
A central Florida city has added ambulances with on-board decontamination systems to its fleet to prevent the spread of diseases like Ebola.
Read More →The City of Auburn, Maine, is rolling out two new ambulances next week to answer calls, as the city moves away from a private ambulance company that came under fire for delayed responses to emergency calls.
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The Lexington City Council has awarded $5.3 million to its fire department for new ambulances, ladders and engines. The new equipment will be dispersed to 10 out of the 23 stations in the city.
Read More →The City of Lockport, N.Y., will sell off its two ambulances and reduce fire department staffing, while handing over ambulance service to a private company in a cost-cutting move.
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Prince George's County firefighters added a pink ambulance to their fleet to raise awareness for breast cancer this month, and have asked the public to help name the vehicle via Twitter.
Read More →The City of Lockport has begun discussions about outsourcing the service, following a court battle with the local firefighter union, after the city attempted to reduce staffing on each shift from nine to seven firefighters.
Read More →New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said this week that a 14-minute delay in the dispatching of city ambulances to a Queens fire that claimed the lives of two children is "not acceptable."
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The San Francisco Fire Department's attempts to replace ambulances with more than 200,000 miles of service have fallen prey to a county budget process that has sidelined the agency's $28.1 million funding request.
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The Prince George's County Fire Department has begun replacing its fleet of aging EMS vehicles by adding nine new ambulances and purchasing 12 more.
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The City of Detroit filed its plan of adjustment with the U.S. Bankruptcy Court, detailing how it would reduce its $18 billion debt and reinvest in the city. Some of this reinvestment funding is set aside for fleet replacements.
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