New Pennsylvania law boosts EMS efforts to combat opioid crisis with real-time overdose tracking

A new law in Pennsylvania empowers EMS with rapid data on overdoses, enabling quicker responses and saving lives amidst the ...

Brick EMT named national paramedic of the year

Ricardo Lopez, who has worked for Brick's Emergency Medical Services since 2006, was named Paramedic of the Year in November ...
The Post-Journal

City Enters Into New Agreement With Alstar EMS

Last month the city of Jamestown finalized a new agreement with Alstar EMS for EMS services, continuing a partnership that began in 1988. Alstar began as the city’s primary Emergency Medical Services ...

Fire Commissioner Tucker names Chief Paul Miano as head of EMS ops

His promotion comes as EMS endures massive attrition, attributed to EMT and paramedic pay being far lower than other city first responders’ compensation.
thetimesherald

EMS agencies struggling to fill EMT, paramedic positions

Tri-Hospital EMS paramedic Torina Fite had a tough decision to make. She had always planned to become a physician's assistant, but she fell in love with her job in emergency medical services when she ...
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Prior EMS certifications help Va. FD reach full staffing

All eight members of Roanoke Fire-EMS Recruit Academy 25-2 entered with EMS certifications, allowing an abbreviated 17-week ...
Wichita Eagle

County EMS workers disillusioned, say relationship with leaders too broken to fix

Wichita once had one of the best EMS departments in the Midwest, pioneering resuscitation techniques and winning national awards for saving lives. Sedgwick County EMS employees say the current ...

Who Is Lillian Bonsignore? Zohran Mamdani Names Veteran EMS Leader As New FDNY Commissioner

Lillian Bonsignore, a Bronx-born EMT who led FDNY EMS through COVID and rose over 31 years in the department, has been chosen ...