AUSTIN, Texas — Crummy. Pathetic. "Dirt Sorry." That's how Austin Mayor Kirk Watson described the current buildings that house Austin police, fire and EMS. It's also why the city is preparing to ...

Austin-Travis County EMS drew 350 applications for its latest hiring cycle and graduated 17 cadets in December, while private ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — As thousands of people attend South by Southwest (SXSW) in Austin, emergency officials want to ensure they’re prepared for anything. Special event staff are set to prepare units and ...

Austin-Travis County Emergency Services has seen a record number of applications for their EMT program, with 350 applicants by the September 15th 2025 deadline, and Acadian Companies is offering a ...

For more than 15 years, Cmdr. Tim Fuentes has worked at Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services, despite the agency's shortcomings — and because of its great success. Working 24-hour shifts, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) – Austin firefighters on Monday morning filled a Domain movie theater to watch a short film documenting the Austin Firefighters Association’s push to keep four firefighters on every ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Both Paige Ellis, incumbent Austin City Council Member, and Selena Xie, an Austin-Travis County EMS commander and former Austin EMS Association president, announced they will run for ...

Austin-Travis County EMS has averaged nearly a 20% vacancy rate for three years. The high vacancy rate has multiple causes: low pay, burnout, lack of work-life balance and people taking other jobs in ...

Austin's public safety departments — police, fire and emergency medical services — will be asking for increases to their budgets next year along with additional funding to help fill gaps across their ...

The city of Austin and the Austin-Travis County EMS union reached a tentative four-year contract agreement this week, according to an announcement Tuesday, a deal that includes pay raises for medics ...

EMS World LIVE | Austin gives providers an additional way to experience the high-quality education and professional community that defines EMS World Expo, delivered in a fast-paced, accessible spring ...