Jan 95 min readN.Y. mayor says using FD ambulances, FFs is not sustainable (from Daily Freeman)By Diane Pineiro-Zucker Daily Freeman KINGSTON, N.Y. — Providing emergency medical services to the city using existing fire department...
Sep 15, 20235 min readWhy Isn’t EMS Essential? Growing Amount of States Look to Change That (from JEMS)Experts say the momentum might be driven by the pandemic, a decline in volunteerism and the rural health care shortage. By Tribune...
Aug 18, 20231 min readWATCH: Rural shortages lead to worsened ambulance deserts and delayed medical care (PBS News)One of the many concerns that drives the push for essential status is equitable care for all who need an ambulance, regardless of their...
Jun 2, 20221 min readEmergency Medical Services: Last Week Tonight with John OliverWatch John Oliver explain the current state of EMS and how we got here, including the fight to make EMS essential. CONTENT WARNING: This...
Jun 2, 20221 min read'We Won’t Let Him Die in Our Ambulance.' A Day With a Paramedic Facing the Coronavirus PandemicRead the TIME Magazine feature on IAEP Local 20 President Alanna Badgley by clicking the image below.