Emergency Communications
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Mental Health Advocacy Groups Sue Worcester Over 911 Response to Behavioral Health Emergencies
Three Massachusetts mental health advocacy organizations filed suit in federal court Monday against the City of Worcester, alleging that the…
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Twice Fired New Mexico Firefighter Sues County
A former Albuquerque firefighter who was fired for hanging up on a frantic 911 caller in 2015 because the caller…
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Bridgeport Facing Multi-Million Dollar Claim Over Lack of MSDS for Fire
The City of Bridgeport, Connecticut is facing a multi-million dollar claim by the owner of a warehouse that burned in…
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Michigan City Sues Township Over Fire EMS Response Across The Street
Today’s burning question: There is a township fire station directly across the street from my property, but because the property…
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Families of Houston LODDs Sue Motorola and Scott
The families of three Houston firefighters killed in the 2013 Southwest Inn fire have filed another wrongful death lawsuit, this…
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Albuquerque Fire Investigating Why Dispatcher Hung Up on Caller
The Albuquerque Fire Department is investigating a firefighter who allegedly hung-up on a frantic 911 caller because the caller swore…
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Refusal AMA Forms in Foreign Languages
Today’s burning question: Could a medic who fails to obtain an informed refusal from a patient who does not speak…
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Colorado Suit Over EMS Failure Prompts Questions
A recent headline about a wrongful death lawsuit in Colorado caught my eye in part because it appeared to involve…
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YCMTSU Alabama: Medical Helicopter Cancellation
A man who was critically injured in an ATV accident in Alabama in 2013 has filed suit in federal court…
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County Dispatch Center Sued Over Fire Death
A fatal fire in Madison, Wisconsin in 2013 has prompted a wrongful death lawsuit against a county dispatch center that…
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Dispatchers Suspended Following Fatal Pennsylvania Fire
Two Luzerne County dispatchers have been suspended without pay as an investigation continues into a fatal fire last week in…
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