Tyson Mason, 29, was killed after a truck crashed head-on into his vehicle; he leaves behind his one-week-old son
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Monthly Archives: January 2017
Wis.'s opioid response anemic, critics say
Critics said the state’s legislative package nibbles around the edges of the problem, threatens personal liberties and doesn’t invest enough in prevention
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White Shirts: The high cost of low morale
A comic for EMS drawing off the real experiences of having or being an EMS supervisor
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Wis. EMS trains for active shooters, IEDs
Responders shouted instructions and warnings to one another above the din of gunfire and the screams of the wounded in the blast zone
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Heroin overdoses cause 3 crashes in NC in a week
In one crash, officers found two people passed out in the front seat of the wrecked vehicle and two children uninjured in the back seat
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NY Senate passes volunteer fire, EMS benefits law
Families of volunteer firefighters and ambulance personnel who are killed in the line of duty would receive payment of death benefits
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Volunteer fire, EMS providers praise ‘Move Over’ law expansion
The expansion now requires motorists to pull over for emergency vehicles with flashing blue or green lights
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Dispatcher suffers stroke, saved by colleagues
Dispatcher Robert King was unable to answer a call and told his colleague that he wasn’t joking
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Mich. EMS agency prohibits personnel from responding to calls with personal vehicles
Prior to the policy, personnel were permitted to respond to emergency calls in their personal vehicles if they were properly equipped
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AMR talks EMS coverage during Inauguration Day
AMR worked with D.C. Fire and EMS and the National Park Service to provide medical care to those attending inauguration festivities last week
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