Ambulances and Emergency Vehicles
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Naperville鈥檚 International MedTec series 4300 rig had been a reserve vehicle, was destined for Mexico, then went to a Ukrainian hospital before its current location
Richmond Ambulance Authority donates supplies, ambulances abroad
The rig flipped onto its side, and one passenger in the Jeep had to be extricated
From locally, to Ecuador and Ukraine, EMS and fire organizations stepped up to make a difference both at home and internationally
The donation was made in coordination with the International Fire Training Force, a Chicago nonprofit effort to aid overseas fire departments
More and more departments are adding blocking units to protect emergency scenes
Area Ambulance Service is the latest U.S. agency to donate a used rig instead of selling it
Employees and shoppers were rendering aid when first responders arrived; EMS providers transported 16 people to hospitals
鈥淲e have made a lot of progress, but there is still a lot of work to be done,鈥� said Carter Bevins, chief of the Neon Volunteer Fire Department
Central EMS EMT Gina Ayres, 57, was driving the ambulance in a turn lane with its lights and siren activated
All four people were transported to area hospitals
Video shows how officers blocked in the ambulance as the driver pulled into a gas station
Another crew took over patient care
The apparatus landed on its side after crashing during a non-emergent response
During a welfare check, the firefighters found a woman who appeared to be deceased and reported this to a doctor, but neither had assessed the patient
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Charles LoTiempo could lose his job and will remain suspended with pay until a decision is reached
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Monticello Fire Department crew members extricated a Wayne County EMS provider from the ambulance
Madison County providers reportedly had to shake the woman, who was unresponsive at the wheel of her vehicle, causing her to hit the gas pedal
Roughly 1,700 emergency workers were dispatched to the scene where ambulances lined streets and EMS providers and bystanders performed CPR
Firefighters had to free the driver, who was stuck inside the rig after the collision
Relieved family members reunited with Uintah and Rick Keever, who Mercy Flights personnel transported to a hospital
Four local agencies responded to the North Warren Emergency Squad incident, which was reportedly caused by a driver failing to yield the right of way
A photo from Columbia Fire & Rescue members who responded to the scene showed an ambulance on its side with significant damage
A second Fort Osage Fire Protection District member also was hurt when a brush truck became surrounded by heavy smoke and was destroyed
鈥淣o damage was done, nothing was stolen, so we鈥檙e not really sure what he was doing,鈥� said Traverse City Fire Captain Steven Ball
The vehicles are equipped with vital items, including medications, blood products, IV pumps, intubation equipment and ventilators
The defendant is alleged to have stolen Buffalo鈥檚 Engine 1 on July 14 while firefighters were responding to an EMS call
Brian Harbaugh said he went to pick up paperwork Sunday, exited the building fast and called for NorthStar EMS to help him; he quit on Monday
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