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Clermont says a city-run ambulance service is needed to reduce long response times, but Lake County argues the plan is too costly
New York DEC is now accepting applications for Volunteer Fire Capacity grants, for mostly volunteer rural departments to buy wildland firefighting gear
A new contribution will add up to $750 in tuition support for each EMT student who commits to working for a Washington County ambulance service
Senate Bill 241 would penalize municipalities that unsuccessfully challenge Palumbo Act cancer claims
Effingham firefighters are trading time at home for a station potluck and ensuring the community still has coverage over the holiday
The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office and Troy PD turned to podcasters and influencers to connect with younger applicants — a strategy that’s showing signs of success
Colts linemen Danny Pinter and Matt Goncalves and Eagles tight end Grant Calcaterra are raising funds for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation and the First Responder Center for Excellence
Tulsa City Council has approved a plan allowing the fire department to charge insurance companies of at-fault drivers $710 to $1,865 per response
Winchester officials are considering a $199,750 contract that would shift the town’s EMS coverage to Cheshire EMS
If passed, the Didarul Islam Police Recruitment Act will give a pension boost to cops who first served in other city agencies before going into the Police Academy
“I was given so much blood when I went through my surgeries that I felt compelled to give to others as it was given to me,” Waxahachie Officer James Taylor said
Cabarrus County EMS and Atrium Health Cabarrus are now delivering blood transfusions in the field, using rapid infusers and mobile blood units
Federal funding will help replace Orwigsburg’s outdated, space-limited facility with a safer, expanded design to boost response capabilities, support volunteers and serve as a community emergency shelter