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Santa Monica’s new Advanced Provider Unit pairs a nurse practitioner with a firefighter/paramedic, freeing ambulances for critical emergencies and reducing unnecessary transports
Facing staffing losses and reduced tax revenue, Carbon County Sheriff Alex Bakken is using endurance fundraising to fill critical equipment gaps
Athens Fire and Rescue will equip additional trucks with AEDs using opioid settlement funds while the police department begins placing them in patrol vehicles
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Ceremonies at Ground Zero, the Pentagon and Shanksville honor nearly 3,000 victims as volunteers nationwide mark the 24th 9/11 anniversary with day-of-service projects
“My 7’03” tall cadet, Jordan, stopped by the station to try on some uniforms. We are going to have to add some material,” Kemah PD Chief Raymond Garivey Jr. said on social media
The Auburn PD, Cayuga County DA’s Office, Cayuga County Probation Department and Cayuga Sheriff’s Office will receive $372,034 through the Gun Involved Violence Elimination initiative
After federal agents detained two workers at the Bear Gulch wildfire, Commissioner Wayne Fournier advances an ordinance to bar uncoordinated arrests and safeguard first responders on fire lines
The White House confirms early talks on turning the 9/11 Memorial & Museum into a federally run national monument
With volunteer firefighter numbers declining as emergency calls rise, the Ohio Fire Academy has unveiled a new online portal to connect residents with local departments
Miramar College’s two-year program arms veterans and working first responders with advanced emergency management skills to move up the ranks
Jonathan Kleisner, a former finance executive, says adrenaline, quick decisions and resilience carried over from the trading floor to emergency medicine
The American Paramedic Association outlines a paramedic-led framework to stabilize EMS policymaking and improve system performance
The program will also provide incentives based on how many undocumented immigrants provided by ICE the partner agency is able to arrest