffing
Funding from the Department of Agriculture will help the Southwest Webster Ambulance Service move out of quarters they outgrew 15 years ago
UCSF trial highlights the effectiveness of app-based mindfulness meditation in improving employee mental health and job satisfaction
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In December, the city’s mayor ordered all city departments to cut their budgets by 7.5% amid pandemic recovery efforts
The LAPD says last year 40% of guns recovered by law enforcement were ‘ghost guns,’ weapons made from kits that don’t require background checks
The EMS director said the pins are meant “as a reminder to us and our patients that we are committed to providing compassionate, culturally sensitive, and socially equitable care”
The hacker had sent a ransom note demanding 50 bitcoins, or about $2.4 million at the current exchange rate
Decatur officials said approximately 40-45% of the city’s first responders and public works employees have been vaccinated so far
Whitehall Volunteer Fire Company Assistant Chief James Brooks Jr. suffered a torn aorta responding to a fire and accumulated nearly $1 million in medical bills
Under the new proposal, Georgians would be required to contact police within one hour of holding someone
The bill would make “violent or disorderly assembly” resulting in damage or injury a class 6 felony
The bill would apply to the spouses and children of police officers, corrections officers and firefighters killed in the line of duty after Jan 1. 2010
The bill would apply to cities, towns or counties that cut expenses for law enforcement by more than 1% of the government’s budget that year