Some Manor, Bee Cave and Lakeway EMS crews have operated out of apartments for years as the department searches for permanent ...

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, 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-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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...