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• Judge: Drug-addled EMT son of FDNY chief should lose his city job

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  Robert Gala, 26, unsuccessfully argued that his oxycodone addiction was a disability that should have spared him termination after five years on the job

• Ill. city fire dept. gets new chassis for old ambulance

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  The East Peoria Fire Department found a satisfying way to upgrade its ambulance fleet and save the city money at the same time

• Firefighters, EMS rescue man trapped in mechanical bull

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  Firefighters had to use hydraulic rescue tools, the Jaws of Life, to disassemble the bull and save the man

• Wis. city FD and volunteer rescue squad to merge

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  Facing dwindling numbers of volunteer emergency medical technicians and an increased number of calls, the two entities will work to combine operations

• Lack of EMTs forcing Baltimore city fire engines out of service

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  City of Baltimore Fire Department fire trucks are being taken out of service to be on call as medic units, putting a strain on city resources

• Firefighter accused of physically assaulting patient

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  Theodore Mobley, 26, was arguing with a female patient after transporting her to George Washington Hospital, and the argument turned physical once inside

• Va. first responders can now deliver blood to trauma patients in the field

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  FACT*R provides supplies and training to first responders so they can administer blood transfusions in the field

• 19 hospitalized after disturbance at memorial for rapper Nipsey Hussle

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  Many were treated on scene after reports of a possible shooting in Los Angeles's Hyde Park

• Ret. Conn. firefighter-medic dies from line-of-duty injuries

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  James “Woody” Woodman was critically injured in a crash on Oct. 5, 1999, while on duty

• Ill. ambulance service upset over fire dept. expansion

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  LifeStar Ambulance Service Inc. is asking for help from Madison County 911 to regain a “fair market share” of business after the fire department expanded

• Ill. city council: Fire dept. takes too much equipment on medical calls

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  City consultants recommend reducing the number of "low-priority calls" by the fire department and overhauling the city's dispatch center

• Colo. paramedic known for bringing people 'back from the dead'

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  Austin Pugh, a six-year firefighter and paramedic, has brought 11 people back from a flat line, an “incredible” record, according to his peers

• Ill. city to receive Fitch & Associates fire, emergency response study

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  "The results will tell us if we're sending the right resources on emergency calls and if the resources being sent are appropriate," City Manager Patrick Urich said

• States eyeing changes to EMS rules on stroke response

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  Most state rules direct EMS providers to the closest hospital with a stroke unit, regardless of the attack’s severity, and some states limit providers from choosing out-of-state hospitals

• Fallen FDNY EMT honored with emergency call box

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  New York Fire Department EMT Yadira Arroyo was killed in 2017 after a man stole her ambulance and ran her down

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