Response Times
The Ohio Valley has been hard hit by the latest surge in COVID-19, and that鈥檚 impacting all aspects of the health care system
Lessons from Pinellas County and an AIMHI EMTALA webinar that may help us all out
MCHD offers a successful 鈥渁ir traffic control鈥� strategy to decrease turnaround times
An internal analysis of 700,000 emergency calls between 2015 and 2020, shows a drop in how often the city meets its response time goals for general emergencies
A vote this week will decide on creating a new 25-person city ambulance department that would take over service now provided by a private company
A 9-month pregnant woman waited more than an hour for a Richmond Ambulance Authority to arrive after a driver ran a red light and crashed into her vehicle
The EMS director for the New Kensington Bureau of Fire-Ambulance said ambulances could see a delay of up to 40 minutes due to the bridge closure and detours
When a Rochester firefighter began suffering from heat exhaustion at the scene of a fire, a transport ambulance was not available for more than seven minutes
The Billings Fire Department is assessing how it responds to non-emergency calls for service, looking at slowing down travel times and placing higher priority on calls that require more manpower
Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms said the smaller station will save the city millions compared to the cost of building a full-size fire station
Honolulu EMS Director Dr. Jim Ireland said that the agency has remained well-staffed and resilient despite the COVID-19 pandemic
Craig and Dianne Shantz, members of both the Kalispel Tribe Fire Department and South Pend Oreille Fire and Rescue, worked out a partnership between the two agencies
The Victorville Fire Department鈥檚 Station 315 was built in 2009 but never fully opened due to monetary issues, officials said
The Decatur Ambulance Regulatory Board meeting Tuesday included lawsuit threats, complaints and a dispute over a heart monitor battery
The Durham union said it can take as long as 10 minutes for firefighters to be dispatched to a call
Under the contract, Falck will be fined $5,000 every time an ambulance takes longer than 24 minutes to arrive at an emergency
IAFF Local 734 shared an audio clip of someone saying there were no units to send to the scene of a quadruple shooting
Pat Scarcella, an ER nurse, said an ambulance from another county was the only one available despite the hospital being less than half a mile away
The lawsuit said miscommunication between Seattle agencies led to a 20-minute delay in firefighters responding to the shooting
Carbondale Police Interim Chief Stan Reno said the officers鈥� actions would normally go against policy but were a 鈥減otentially life-or-death decision鈥�
Nearly 200 people spoke either for or against the switch from AMR to Falck ahead of the long-awaited vote
Medshore Ambulance officials explained how it鈥檚 addressed problems that delayed response to a stroke call at a councilwoman鈥檚 house
Grant County Fire District 7 aims to improve patient care by providing quicker transports for injuries that are not life-threatening
Oklahoma City Fire Department officials have been criticized for their handling of the incident
A firefighter spoke to the Bamberg County council Monday about incidents where he says MedShore Ambulance Services lagged in its response
Mobile Medical Response officials disputed claims by Traverse City firefighters that service has worsened
The Marana police dispatcher was attempting to transfer the call to Tucson 911 to dispatch the fire department
Some in the Orange County, California public safety community have pushed to change the policy that restricts when a sheriff鈥檚 helicopter can be dispatched
Police officials said the trainee 911 operator who took the call mistakenly labeled it as a lower priority call
The parents of the 3-year-old girl who suffered burns in a cooking accident said they waited 20 minutes for an ambulance before the firefighter offered to transport her
Orange County fire officials are investigating why a fire helicopter was dispatched to the scene instead of a closer sheriff鈥檚 office helicopter
The owner of First Response Ambulance Service says the company will not buy new ambulances unless fines and penalties that could put it out of business are changed
Columbus fire officials are seeking to understand an apparent delay in the arrival of city medics to the scene of the fatal incident
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