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Virginia house bill 1010 is proposing to lower the number of hours of training required for EMTs and Paramedics in that state. The authors of the bill say this will encourage more people to be willing to staff volunteer EMS services.

An officer testifying in a Drunk Driving trial has landed multiple people in jail on Contempt of Court charges. These charges stem from a breakdown in decorum during the officer’s testimony. Officer Harold Beaver had just taken the stand when ...

In one of his first Executive Orders after the state of the union address President Obama has Deputized the KISS army. Using powers based on common law practice known as Posse Comitatus the president is calling on citizens to track down Bieber.

The staff at the Delucia Ambulance Service in Delucia, Nebraska was surprised to see the turnout for the unveiling of their new CPR assist device, but it was not for the reason that they thought.

Tuesday night in his State Of the Union address President Obama used the term Ambulance Driver to describe EMS workers. This comment has sparked outrage in the EMS community

Chief Donald Glupi is causing tensions in his department after refusing to acknowledge the accomplishment of Officer David “Roz” Rozgrniety, PhD.

Last year we reported about a police chief betting his officers to lose weight. That bet caused his agency a major budget shortfall. This year the chief has lost a second fitness bet costing his agency again.

Provisions in Obamacare will make getting approved for an organ transplant much easier. Unfortunately the supply of organs is still very low. So in an effort to get more organs harvested, Paramedics will be trained to accomplish the task, on scene.

HIPAA has become a hot button topic for many in public safety. Which now has caused dispatchers to be in the crosshairs of the so-called HIPPA Police.