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INCREASING VIOLENCE AGAINST AMERICA’S EMS RESPONDERS

When responding to emergency medical calls, EMS workers are more likely than firefighters to be assaulted by patients, family members or even bystanders, according to studies undertaken by the US Continue Reading →
KOSOVO OPENS THE DOOR TO NEW HOSPITAL FOR NATO STAFF
HOW IMPORTANT IS THE TIME OF DAY FOR TURNOUT TIMES?

Fire station design may not quite play a very big role in turnout times as previously thought, according to recent US research findings into how station design of dormitory location Continue Reading →
USA: THE 9/11 RESCUERS WHO DIED A DAY APART

When Thomas Phelan and Keith Young died within a day of each other in March, in both cases it was as a result of cancer. But the underlying cause of Continue Reading →
Cape Town To Host 2018 World Rescue Challenge

This year’s World Rescue Challenge will take place in Cape Town on 20-27 October, with the South African Medical Rescue Organisation (SAMRO) having won the bid to host the 2018 Continue Reading →
EUROPEAN EMERGENCY NUMBER CONFERENCE 2017

Emergency services, public authorities, researchers and industry representatives from all around the world will join forces at this year’s European Emergency Number Association (EENA) Conference in April in Budapest to Continue Reading →
COPENHAGEN TO HOST EMS 2017 CONGRESS

‘It takes a system to save a life’ is the theme of EMS2017 Congress on 22-24 May in Copenhagen, to highlight the important role played by systems to enable individuals Continue Reading →
ENHANCED EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICE OPERATIONS IN AUSTRALIA

A new EMS-equipped chopper, which has been leased to Australia’s largest aeromedical charities LifeFlight, will now support emergency medical services, in addition to search and rescue missions in Queensland. “We Continue Reading →
KIWI FIRE SERVICES TO JOIN FORCES UNDER ‘FENZ’ PROJECT

New Zealand Fire Service, the National Rural Fire Authority and the country’s 38 rural fire authorities are due to be amalgamated into a single unified organisation by 1 July 2017, Continue Reading →