Governor Nathan Deal signed an executive order to create a statewide 911 agency after it was revealed they had no group to oversee the services
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Monthly Archives: October 2017
ALERT grant enables IAFC to continue rail safety program
The IAFC will continue to offer essential training for volunteer and remote responders to ensure they can manage rail incidents effectively
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Lawsuit over ambulance service transports rekindles
The lawsuit says that 1,300 patients taken to IU Health Bloomington Hospital’s ER should have been transported to Monroe Hospital because it was closer
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Wis. Senate to take up fentanyl regulations
The bill would add fentanyl analogs to the synthetic opiates category of controlled substances, making it easier for prosecutors to go after manufacturers
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What your community needs to know about the 'Until Help Arrives' program
The program aims to teach bystanders how to keep victims with life-threatening injuries alive until EMS arrives
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Video: New FOX series ‘911’ focuses on first responders
The show, starring Connie Britton, will follow the high-intensity experiences of firefighters, EMS providers and police
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Tenn. ambulance strikes, kills pedestrian on highway
Officials said the pedestrian ran in front of the ambulance that was returning from a patient transport
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At the intersection of rural and remote: EMS at 40 below
Minnesota EMS pioneer Kalie Klaysmat faced winters without running water
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7 kids, 3 adults sickened by carbon monoxide in church
The victims were inside the church when a gas line malfunctioned and they began passing out and feeling sick
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Man arrested for DUI after crashing into ambulance
The man was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, criminal impersonation and leaving the scene of a property collision
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