EMS Grants News and Articles

• NY county gets $6.5M grant to help struggling volunteer EMS agencies

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  Especially during the day, Lewis County EMS agencies have trouble staffing the rigs, which can significantly slow response times

• Federal govt. agencies award funding for high school trauma training

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  The National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health was awarded up to $2.3 million to deliver trauma training to high school students

• NY counties using grants to upgrade 911 equipment

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  The improvements come after Oneida County experienced several issues, such as when mice chewed through phone lines, causing Verizon customers not to be able to contact 911

• Fla. county officials not renewing grant to get free naloxone

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  Miami County officials did not renew a state grant to receive free doses of naloxone, saying “overdoses are down significantly” in the area

• Grant allows Colo. hospitals to expand ER opioid addiction treatment

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  Two hospitals received $400,000 each, which allows them to keep patients in their emergency rooms until they start showing withdrawal symptoms

• Ill. paramedic helps write bill to reform rural EMS across state

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  Paramedic Mark Kennedy helped U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin write the SIREN Act, which would reauthorize a federal grant program to support rural EMS agencies

• Teachers win $27K grant to implement EMT classes

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  Chad Power and Roxanne Schmiesing teamed up to write a plan called "Tomorrow's Heroes" that will give students hands-on experiences as first responders

• Report released on estimated cost of NG911 upgrades

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  The report said nationwide Next Generation 911 implementation will cost between $9.5 billion and $12.7 billion over 10 years

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