EMSFSN Staff, Author at EMS Flight Safety Network

Published: July 19, 2019

AMR is paying 40 people to train to become EMTs

BUFFALO, N.Y. — American Medical Response (AMR) is paying 40 people to train to become EMTs via its Earn to

Published: July 18, 2019

Injured Firefighter and EMS K9 Airlifted to Hospital

WASHINGTON — Traffic stopped briefly on the George Washington Parkway on Tuesday afternoon as emergency responders rushed in with a

Published: July 18, 2019

911 Dispatcher Reclassification Bill Passed by House

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representatives Norma J. Torres, the only former 911 dispatcher serving in Congress, announced that a provision

Published: July 18, 2019

Air Evac Agrees to Pay $3M to Settle Employee Overtime Lawsuit

O’FALLON, MISSOURI —Air Evac Lifeteam has agreed to pony up $3 million to settle a suit brought on behalf of

Published: July 18, 2019

Air Evac Lifeteam Earns Full CAMTS Accreditation

O'Fallon, Missouri —Air Evac Lifeteam has announced that it recently earned full accreditation from CAMTS – the Commission on Accreditation

Published: July 17, 2019

Air Ambulances Struggling to Stay in The Air – surprise billing reform a big issue

HAMPTON ROADS, Va. - Seth Myers, President of the Air Evac Lifeteam discusses the new Senate Bill that could threaten

Published: July 16, 2019

Children’s Hospital Expands Tuition to Include Respiratory Therapists

AKRON, Ohio – An expansion of Akron Children’s Hospital’s tuition-reimbursement program will pay for entry-level employees, including respiratory therapists, to

Published: July 16, 2019

Paramedic Charged with Sexually Assaulting Patient in Ambulance

MADISON, WISCONSIN -- A Wisconsin paramedic is charged with sexually assaulting a patient in an ambulance.

Published: July 16, 2019

Air Ambulance Service Returns to Texas County

TEXAS - Hidalgo County EMS is celebrating one month of providing air supported emergency service in Hidalgo County after it

Published: July 15, 2019

ND Official Calls Air Ambulance Companies Predators – asks for congressional crackdown

FARGO — The North Dakota insurance commissioner says air ambulance carriers that prey upon consumers by refusing to negotiate agreements

Published: July 15, 2019

EMTs Settle Overtime Lawsuit for $150K

MICHIGAN — Livingston County EMTs have reached a settlement with county officials and will receive $150,00 in an overtime lawsuit.

Published: July 15, 2019

VIDEO: Second Attack on Boston EMT this Week

BOSTON — EMTs were called to a pizza shop for an unconscious woman when another woman tried to push past