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• Q&A: The importance of interagency coordination for active shooter readiness

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  Chief David Hall explains the how agencies can use NPFA 3000 to manage response efforts

• Ark. police probe 911 dispatcher after caller drowns

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  Police released audio of a former 911 dispatcher scolding a frantic newspaper delivery woman for driving into floodwaters

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• NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr., family rescued from fiery plane crash

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  Officials credited the quick response by area EMS and firefighters for helping the passengers and mitigating any potential environmental problems with fuel runoff

• What’s new in fire department apparatus bay design and technology

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  Several new technologies are being integrated into apparatus bays to optimize firefighter safety and department efficiency

• Philadelphia ranked as busiest ambulance service in the nation

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  Engine 25 Medic 8 in Philadelphia topped a recently released list with 10,096 runs

• Dallas ambulance response times lag behind national standard

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  The Dallas Fire-Rescue department added a full-time ambulance and will implement a long-planned new tiered EMS dispatch software to improve response times

• Ala. city adds fire station, 6 EMS stations due to blocked train crossings

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  Blocked train crossings causing 10-minute wait times forced Sheffield city officials to approve a new fire station and several EMS stations on the other side of the tracks

• 3 fire service myths: Data, response times and coverage equity

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  Leaders must acknowledge that some accepted “truths” do not align with reality

• NY man thankful to first responders for second chance at life

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  Richard VanTroost, 66, wanted to personally thank and shake hands with the first responders who saved his life when he suffered a heart attack

• Mass. EMTs adapt to evolving rescue protocols

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  The program focuses on beach safety procedures that can be tweaked during the season to prepare for shark bites care

• Ala. city program partners doctors with paramedics in ambulances

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  In the second year of the program, physicians will respond to 911 calls on a rotational basis

• Ambulance response times continue to lag in Ga. city

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  Dunwoody and Dekalb County signed a memorandum of understanding last fall to station more ambulances around the city

• Mass. city FD worried about medical response times after hospital closes

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  Ambulance turnaround and arrival time, which has already been impacted, is likely to become more an issue when Union Hospital and its emergency room closes next spring

• Sacramento firefighters request budget increase to improve response time

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  The department needs money for more ambulances and $2 million to add improvements and staff to reopen Fire Station 9.

• Detroit fire union blasts 'ignorant' EMS dispatch memo

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  "Do not automatic dispatch EMS to a fire scene," the memo reads, listing reasons to send a unit

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