A Clark County pilot team cut hospitalizations in mental health crisis calls, easing pressure on 911 and emergency rooms.

Self-pay emergency department prices rose significantly from 2021 to 2023, especially at for-profit and system-affiliated hospitals, highlighting growing affordability challenges for uninsured and ...

Starvation, economic collapse, civil unrest and wars are among the risks we face if we don’t take decisive action to limit further global warming and preserve nature, leading experts in climate, food, ...

HILLSBORO, Ore. — The city of Hillsboro has declared a state of emergency in response to federal immigration agents making dozens of arrests in the area. In a resolution passed overnight Tuesday, the ...

The State Department is deploying emergency teams to the Caribbean to help in the response to Hurricane Melissa, which has battered Jamaica and nearby island nations. “In response to catastrophic ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (WTVD) -- A Wake County plan is on the table that could reduce the number of EMS calls that crews respond to using lights and sirens. County leaders call it an effort to reduce crashes ...

DALLAS — Agencies across North Texas are participating in a three-day emergency response training exercise this week. The training exercise, which will take place from Oct. 27-29, is called MetroX and ...

A decade since Orland Park began using drones for police work, Police Chief Eric Rossi is looking to expand the program. “I think this is a great tool that we can add to our tool box and I do foresee, ...

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) has launched a revised Emergency Response Best Practices Handbook, which, for the first time, includes detailed guidance on family assistance. Family ...

Response times for FDNY ambulances and fire companies during life-threatening emergencies jumped again last year, according to Mayor Eric Adams’ management report. Dispatch and travel time to ...

While Oakland County first responders made some missteps at the November 2021 Oxford High School shooting — including failing to immediately establish a command center at the scene — a new report has ...