Active volunteer responders could get a 20 percent credit on their municipal real estate taxes and a rebate on earned income taxes
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Monthly Archives: April 2018
Investigation launched into 'horrific' death of teenage boy trapped in van
Officials pledged to find out what went wrong in the death of a teen who became trapped by a minivan seat and was found dead about six hours after calling 911
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Ambulance strikes pedestrian after getting rear-ended at crash scene
A pedestrian is in serious condition after a driver hit an ambulance that had its lights activated and was trying to merge into another lane
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EMT gets 3 months in jail for neglect in baby's death
Ann Marie Thomas was sentenced after delaying response when dispatchers put out a call for help for a dying baby, despite being less than a mile away
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Fla. fire dept. releases audio of fatal high school shooting
The audio reveals responders scrambling to get the wounded out of the freshman building while not knowing where the shooter was
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Man gets 13 years in prison for Calif. EMT’s death
Taaron Bragg was sentenced three years for shooting off-duty EMT Camilo Senchyna-Beltran in 2014, and 10 years for carrying a firearm
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Inside EMS Podcast: Is 'Alexa' the future of patient care?
Our co-hosts also discuss the recording of their 200th episode and reflect on the past four years
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Veteran dispatcher meets baby she helped deliver over phone
Dispatcher Stacie Rosedale met Kaylessie St. Martin, whose parents were instructed by Rosedale over the phone on how to deliver her on a bathroom floor
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Dallas Fire-Rescue considers transport policy changes
To reduce transport time, the department is considering transporting patients to the closest hospital instead of their choice and not transporting low-priority patients
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8 tips for talking about sexual harassment with caregivers
EMS leaders set the tone for nurturing employees and moving organizations forward with integrity
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