The United Jewish Appeal Federation of New York and the Afya Foundation have brought $3 million worth of aid to both territories
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Monthly Archives: November 2017
Calif. party bus shooting leaves 1 dead, 3 wounded
Police say two unrelated party buses were parked near each other when a group from one bus got into an argument with a group from the other bus
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Fire officials release tapes from Las Vegas shooting
The three hours of recordings released Friday provide a clearer picture of how firefighters and emergency medical crews responded
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Watch: Veteran firefighter speaks out about PTSD
Mike Washington and the critical incident stress management team helps responders talk about stressful incidents in order to keep crews mentally healthy
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Mich. first responders train for chemical spill during drill
To make the scenario more realistic, students volunteered to be victims during the simulation, going so far as to apply wounds created with makeup
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8 more reasons why you should never run to treat patients
EMS1 readers came together to outline more reasons on why you shouldn’t run, but walk with purpose
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Ga. fire dept. pushes to take over EMS duties
Augusta Fire Chief Chris James brought the issue to city council to oust private EMS agency Gold Cross in a surprise presentation
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FDNY EMS captain becomes dept.’s first black female deputy chief
Capt. Tonya Boyd, a 21-year veteran, will be the highest-ranking black woman in the department
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Ambulance, police cruiser windshields shattered by flying object
Officials believe it was a tire that first hit the police car and then bounced onto the windshield of an ambulance that was driving behind it
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Video: FDNY EMT sings national anthem at NFL game
The 4th annual First Responders Night included 150 responders holding the American flag while EMT Sarah McShane sang
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