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Host Mikaela Lefrak talks those in the EMS field on the what the future holds for some first responders.
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Reporter Erica Heilman stopped in to visit with dispatchers at the St. Johnsbury Police Department to find out what it takes to be the first stop in an emergency response.
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Statewide, the COVID vaccination rate for first responders is more than 95%. But it's not as high in more rural areas, where ambulance crews can't function if just a few people quit.
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When Gov. Scott called a state of emergency in March, towns across Vermont responded locally to the COVID-19 outbreak. Jan Sotirakis said Chittenden's…
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The loss of the longtime hospital in Fort Scott, Kan., has forced a change in the way ER care is provided, including a greater reliance on air ambulances.
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Consolidated Communications has agreed to upgrade its network to prevent a repeat of equipment failures that disrupted emergency 911 services three times…
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Vermont emergency services continue to struggle to find volunteers and paid staff, and plan to ask lawmakers for help.“Every ambulance service, police…
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When an ambulance is dispatched to a medical emergency, the medical responders don’t stop to ask how they’ll get paid. They help first, and ask questions…
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It takes strong swimming skills and specialized training to become a certified lifeguard. But water emergencies often happen where there are no…
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"The exercise started out with the plague," says Chris Herrick, Vermont director of the Division of Emergency Management & Homeland Security, "then we had…