New Delhi: State-owned NHAI has set a 10-minute deadline for ambulances deployed on national highways to reach any accident site within a 10-km vicinity, to cut delays in emergency response. It said failure to meet the timeline could attract a penalty of Rs 10,000 per incident. NHAI, in its policy guidelines, further said that ambulances...Read More
Mendota is one step closer to joining the La Salle County Sheriff’s Office for dispatch services, but the city will pay more than $400,000 to exit its current contract with Illinois Valley Regional Dispatch. The council unanimously passed a resolution authorizing the withdrawal during Monday night’s meeting. To withdraw without two years’ notice, Mendota must...Read More
When a 911 call comes in, dispatchers do not get to choose the emergency, the caller or the conditions on the other end of the line. A routine request can be followed by a water rescue involving a panicked caller, loud background noise and responders who may be miles away. Preparing dispatchers for that uncertainty...Read More
All, College of the Sequoias (near Fresno, California) is mourning the loss of a fire cadet who experienced a medical emergency on the Hanford campus earlier this week. The college confirmed that the cadet suffered a medical emergency on campus Monday. According to the college, fellow cadets immediately assisted the student before on-site paramedic staff...Read More
All, Multiple law enforcement agencies were in Austin early Thursday morning after an ambulance stolen in North Texas led to a pursuit and fatal shooting in Austin. According to the Fort Worth Fire Department, the suspect stole the ambulance Wednesday night from Station Four off Mansfield Road in Fort Worth, which led authorities on a...Read More
Lieutenant Dies and Firefighter Injured After Falling Through Floor While Conducting Primary Search During Residential Basement Fire – Green Bay, Wisconsin – August 13, 2006 – NIOSH Firefighter Fatality Report F2006-26 On August 13, 2006, Green Bay, Wisconsin Fire Lieutenant Arnie Wolff was killed, and Firefighter Jo Brinkley-Chaudoir was injured after falling through the floor...Read More
