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If you hear a fire truck honk three times, here’s what emergency crews want you to know

When a fire truck leans on its air horn, it is not a random blast of noise. Those short, sharp honks are part of a language ...

Salem Fire requests 4 more medics after surge in emergency call volume

Salem City Council will vote Jan. 12 on whether to add four ambulance medic positions to address increases in emergency calls ...

Evansville Fire Dept. hosting open houses ahead of EMS takeover

EVANSVILLE, Ind. (WFIE) - Starting July 1, the Evansville Fire Department will be expanding its role in emergency medical ...

Fire damages 40 rooms at Best Western hotel in Point South

JASPER COUNTY, S.C. (WTOC) - A fire at a Best Western hotel damaged 40 rooms overnight, but all occupants were safely ...

Every police officer is a firefighter – and an EMT – in this South Bay city. Is that the ‘magic sauce’ to being one of America’s safest cities?

We do three jobs all in one. You could be in a police uniform this year, and next year you could be driving a fire engine.” ...
abc7NY

Mamdani names Lillian Bonsignore, retired EMS chief, next FDNY fire commissioner

NEW YORK (WABC) -- New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani has chosen the city's next fire commissioner. Lillian Bonsignore, a well-respected retired EMS chief, will be the next fire commissioner.
WAFB

Baton Rouge mayor drops fire department, EMS merger plan

BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - A proposed plan to merge some of Baton Rouge’s emergency services has been canceled. During a news conference on Wednesday, Dec. 3, Mayor-President Sid Edwards announced the ...
The Advocate

Mayor-President Edwards scraps controversial plan to merge EMS into city Fire Department

Baton Rouge's Emergency Medical Services will no longer merge with the city's Fire Department, officials announced Wednesday, scrapping a controversial plan initially proposed by Mayor-President Sid ...
The Evening Sun

Hanover debates costly EMS service as fire commission faces scrutiny

The Hanover Borough Council tabled a proposal to exit a regional fire department by the end of 2026 before an official presented a study that outlined management and financial concerns with Hanover ...
WGAL

Fire-based EMS coming to Manheim Township, board of commissioners vote on who will provide staff

MEANS FOR THEM. MY CONVERSATIONS WITH BOTH CHIEF SCOTT AND SHAWN WERE OVER AN HOUR LONG. WE TALKED ABOUT HOW WE GOT TO THIS POINT AND ALSO WHAT IT MEANS FOR THE RESIDENTS OF MANHEIM TOWNSHIP. ALL IN ...
WLWT

Cincinnati Fire fully staffed going into winter as EMS shortages hit smaller departments

CFD says nearly 300 new firefighters hired in five years are helping add medic units, cut overtime and prepare for busy cold-weather months. CFD says nearly 300 new firefighters hired in five years ...
WMBF News

Marlboro County EMS employee charged with arson after suspicious building fire

MARLBORO COUNTY, SC (WMBF) - A Marlboro County Emergency Medical Service employee was arrested after a suspicious Wednesday building fire. The Marlboro County Sheriff’s Office charged Hunter McDaniel ...