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** New South Wales man sent to jail for threatening paramedics and their families

** FDNY looking to nix protocol that sees ambulances dispatched to every fire call?

** A Sydney man will be cooling his heals in jail for the next two years after being convicted of threatening paramedics and their families on a call last year. The Daily Mail (June 3) said Kyle Brough, 20, was sentenced Tuesday in Parramatta District Court. According to the newspaper, Brough made his threat September 11, 2013 after police arrested him when he escaped his car during a routine search. According to the newspaper, medics were hailed when he said he was short of breath. Upon arrival, Brough said he would murder the practitioners and cut the throats of their children. Among the tags Brough was convicted on are intimidating a person with an intent to cause fear, possessing a pistol, and break and enter. He will be eligible for parole in 2016.

** Fire Department of New York (FDNY) officials are apparently attempting to change a policy that sees ambulances dispatched to all fire calls. The New York Daily News (Erin Durkin/June 2) said the subject came before city council Monday, with Fire Commissioner Sal Cassano saying the approach was non sensical. Cassano said many fire calls are false alarms which then limit EMS availability for real emergencies. City councilor Elizabeth Crowley, however, who is also the Fire and Criminal Justice Committee chair disagreed. Crowley said the protocol was proven necessary recently when ambulance delays resulted in the deaths of two Rockaways children and one Coney Island police officer. The discussions were part of this year’s budget talks. Other FDNY related ideas include a driver education training refresher for EMTs.