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EMS World Q&A: Robert Luckritz, Chief of Austin-Travis County EMS
Feature
03/25/2026
Jonathan Bassett, MA, NREMT
Serving one of the fastest growing communities in the country, ATCEMS has developed a ‘Swiss Army knife’ approach to resource management.
Serving one of the fastest growing communities in the country, ATCEMS has developed a ‘Swiss Army knife’ approach to resource management.
Serving one of the fastest...
03/25/2026
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Rega ambulance jet type Bombardier Challenger 650 registration HB-JWA landing at Swiss Zurich Airport on a cloudy autumn day. Photo taken October 25th, 2025, Zurich Kloten, Switzerland.
Feature
03/24/2026
Eugene Gerden
More Swiss citizens are calling emergency services instead of their family doctor, which began during the pandemic and hasn't slowed down.
More Swiss citizens are calling emergency services instead of their family doctor, which began during the pandemic and hasn't slowed down.
More Swiss citizens are calling...
03/24/2026
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An Air Canada Express CRJ-900 sits on the runway after colliding with a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport on March 23, 2026, in New York City. All flights into and out of LaGuardia airport have ben cancelled until 2 P.M. after an Air Canada Express plane flight from Montreal collided with a fire truck on the tarmac killing the pilot and leaving more than forty people injured. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/TNS)
News
03/23/2026
By Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News (TNS) NEW YORK — Two pilots were killed when a jet landing at LaGuardia Airport collided with a Port Authority fire truck, authorities said Monday. The dramatic seconds before the crash, which...
By Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News (TNS) NEW YORK — Two pilots were killed when a jet landing at LaGuardia Airport collided with a Port Authority fire truck, authorities said Monday. The dramatic seconds before the crash, which...
By Rocco Parascandola, New York...
03/23/2026
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Drone footage of the burned ambulances-Hannah McKay, Reuters
News
03/23/2026
Kristin Carroll
Hatzola volunteers have served the Golders Green community in North London since 1979.
Hatzola volunteers have served the Golders Green community in North London since 1979.
Hatzola volunteers have served...
03/23/2026
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Vintage ambulance
Feature
03/20/2026
John M. Dabbs II, MPH
Modern EMS grew out of a 1966 white paper that advocated for change in a fragmented landscape.
Modern EMS grew out of a 1966 white paper that advocated for change in a fragmented landscape.
Modern EMS grew out of a 1966...
03/20/2026
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Steve Nesseth
News
03/19/2026
For Nesseth, EMS was never about building a career. It was a calling he embraced alongside his regular full-time job.  
For Nesseth, EMS was never about building a career. It was a calling he embraced alongside his regular full-time job.  
For Nesseth, EMS was never about...
03/19/2026
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restrained patient with c-collar
Feature
03/18/2026
Latimer Hoke, M.Ed, NRAEMT
Rigid spinal immobilization may do more harm than good; comfort-focused care shows equal outcomes.
Rigid spinal immobilization may do more harm than good; comfort-focused care shows equal outcomes.
Rigid spinal immobilization may...
03/18/2026
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Tokyo Fire Department Ambulance
Feature
03/17/2026
Eugene Gerden
Japan's federal government is examining several methods of decreasing the EMS workload in the country.
Japan's federal government is examining several methods of decreasing the EMS workload in the country.
Japan's federal government is...
03/17/2026
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heart head connection
Feature
03/16/2026
Carol Brzozowski
Emotional intelligence in your agency can be increased with the right training.
Emotional intelligence in your agency can be increased with the right training.
Emotional intelligence in your...
03/16/2026
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Mark Pinchalk
Feature
03/13/2026
James Careless
After seeing a sharp increase in sudden unexplained infant deaths (SUIDs), the Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS stepped up efforts to provide life-saving resources to new parents and caregivers.
After seeing a sharp increase in sudden unexplained infant deaths (SUIDs), the Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS stepped up efforts to provide life-saving resources to new parents and caregivers.
After seeing a sharp increase in...
03/13/2026
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broken lock over lines of code symbolizing a cyberattack
News
03/12/2026
Kristin Carroll
The company said the attack was contained and products were safe to use.
The company said the attack was contained and products were safe to use.
The company said the attack was...
03/12/2026
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News

An Air Canada Express CRJ-900 sits on the runway after colliding with a Port Authority fire truck at LaGuardia Airport on March 23, 2026, in New York City. All flights into and out of LaGuardia airport have ben cancelled until 2 P.M. after an Air Canada Express plane flight from Montreal collided with a fire truck on the tarmac killing the pilot and leaving more than forty people injured. (Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images/TNS)
News
03/23/2026
By Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News (TNS) NEW YORK — Two pilots were killed when a jet landing at LaGuardia Airport collided with a Port Authority fire truck, authorities said Monday. The dramatic seconds before the crash, which...
By Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News (TNS) NEW YORK — Two pilots were killed when a jet landing at LaGuardia Airport collided with a Port Authority fire truck, authorities said Monday. The dramatic seconds before the crash, which...
By Rocco Parascandola, New York...
03/23/2026
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Drone footage of the burned ambulances-Hannah McKay, Reuters
News
03/23/2026
Kristin Carroll
Hatzola volunteers have served the Golders Green community in North London since 1979.
Hatzola volunteers have served the Golders Green community in North London since 1979.
Hatzola volunteers have served...
03/23/2026
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Steve Nesseth
News
03/19/2026
For Nesseth, EMS was never about building a career. It was a calling he embraced alongside his regular full-time job.  
For Nesseth, EMS was never about building a career. It was a calling he embraced alongside his regular full-time job.  
For Nesseth, EMS was never about...
03/19/2026
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new ambulance for Sunstate Ambulance
News
03/19/2026
New Panama City–based operation to provide interfacility medical transportation in Bay County.
New Panama City–based operation to provide interfacility medical transportation in Bay County.
New Panama City–based operation...
03/19/2026
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Cooper EMS
News
03/17/2026
The treatment options give patients with opioid use disorder time to seek additional help.
The treatment options give patients with opioid use disorder time to seek additional help.
The treatment options give...
03/17/2026
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Stars of Life winners
News
03/17/2026
Six team members in the state were recognized for their efforts in training, disaster deployment, rescue, and more.
Six team members in the state were recognized for their efforts in training, disaster deployment, rescue, and more.
Six team members in the state...
03/17/2026
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W. Scott Gilmore, MD, FACEP, FAEMS
News
03/13/2026
Gilmore brings more than 30 years of experience in EMS as an EMT, paramedic, physician, and educator.
Gilmore brings more than 30 years of experience in EMS as an EMT, paramedic, physician, and educator.
Gilmore brings more than 30...
03/13/2026
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broken lock over lines of code symbolizing a cyberattack
News
03/12/2026
Kristin Carroll
The company said the attack was contained and products were safe to use.
The company said the attack was contained and products were safe to use.
The company said the attack was...
03/12/2026
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Wave conference logo
News
03/03/2026
Four-day Austin conference brings together EMS, fire service, hospital and government professionals to explore emerging innovation, research and hands-on technology training.
Four-day Austin conference brings together EMS, fire service, hospital and government professionals to explore emerging innovation, research and hands-on technology training.
Four-day Austin conference...
03/03/2026
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EMTs assessing a child while a parent watches
News
02/26/2026
New study describes nationwide baseline of prehospital pediatric readiness
New study describes nationwide baseline of prehospital pediatric readiness
New study describes nationwide...
02/26/2026
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Webinars

Christopher Blake
On-Demand
Session Details Breathing Life into Pediatric Care: Key Skills for Effective Airway Management is a hands-on skills discussion using real-world equipment that's designed to equip EMS professionals with practical, hands-on techniques for managing pediatric airway emergencies in the preh...
Kroboth
On-Demand
Did you know that two cannulas can look nearly identical, yet deliver very different results for your patients? Join us for a hands-on, visual exploration of single-nare sampling line design and the clinical impact of split-flow cannulas. Through real device demonstrations and clinical ...
michael smith ohiohealth ems
On-Demand
Capnography provides real-time, continuous information that can assist in the early detection of respiratory distress, effectiveness of ventilation, and proper placement of advanced airway devices. Additionally, ETCO2 monitoring offers crucial insight into cardiac arrest resuscitation e...
samantha johnson
On-Demand
Over the past decade, there has been a dramatic increase in lawsuits against EMS providers and agencies. High profile cases, such as the death of Elijah McClain, bring EMS providers and prehospital medicine into the spotlight.

Podcasts

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Podcasts
02/25/2026
Mike McCabe
The right ambulance makes all the difference in rural EMS.
The right ambulance makes all the difference in rural EMS.
The right ambulance makes all...
02/25/2026
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Winners with Lynn Artz and Noah Rosecrans
Podcasts
02/24/2026
Rob Lawrence, MCMI
Rob Lawrence hosts this special episode of the EMS World Podcast. The Injury Prevention Alliance of Phoenix (Arizona) is the winner of the 2025 Nicholas Rosecrans Award, which recognizes individuals, teams, or organizations who make a...
Rob Lawrence hosts this special episode of the EMS World Podcast. The Injury Prevention Alliance of Phoenix (Arizona) is the winner of the 2025 Nicholas Rosecrans Award, which recognizes individuals, teams, or organizations who make a...
Rob Lawrence hosts this...
02/24/2026
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Life and Sirens
Podcasts
02/09/2026
Sophie Fuller, Jaime Wesley, and Aubrey Lukis, hosts of the Life and Sirens podcast, join Managing Editor Kristin Carroll on the floor of EMS World Expo 2025 in Indianapolis. They discuss their roles as EMS influencers, being women in EMS,...
Sophie Fuller, Jaime Wesley, and Aubrey Lukis, hosts of the Life and Sirens podcast, join Managing Editor Kristin Carroll on the floor of EMS World Expo 2025 in Indianapolis. They discuss their roles as EMS influencers, being women in EMS,...
Sophie Fuller, Jaime Wesley, and...
02/09/2026
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Nathan Harrison, Vice President of Operations at Simulator Solutions
Podcasts
01/20/2026
Mike McCabe; Nathan Harrison
Key Takeaways Realism matters: High-fidelity simulation exposes providers to physical, psychological, and environmental challenges they’ll face in the field. Safety starts before the call: Simulation helps reduce injuries...
Key Takeaways Realism matters: High-fidelity simulation exposes providers to physical, psychological, and environmental challenges they’ll face in the field. Safety starts before the call: Simulation helps reduce injuries...
Key...
01/20/2026
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Zoll Zenix
Podcasts
01/13/2026
Kristin Carroll
Listen to Part I. Mike Grzyb, Senior Director of Field Support for ZOLL’s EMS business unit joins EMS World Managing Editor Kristin Carroll live at EMS World Expo 2025 in Indianapolis to discuss the new Zenix monitor defibrillator. The...
Listen to Part I. Mike Grzyb, Senior Director of Field Support for ZOLL’s EMS business unit joins EMS World Managing Editor Kristin Carroll live at EMS World Expo 2025 in Indianapolis to discuss the new Zenix monitor defibrillator. The...
Listen to Part I. Mike...
01/13/2026
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Zenix
Podcasts
01/13/2026
Kristin Carroll
Mike Grzyb, Senior Director of Field Support for ZOLL’s EMS business unit joins EMS World Managing Editor Kristin Carroll live at EMS World Expo 2025 in Indianapolis to discuss the new Zenix monitor defibrillator. The device has premarket...
Mike Grzyb, Senior Director of Field Support for ZOLL’s EMS business unit joins EMS World Managing Editor Kristin Carroll live at EMS World Expo 2025 in Indianapolis to discuss the new Zenix monitor defibrillator. The device has premarket...
Mike Grzyb, Senior Director...
01/13/2026
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EMS World Live | Austin Logo
Podcasts
01/08/2026
Jonathan Bassett, MA, NREMT; Joshua D. Hartman, MBA, NRP; Eric Bauer, MBA, EMT-P
EMS World Content Director Jonathan Bassett sits down with HMP Global Senior Vice President Josh Hartman and FlightBridge ED CEO Eric Bauer to discuss FAST 2026 and EMS World Live | Austin, which will co-locate in the Texas capital May...
EMS World Content Director Jonathan Bassett sits down with HMP Global Senior Vice President Josh Hartman and FlightBridge ED CEO Eric Bauer to discuss FAST 2026 and EMS World Live | Austin, which will co-locate in the Texas capital May...
EMS World Content Director...
01/08/2026
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EMS World Podcasts Logo
Podcasts
12/22/2025
Mike McCabe
In this episode of the EMS World Podcast, host Mike McCabe talks with Sherry Twitty, Director of Corporate Outreach at Columbia Southern University, about how flexible, online education is helping fire, EMS, and nursing professionals...
In this episode of the EMS World Podcast, host Mike McCabe talks with Sherry Twitty, Director of Corporate Outreach at Columbia Southern University, about how flexible, online education is helping fire, EMS, and nursing professionals...
In this episode of the EMS...
12/22/2025
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Mitch Scott
Podcasts
12/16/2025
Mike McCabe
General Devices sponsors this podcast covering how the e-Bridge platform improves communication between field teams and the emergency department.
General Devices sponsors this podcast covering how the e-Bridge platform improves communication between field teams and the emergency department.
General Devices sponsors this...
12/16/2025
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Podcasts
12/02/2025
Kristin Carroll
The National EMS Advisory Council (NEMSAC) was abruptly disbanded earlier this year. Former chair Brenden Hayden, COO of Estella Health, a mobile Integrated healthcare company, and former vice chair, Tom Arkins, chief of IT and...
The National EMS Advisory Council (NEMSAC) was abruptly disbanded earlier this year. Former chair Brenden Hayden, COO of Estella Health, a mobile Integrated healthcare company, and former vice chair, Tom Arkins, chief of IT and...
The National EMS Advisory...
12/02/2025
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Videos

ATCEMS Chief Robert Luckritz
Videos
03/25/2026
When you work in EMS, education has to do more than check a box. It has to make you better on your next call.
When you work in EMS, education has to do more than check a box. It has to make you better on your next call.
When you work in EMS, education...
03/25/2026
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The Stop the Bleed campaign has been a game changer in the world of trauma care, but what about patients who are not only bleeding, but have a history of hemophilia? With invaluable insights from a parent of two children with this condition, part one of this four part series will “take it up a notch” with a rapid review of handling hemophilia.
Videos
03/22/2026
Scott DeBoer, RN, MSN, CPEN, CEN, CCRN, CFRN
The Stop the Bleed campaign has been a game changer in the world of trauma care, but what about patients who are not only bleeding, but have a history of hemophilia?
The Stop the Bleed campaign has been a game changer in the world of trauma care, but what about patients who are not only bleeding, but have a history of hemophilia?
The Stop the Bleed campaign has...
03/22/2026
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Pediatric Video Tutorial: Communicating With Deaf Patients Part 2
Videos
03/02/2026
Scott DeBoer, RN, MSN, CPEN, CEN, CCRN, CFRN
With invaluable insights from a certified interpreter for the deaf, part two of this four-part series rapidly reviews what medical professionals really need to know, and what their deaf patients wish their caregivers knew.
With invaluable insights from a certified interpreter for the deaf, part two of this four-part series rapidly reviews what medical professionals really need to know, and what their deaf patients wish their caregivers knew.
With invaluable insights from a...
03/02/2026
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Columbia Southern University's online LifePaceLearning® enrollment option is built for busy EMS pros balancing work and other life commitments.
Videos
02/26/2026
Columbia Southern University's online LifePaceLearning® enrollment option is built for busy EMS pros balancing work and other life commitments.
Columbia Southern University's online LifePaceLearning® enrollment option is built for busy EMS pros balancing work and other life commitments.
Columbia Southern University's...
02/26/2026
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With invaluable insights from a certified interpreter for the deaf, part one of this four-part series led by Scott DeBoer of Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solutions reviews what medical professionals really need to know.
Videos
02/20/2026
Scott DeBoer, RN, MSN, CPEN, CEN, CCRN, CFRN
With invaluable insights from a certified interpreter for the deaf, part one of this four-part series led by Scott DeBoer of Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solutions reviews what medical professionals really need to know.
With invaluable insights from a certified interpreter for the deaf, part one of this four-part series led by Scott DeBoer of Pedi-Ed-Trics Emergency Medical Solutions reviews what medical professionals really need to know.
With invaluable insights from a...
02/20/2026
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Perspectives

Phone showing Meta AI logo
Perspectives
03/05/2026
Mike Rubin
Mike Rubin explores the hilarity that can come from artificial intelligence and how hallucinations can erode credibility.
Mike Rubin explores the hilarity that can come from artificial intelligence and how hallucinations can erode credibility.
Mike Rubin explores the hilarity...
03/05/2026
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The author and his service dog
Perspectives
02/12/2026
Robert Ravndal, MA, NRP
First responders who suffer mental injuries in the line of duty deserve to be respected in the same way we respect those with physical injuries.
First responders who suffer mental injuries in the line of duty deserve to be respected in the same way we respect those with physical injuries.
First responders who suffer...
02/12/2026
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Two older men laugh
Perspectives
02/05/2026
Mike Rubin
Mike Rubin reflects on some of the best, most entertaining moments of retirement life.
Mike Rubin reflects on some of the best, most entertaining moments of retirement life.
Mike Rubin reflects on some of...
02/05/2026
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leadership
Perspectives
01/27/2026
Mike Domitrz
EMS organizations that nurture respect and psychological safety enjoy higher engagement, stronger performance, and lower turnover.
EMS organizations that nurture respect and psychological safety enjoy higher engagement, stronger performance, and lower turnover.
EMS organizations that nurture...
01/27/2026
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Piggy Bank doing math
Perspectives
01/20/2026
Mike Rubin
Mike Rubin discusses budgeting, estate planning, and more in this installment of After EMS.
Mike Rubin discusses budgeting, estate planning, and more in this installment of After EMS.
Mike Rubin discusses budgeting,...
01/20/2026
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black and white ambulance representing end of EMS career
Feature
01/12/2026
Dick Blanchet, BS, MBA; Samantha Greene
Sometimes a career in EMS ends abruptly through illness, injury, or burnout. Navigating the change can be difficult, but it's important to remember you are more than a patch.
Sometimes a career in EMS ends abruptly through illness, injury, or burnout. Navigating the change can be difficult, but it's important to remember you are more than a patch.
Sometimes a career in EMS ends...
01/12/2026
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OBBBA
Perspectives
12/30/2025
Daniel Gerard, MS, RN, NRP
The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could change how EMS agencies are paid; Dan Gerard explores options to maintain funding.
The passage of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act could change how EMS agencies are paid; Dan Gerard explores options to maintain funding.
The passage of the One Big...
12/30/2025
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Cumberland river flooding in 2010
Perspectives
12/11/2025
Mike Rubin
Mike Rubin reflects on uniforms over the years.
Mike Rubin reflects on uniforms over the years.
Mike Rubin reflects on uniforms...
12/11/2025
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supportive partners
Perspectives
12/01/2025
Jason Fox, NREMT-P
Leaders set the tone for their organization, including when it comes to mental health and providers believing they can ask for help.
Leaders set the tone for their organization, including when it comes to mental health and providers believing they can ask for help.
Leaders set the tone for their...
12/01/2025
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older man gardening
Feature
11/14/2025
Jason Fox, NREMT-P
Prepare today for how life after public safety will look: You are more than your badge.
Prepare today for how life after public safety will look: You are more than your badge.
Prepare today for how life after...
11/14/2025
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EMS Around the World

E-Books

Supplement
This special supplement from EMS World and FirstNet examines why mental wellness must be treated as a core component of public safety readiness.
Supplement
As EMS practitioners, we are committed to improving patient care and outcomes in the prehospital setting. We know that a highly trained EMS service means a safer community and more positive outcomes when duty calls today and tomorrow.
White Papers
For EmergyCare, the largest EMS provider in Northwest Pennsylvania, success begins and ends with people. President David Basnak emphasizes that no piece of equipment can replace skilled, supported professionals.
White Papers
According to the Center for Climate and Energy Solutions, over the 39-year period from 1979-2017, the number of major hurricanes has increased.
White Papers
Just after midnight on September 26, 2023, Jesse Sopko, a paramedic with the South Central Ambulance District (SCAD) in Ashtabula County, Ohio, and a patient were in the back of SCAD’s Unit 639 when they were T-boned by a speeding