Fundraising
A majority of first responder agencies lack necessary funds for purchasing equipment and technology
Share your wish list with your community via social channels; you may be surprised at the generosity of your fellow citizens!
How solving peoples’ problems creates value in community building
Pa. EMS officials, legislators call for sustainable funding as departments work with increasing demands and difficulties
Quick Response Unit volunteers work on recruitment as call volume increases
Neighboring ambulance companies wonder who will be next after Jeannette EMS abruptly closed
Central Berkeley EMT Lacey Klein’s video of Barbara Gillespie, 72, touched many after Gillespie fell near Klein’s front door while delivering pizza
Santa Ana Police Officer Scott Caceres is raising funds to help his friend Giovanni Roman with medical expenses
Ashley Diaz spent two months in a hospital, additional surgeries lie ahead and she will need months of physical therapy
The calendar used to be a fun event but was “not a great fundraiser in recent years,” FDNY spokeswoman Amanda Farinacci said
The NFL player continues to recover from cardiac arrest
Of the allocated funds, $20M will go to the Heal the Hero Foundation, which offers tech-based mental health support, community education, research and training
Mequon’s first full-time firefighter-paramedic, Josh Lipp, was seriously injured in the incident
A fundraiser has been set up for the family of Charles D. Swank, an Army veteran who had five children
When and where to watch the First Responder Bowl, plus a brief history of this unique event
West Virginia Northern Community College also received a mobile ambulance simulator
Five years after the Route 91 Harvest festival shooting, first responders have access to a 50,000-square-foot high-tech tactical training center
He was on scene as the EMS incident command and said more than 100 EMS, fire and police personnel from several municipalities and counties responded
With a partly crushed skull and a broken jaw, J.C. La Verde kept swimming until he reached safety
“Some towns saw a drop of half of their voluntary EMTs,” said Betsy Gara, president of the Connecticut Council of Small Towns
PatientCare EMS is getting a higher rate in Sioux Falls for the fourth year in a row
Greene County community members said they will not lose the service, but experts said the agency’s problems are typical for rural ambulance services
North Catawba Fire and Rescue’s Brian Fagen has had five blood transfusions and four surgeries since the incident, which took place at gathering with friends
City Councilman Charles Slife hopes to introduce a bill this year to bring the city’s billing rates into line with the industry
Buncombe County Rescue Squad’s financial issues date back at least as far as 2016
The Highview Fire Department and Louisville Metro Police Department have been raising funds for Sean Colyer
From freelancing to insurance, there are several factors that should impact go/no-go deployment decisions
Port St. Lucie Volunteer Ambulance had been dangerously low on donations
The member-based initiative unites police, fire and EMS foundations to address resource gaps
