By Will Ashenmacher A woman was hospitalized following a car crash involving an ambulance in Anoka Sunday morning. The woman was extricated from a vehicle that was involved in an accident with an Allina EMS ambulance, which had been responding to a medical call. She was transported to Mercy Hospital with unknown injuries. Her name...Read More
By Ben Deci A sheriff’s deputy and two paramedics are recovering from a violent crash in Carmichael Sunday afternoon. They were in two different emergency vehicles, going to two separate calls. When they collided, the impact was so severe it knocked the ambulance over and sent it skidding off the road in a shower of...Read More
Maneeza Iqbal CARMICHAEL, CA – Two emergency vehicles crashed Sunday as they responded to separate calls. A Sacramento County sheriff’s patrol unit and an ambulance crashed at the intersection of Garfield Avenue and Winding Way. Sheriff’s Deputy Jason Ramos said both responders had their sirens and lights on. The sheriff’s deputy was going northbound on...Read More
While the story cited at this link involves law enforcement personnel, ALL emergency services need to be concerned about staffing at their dispatch centers. Whether through so called "furloughs", the failure to fill vacancies, or in this case outright layoffs, an increasing number of 9-1-1 centers are operating well below marginal levels. The end result?...Read More
A Phillipsburg Emergency Squad ambulance struck a car while traveling the wrong way down one-way Chambers Street in the city this afternoon, according to officials. The ambulance was responding to a call of an unconscious elderly man around 4:54 this afternoon when it T-boned a car at the intersection of Hudson and Chambers street, according...Read More
A rural Iowa mother’s last call was to 9-1-1 as she and her child succumbed to smoke and gasses in a house fire. You can find the audio here (the telephone call is under item #3):http://www.dps.state.ia.us/commis/pib/Releases/2011/03-04-2011_WheatlandFire911Audio.htm Also, follow the link regarding the media considerations for release of 9-1-1 recordings. In light of the number of...Read More
