JEMS Industry News
Here you can find recent information and industry news on EMS equipment and technology. We keep you up to date on the latest EMS industry news provided by JEMS.com and other sources.
- City of Alameda (CA) Behavioral Paramedic Program Dramatically Reduces EMS TransportsA unique behavioral paramedic program developed by the Alameda Fire Department is seeing success. The burden of behavioral and mental illness on emergency systems is a nationally and internationally recognized problem.1,2,3 EMS systems in populous areas are especially taxed due to higher concentrations of people experiencing housing insecurity, psychiatric ... read more
- National QI Project Collects Data and Best Practices Around the Use of Lights and SirensBy Val Amato Since May 2021, the “Lights and Siren Collaborative” has been successfully collecting data from 50 participating agencies with the goal of providing a safe roadmap for how agencies can reduce their number of “hot” responses. Recently, the leaders of the project provided an update on where ... read more
- FL Gov DeSantis Wants First Responders to Help Fill Teaching VacanciesDeSantis wants cops, other first responders to help fill teaching vacancies Ana Ceballos Miami Herald (TNS) After giving military veterans easier access to temporary teaching certificates, Gov. Ron DeSantis on Tuesday said he wants state legislators to expand that same option for law enforcement officers and other first responders ... read more
- NY Volunteer Squad’s Ambulance Vandalized, Leaving Group Offline for WeeksJoseph Ostapiuk Staten Island Advance, N.Y. (MCT) The North Shore Rescue Squad’s only ambulance was badly damaged late last week by a group of vandals wielding metal pipes, the squad’s captain told the Advance/SILive.com. A member of the volunteer group was observing cameras watching the grounds where the ambulance ... read more
- Seminole County (OK) Fire Chief Raises Concerns Over Insufficient EMS CoverageAccording to a report from KOKH, Seminole County, Oklahoma, Fire Chief Fielding Lucas is raising concerns over what he believes is insufficient emergency medical services (EMS) that are affecting the northern part of the county. In his view, the county must address the shortage despite its leadership admittingly facing ... read more
- Rotterdam (NY) EMS Gets $1.1 Million; Director Appointed to Rural Ambulance Task ForceAndrew Waite The Daily Gazette, Schenectady, N.Y. (MCT) Rotterdam Emergency Medical Services is getting $1.1 million in state funding, and its director has been officially appointed to the state’s Rural Ambulance Task Force, according to an announcement made Tuesday by New York State Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie. The funding ... read more
- Strong Partnership Between Fort Worth (TX) Police, MedStar Enhances SafetyFort Worth’s West 7th Street District is a very popular venue for residents to enjoy a night out with friends. On Friday and Saturday nights, thousands of visitors and residents come to enjoy the entertainment venues in the blocks bordered by W. 7th, Bledsoe, University and Foch. The large ... read more
- With Contact Ending, Harlingen (TX) Residents Asked to Speak Out On EMS ServiceFernando Del Valle Valley Morning Star, Harlingen, Texas (MCT) City commissioners are calling on residents to speak out about the city’s ambulance services as the South Texas Emergency Care Foundation nears the end of its contract. On Thursday, commissioners are set to hold a workshop to give residents a ... read more
- Pipe Bomb Found on CA Patient Rushed to HospitalDon Sweeney The Charlotte Observer (MCT) A patient brought in by ambulance to a Pomona hospital emergency room had a pipe bomb, California police reported. A security K-9 at Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center detected the explosive about 9 p.m. Monday, Aug. 15, police said in a news release. ... read more
- Police: NY Man Hurled Brick at Ambulance, Fought with OfficersThomas Tracy New York Daily News (MCT) An unstable man was arrested for chucking a brick at an ambulance, then fighting with cops who tried to take him into custody, police said Tuesday. Four people, including two cops and an emergency medical technician suffered minor injuries, authorities said. First ... read more
- Memphis (TN) Hospital Locks Down while Treating Shooting VictimsMEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — A hospital was on lockdown early Tuesday while treating multiple victims of a shooting involving two crime scenes in in Memphis, Tennessee, local media reported. A sedan was left riddled with bullet holes outside Methodist North hospital. Memphis Police also taped off the scene at ... read more
- Bus Rams into Fuel Truck in Pakistan, Killing 20MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — A passenger bus rammed into a fuel truck on a highway in eastern Pakistan before dawn on Tuesday, igniting a fire that killed at least 20 people, police and rescue officials said. According to the officials, the accident happened near the town of Jalalpur Peerwala ... read more
- Retired FL EMT Sentenced to 30 Years in Road Rage DeathJessica De Leon The Bradenton Herald (MCT) A retired EMT was sentenced to 30 years in prison for intentionally hitting a 32-year-old Palmetto, FL man with his pickup truck in 2019, dragging him for nearly two miles and leaving him to die in the road. John Thomas Cray, 50, claimed ... read more
- Part of Chester County (PA) Set to Lose ALS Service with Tower Health’s ExodusJen Samuel Daily Local News, West Chester, Pa. (MCT) The summer calendar is swiftly approaching September 1. Western Chester County is preparing to lose primary life-saving medical coverage by the end of August. Tower Health is scheduled to pull its Medic 93 Advanced Life Support unit from the Keystone station in Parkesburg and units ... read more
- Medical Provider Sisters Help Rescue Unconscious Woman on Flight to FLTréa Lavery masslive.com (MCT) Two sisters from Wayland are being celebrated after they saved a woman’s life during a flight from Boston to Florida. Lindsay Byrne, a firefighter and paramedic at Wayland Fire Department, and Nicole Kelly, a nurse at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center in Burlington, were on ... read more
- Evolving EMS Deployment ParadigmsMichael Hayward, chief of operations at Indianapolis EMS, explains how the agency was able to adapt and thrive by rethinking staffing strategies. The EMS industry is at a critical juncture in its evolution. Increasing call volumes coupled with decreasing applicant pools reveal an unfortunate truth about our traditional model ... read more
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- TX Grand Jury Declines to Indict Former Paramedic for Kicking, Hitting ManKrista M. Torralva The Dallas Morning News (MCT) A former Dallas Fire-Rescue paramedic who kicked a downed, unarmed man won’t face charges after a Dallas County grand jury declined to indict. The grand jury considered a felony charge of injury to a disabled person against Brad Alan Cox, 46, this week and returned a no-bill. News ... read more
- Judge Dismisses Police, EMTs and Jailers from Lawsuit Over Woman’s DeathLori Pilger Lincoln Journal Star, Neb. (MCT) The family of a woman who died of alcohol toxicity at the Sarpy County Jail in 2018 has lost its wrongful death lawsuit against the police, rescue workers and jailers after she was taken to jail instead of a hospital. Danielle Harbison’s ... read more
- Norway Bridge Collapses, Drivers of Two Vehicles RescuedBy JAN M. OLSEN Associated Press COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — A wooden bridge over a river in southern Norway collapsed early Monday, with a car plunging into the water and a truck getting stuck on a raised section. The drivers of both vehicles were rescued and doing well, police ... read more
