Kitchener, Ontario – EMS union concerned 911 response times could rise

Worcester County, Massachusetts – Lawmakers push for more confidential counseling for first responders

Hesperia, California – Suspect arrested after ambulance crash

Sun Prairie, Wisconsin – City pays $42,675 interest in 2014 fired paramedics case

Medford, Oregon – Mercy Flights “Fill the Ambulance” campaign receives hundreds of donations

Port Huron, Michigan – EMTs making spirits bright for needy kids

Cook County, Illinois – Jury awards $7M to family of Vietnam vet who died after climbing out of moving ambulance

Windsor, Ontario – Rookie city councilor wants report on whether first responders should carry naloxone

Wahkiakum County, Washington – Ambulance found abandoned; thousands of dollars in medical equipment stolen from inside

New York, New York – Union demands help from the city after pair of attacks on EMS medics

Rosburg, Washington – Thief loads up ambulance with $60K of equipment stolen from small fire department

Columbus, Ohio – Ohio lawmakers sneak pay raises into fallen first responders benefits bill

Detroit, Michigan – EMTs, security guards carol for better treatment on the job

Boston, Massachusetts – Lawmakers proposing bill to provide better mental health services to first responders

Winnipeg, Manitoba – Province hiring more pilots for air ambulance service on verge of privatization

Tallahassee, Florida – Board: Insured Floridians shouldn’t foot huge bills for emergency transportation

Melbourne, Florida – Mechanical failure keeps suspect from ramming car into victim, first responders, officials say

North Down, Northern Ireland – Paramedic speaks out after spate of assaults