EMS Grants News and Articles

• Md. program lets first responders alert schools of kids who witnessed trauma

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  Under the Handle with Care program, EMS providers or police can alert the school system when a child witnesses a traumatic event

• Kan. fire marshal gives grant funding to 70 volunteer depts.

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  Funds through the Kansas Firefighter Recruitment and Safety Grant Program were awarded to various volunteer/part-time fire departments across the state

• Mass. fire dept. hires 4 new firefighter-paramedics with help of grant

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  A federal grant will pay for 75 percent of the costs of the four firefighters for two years and then 35 percent of the cost in the third year

• Grant funds provide Tenn. EMS agency with 8 new stretchers

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  The battery-powered stretchers cost nearly $160,000, and the grant paid for 90 percent of the purchase

• Report: The estimated costs of NG911

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  After two years of research, a team of experts has determined that it will cost between $9.5 and $12.7 billion over the next ten years to expand NG911

• $2M grant allows Fla. fire dept. to hire 21 new responders

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  A SAFER Grant will pay for 75 percent of the newly-hired firefighters’ and EMS providers’ salaries for the next two years

• Fla. county officials implementing ambulance changes amid harsh criticism

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  Volusia County will use a $638,400 grant to roll out new programs and technology for a system that's taking heat for its response times and ambulance availability

• 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

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