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Once a patient is given the drug, the Seattle Fire Department’s Health 99 team — firefighters and case workers dedicated to overdose calls — steps in to connect patients with services such as treatment centers
Improving staffing at Georgia’s prisons is one of the biggest challenges facing the system; A senator said it was important to study the staffing issue and come up with solutions to attract qualified COs
“I hope by inviting a current 911 dispatcher, I am able to bring awareness to this important issue and my bill, the 911 Saves Act to finally give them the recognition and resources they need and deserve,” Rep. Norma Torres said
A federal grant announced Friday will help people who might otherwise go to jail improve their lives instead
“When we put on this uniform, we are apolitical,” Chief of Department Terence Monahan said. “We have no stance in one way or another”
The suit alleges the use violates the National Environmental Policy Act as the chemicals accumulate on streets and seep into surrounding waterways
The new legislation is called the Caution Against Racial and Exploitative Non-Emergencies Act, also known as CAREN
Officials said the bridge should improve response times and safety EMS personnel
The Steubenville Fire Department was able to purchase and stock three ambulances and launch the long-awaited service on Sunday
More than a dozen county elections supervisors said it is too late to remove anyone from the voter rolls
The shortage has left two of the Hobart Fire Department’s four fire stations unmanned or with minimum staffing at times
An advisory group formed by the state said it will consider local input before announcing the finalized distribution plans
The suit alleges federal agencies overstepped their constitutional limits