Note: This article is part of the Firehouse 2024 Apparatus Supplement. To read the entire supplement, click here. Fire department apparatus committee members and fire apparatus manufacturers alike ...

LAMAR COUNTY, Miss. (WDAM) - Life-saving in Lamar County just got a whole lot easier. For many years, Lamar County paramedics had to lift with their knees when it came to loading stretchers into their ...

HAMILTON — The increase in the number of people who are overweight or obese in recent years has put stress on local Emergency Medical Service units and hospitals. Almost one in three adults are obese ...

Some new equipment has been added to ambulances in Cabell County, meant to help detect a hidden danger in homes. Cabell County EMS has installed carbon monoxide detectors on each ambulance within the ...

ROANOKE, Va. – Local fire departments will get some much-needed equipment thanks to a state grant. The Virginia Department of Emergency Management awarded Roanoke Fire-EMS more than $161,000 for the ...

Foxwall EMS will have better capabilities to care for cardiac patients and people with severe respiratory issues thanks to the purchase of a portable ventilator. Paramedic Jenifer Swab said the ...

I don’t know any EMS system that has so much money that they do not know what to do with all of it. We’re always looking for additional revenue sources. Fortunately, some relief may be on the way ...

PICKENS COUNTY., S.C. (WSPA) – Pickens County EMS is leveling up on equipment to ensure patients get the best care. The department has already saved a life using new portable ventilators and IV pumps.