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News 2007

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Date	Source	Title
12/31/2007	NS-LIJ Center for EMS	Pediatric PEPP Provider Course in Feb 2008 @ NS-LIJ Ctr for EMS in Syosset
12/31/2007	NYS Dept. of Taxation	VAS Exemption From Mortgage Recording Tax
12/29/2007	NYS Dept. of Taxation	NYS Department of Taxation and Finance has issued Form IT-245 in order to claim a $200 (or $400) New York State 2007 income tax credit for service with a VAC or VFD. Instructions are attached to the form.
12/28/2007	NYS DOH	NYS DOH Policy Statement 07-04 Public Access Defibrillation
12/27/2007	Page Wolfberg & Wirth	PWW Signs on as Co-Counsel in National Litigation Against Ford Motor Company
12/26/2007	R News on Demand	City Council Blocks Rural Metro Veto - Rochester
12/20/2007	Times Herald-Record	Otisville ambulance corps shutdown leaves residents anxious
12/19/2007	Times Herald-Record	Hurleyville disbands ambulance corp
12/17/2007	Mike McEvoy	NYS EMS Council December 2007 Meeting - Mike McEvoy's Notes
12/15/2007	Poughkeepsie Journal	Ambulance companies announce plans for merger
12/14/2007	NYS DOH	NYS EMS Council 12/11/07 Meeting - Bureau of EMS Ops Report & Handouts
12/11/2007	The Daily Star	Delaware lacking emergency volunteers
12/10/2007	Press republican.com	Lyon Mountain fire officials hope for new station
12/09/2007	NS-LIJ Center for EMS	NS-LIJ Center for EMS 2008 EMT, EMT-P, BCLS, ACLS & PALS Courses
12/09/2007	SJU EMS Institute	SJU EMS Institute 2008 EMT, EMT-P, BCLS, ACLS, PALS & NPR Course Schedule
12/09/2007	SJU EMS Institute	SJU EMS Institute 2008 EMT course starts 1-23-08
12/05/2007	NYS REMSCO	NYS DOH New QA/QI Manual Rollout 1/7/08 @ NYC REMSCO
12/05/2007	Associated Press	Emergency responders face deep aid cuts
11/30/2007	NYS REMSCO	NYC REMSCO Advisory 08-01 - Determination of Death & Notifications
11/29/2007	1010 wins	Wood Thrown Through L.I. Ambulance Window, Injuring Driver
11/29/2007	Democrat & Chronicle	Monroe Ambulance threatens to sue city
11/29/2007	Columbia University	Online CME From Columbia Univ - WMD Eye Care
11/29/2007	NYC REMSCO	ICS-400 12/13 - 12/14/07 @ NYC OEM
11/28/2007	FDNY	Funeral Services for FDNY EMS Lt. Brian Ellicott
11/27/2007	Hamilton College	EMT Appreciation Week Honors Student Volunteers
11/27/2007	emsnetwork.org	Buffalo Crews Run Out of Ambulances to Cover Emergencies - New York
11/25/2007	Flatlands Volunteer Ambulance Corps	1/7/08 NYC REMAC 2008 Protocol Change Update @ Kings Plaza Mall, Brooklyn
11/25/2007	Schneider Children's Hospital	Emergent Assessment of the Pediatric Patient 12/18/07
11/25/2007	Lutheran Medical Center	E.M.S. Continuing Education Symposium 12/5/07
11/21/2007	Democrat & Chronicle	City Council sticks with Rural Metro ambulance - Rochester
11/21/2007	Democrat & Chronicle	Volunteer recognized, wins year's supply of coffee
11/20/2007	New York Times	Fighting Gridlock Life or Death
11/19/2007	LaGuardiaCommunityCollege	Paramedic National Registry Practical Exam LaGuardia Community College 2/9/08
11/19/2007	The Journal Register	Central Orleans Volunteer Ambulance - Medina, NY
11/14/2007	West Hamilton Beach Fire	Winter Wonderland Fundraiser - December 8, 2007
11/13/2007	North Shore LIJ	New Concepts in Stroke Therapy - December 4, 2007
11/13/2007	Winthrop University Hospital	Care of the Patient with a Traumatic Amputation December 4, 2007
11/13/2007	Reuters	Defibrillator wires made by St. Jude Medical Inc are in rare instances puncturing holes in the hearts of cardiac patients.
11/12/2007	midhudsonnews.com	Congress approves funding for new ambulance corps facility
11/12/2007	EMS Network	Report from GAo on ambulances services to Medicare patients
11/10/2007	Page Wolfberg & Worth	CMS Announcement - Teleconference Opportunity
11/09/2007	NYSVARA District 4	The Pulse Newsletter - Fall 2007
11/08/2007	PressRepublican.com	Faster emergency help on way - Malone
11/08/2007	News Center Now	Paramedic Line of Duty Death - Putnam County
11/07/2007	Times Union .com	Boosting Volunteer Rosters
11/07/2007	News Political	Schumer supports ambulance funding
11/06/2007	LoHud.com	Suffern Fire Department holds mutual aid drill at Esther Gitlow Towers
11/05/2007	CornellSun.com	Cornell EMTs Suit Up for a Safer Campus
11/03/2007	Democrat & Chronicle	Monroe Ambulance says it can handle new business of city contract
11/03/2007	Capital News 9	Local EMS personnel recognized by state (Colonie, NY)
11/01/2007	CNY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION	CNYEMS Scholarship Application 2008
11/01/2007	Democrat-Herald	Ambulance fees go up in Lebanon
10/29/2007	FDNY	FDNY Dept Order 91 on MRSA Issued 10/26/07
10/29/2007	Pressconnects.com	Chenango scrambles to fill ambulance void
10/28/2007	NYS DOH	NYS DOH Advisory - Methicillin Resistant Staph. Aureus
10/23/2007	American Red Cross	AED Trainer from Red Cross @ $49.95
10/22/2007	Democrat & Chronicle	Rochester council undecided as ambulance decision nears
10/19/2007	The Journal News	Bystanders save life at ShopRite in Pearl River
10/19/2007	FDNY	NYH-Q & St Luke-Roosevelt Div out of NYC 911 STEMI Program
10/18/2007	The East Hampton Start	How Heavy Rescue Works
10/17/2007	S. I. Emergency Medical Training	AHA CPR Instructor Course stats 10/25/07 on Staten Island
10/17/2007	GOOD SAMARITAN	11/12/07 Good Sam Hosp Trauma Symposium & Dinner- Mahwah, NJ
10/15/2007	The Evening Sun	Fly car concept: Will it fly?
10/15/2007	FDNY	EMS OGP 115-11 Implements Pre Hosp ID of STEMI Patients in NYC
10/13/2007	Cooperstown Bureau	Recruiting EMTs getting more difficult
10/10/2007	The Evening Sun	Ambulance shortage solution unveiled - Chenango County
10/10/2007	Times Union	Colonie paramedics and State Police helicopter crew earn recognition
10/06/2007	National Fire Council	Changes Adjust PSOB Determination Process
10/05/2007	FireHouse.com	Gas Mask Recall NYS
10/03/2007	Mike McEvoy	NYS EMS Council September 2007 Meeting Notes From Mike McEvoy
09/30/2007	Pressconnects.com	In emergencies, seconds count - BVES - Broome County
09/30/2007	NYS DOH BEMS	NYS DOH BEMS 9/25/07 Report to State EMS Council Systems Committee
09/30/2007	NYS EMS	Public Access Defib stats Sept 07 & 2nd quarter 2007
09/29/2007	Evening Sun	Superior leaving Chenango; highlights un-safe ambulance situation
09/26/2007	IMS	IMS Atropine Recall
09/26/2007	WSTM TV-3	Lee Center Fire Department to Close
09/25/2007	WHAM TV-13	Ambulance Services Compete for City Contract - Rochester, NY
09/24/2007	NEWS 10 NOW	Small tax could save Brewerton's ambulance service
09/24/2007	General Motors	First Responder Seminars-GM Hybrid Fuel Cell Vehicles Coming to NY
09/24/2007	FASNY	Mandated Reporter Child Abuse Course 10/17 Henrietta, NY
09/24/2007	The Post Standard	Cayuga County ambulances ask towns for money
09/21/2007	NJ State EMS Office	Report: NJ State EMS System in a State of “Near Crisis”
08/28/2007	Adirondak Enterprise	Saranac Lake to add Full time EMT
08/28/2007	Associated Press	Putnam Finds Money to Pay for Paramedics
08/21/2007	BDDSO	Autism and First Responders Training - September 2007
08/21/2007	NYS-DOH	Policy on Service Animals
08/16/2007	North Shore LIJ	“Guidelines for Prehospital Burn Care” Thursday, Sept 27, 2007 CME
08/16/2007	Democrat and Chronicle	City fire chief appointed by Spitzer to state post
08/16/2007	Journal News	County may lose ALS deal Oct. 1 as lawmakers reject price increase
08/16/2007	News 10 Now	Town of Watertown ambulance needs volunteers
08/14/2007	NYC Emerg. Mgmt	EMS Ops & Planning for WMD @ NYP-Weill, manhattan 9/25 to 9/27/07
08/14/2007	Air Methods - Sayre	Guthrie Air Open House - August 31, 2007
08/13/2007	NYS Homeland Security	WMD Threat & Risk Assessment 9/12-9/14 @ SUNY Maritime, Bronx, NY
08/13/2007	NYS Homeland Security	WMD Trng & Free Room @ NYS Center in Oriskany NY 11/2 to 11/4
8/12/2007	Journal News	19th annual 10-mile race in South Nyack to benefit local emergency responders SEPTEMBER 9, 2007
08/09/2007	Journal News	Ambulance Corps to build new facilities - Congers, NY
08/06/2007	NYS Homeland Security	Prevention of and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents (PRSBI) 8/30
08/06/2007	NYS Homeland Security	Prevention of and Response to Suicide Bombing Incidents (PRSBI) 8/29
08/05/2007	Journal News	EMS workers rally around injured comrade
07/31/2007	NYS-DOH	WTC Responders Fatality Investigation Program
07/23/2007	FEMA	Updated Emergency Medical Services Job Titles
07/23/2007	FDNY EMS	07-115 Monthly Station CME Aug 07 Geriatric Assessment
07/23/2007	NYS	New York Authorizes state USAR, Rescue & Incident Support Teams
07/21/2007	Glendale VAC	EMT-CFR Drill 8-12-07
07/19/2007	National Vol Fire Council	Congressman King reintroduces Volunteer Emergency Services Recruitment and Retention Act
07/18/2007	U.S. Fire Administration	Retention and Recruitment for the Volunteer Emergency Services
07/17/2007	UHS Hospitals	Guidelines for Providers in Recognizing and Reporting Elder Abuse and Neglect Course 9/14/07 UHS - Johnson City, NY
07/15/2007	NYS	NYS Vol Recruitment Scholarship Info/From (Deadline 8/1/07)
07/06/2007	NY POST	FDNY Medics' Use of Defibrillator Batteries Questioned
07/06/2007	NYS DOH	HEALTH ADVISORY: MUMPS AND MEASLES IN CANADA
07/06/2007	Finger Lakes EMS	QA QI Rollout - Canandaigua, NY - August 14, 2007
07/06/2007	University Rochester	Office of PreHospital Care July Newsletter
07/06/2007	MEDISYS	Full Day CME & Lunch @ Brookdale Hospital on Monday 7/30/07
07/05/2007	NYSVARA District 4	The Pulse Newsletter - Summer 2007
07/03/2007	NYCOSH	9-11 WTC Volunteers & Workers have till 8/14/07 to file claims
07/03/2007	Albany Med	Summer 2007 EMS Newsletter
07/01/2007	Ambulance Manufacturers Division	Comments Sought on Federal Ambulance Standard KKK-A-1822 Proposed Changes
06/30/2007	North Shore LIJ	Upcoming EMS Courses - Syosset, NY
06/30/2007	Buffalo News	Twin City Ambulance workers approve new contract
06/30/2007	Democrat & Chronicle	Mayor says he respects plan to change city ambulance service
06/30/2007	R News	Monroe Ambulance set to take over
06/30/2007	Democrat & Chronicle	Mercy Flight sues for alleged wrongful transport
06/29/2007	CISM Perspectives	Fall/Winter 2007 CISM Training Programs
06/27/2007	Iowa City Press Citizen	ER Visit Times
06/22/2007	NYS EMS	NYS Policy - Fentanyl for Prehospital EMS Services
06/21/2007	NYS EMS	NYS Data on AEDs as of 3/07 & AED useage 2nd, 3rd & 4th Qtrs 2006
06/20/2007	Bound Tree	Bound Tree Medical Legacy Scholarship
06/19/2007	Baltimore County Fire	Working With People With Disabilities
06/18/2007	NYC REMSCO	Summer NYS CIC Course - Bronx, NY
06/16/2007	JD Malone	Fewer volunteers means more trouble for sagging EMS units
06/14/2007	Westchester County	Summer NYS CLI Course
06/12/2007	Firehouse.com	Look for AFG Awards Toward End of July
06/12/2007	Westchester County	Aspirin Training Announcement
06/08/2007	NY Downtown Hospital	Emergency Preparedness Symposium 9/11/07 ,NYC
06/07/2007	NYS REMSCO	Adavanced CISM Training 6/30/07 & 7/1/07 Queens, NY
06/07/2007	NYC REMAC	NYC REMAC CME Newsletter June 2007
06/07/2007	St. John’s University	Continuing Medical Education - Call Review
06/07/2007	DEA	"Illegal Internet Pharmaceutical Websites." Course - 6/25/07
06/05/2007	Schneider Childern's Hospital	Pediatric Abdominal Trauma Course - 7/12/07
06/05/2007	Seneca Hose	Wake Starts Tonight for Deceased Fire Chief
06/05/2007	American Red Cross	Back Blows Are Back
06/03/2007	Ford Motors	2008 E Series Vehicle Production
05/30/2007	Glen Oaks VAC	CFR Course starts 6/28/07
05/30/2007	CDC	Public Health investigation seeks people who may have been exposed to extensively drug resistant tuberculosis (XDR TB) infected person
05/30/2007	North Shore Rescue	Applebee's Fundraiser - June 27, 2007
05/30/2007	STUFF.co.nz	Patient's Families Asked to Drive Ambulances
05/28/2007	The Journal News	Rockland Paramedics start trial run of drug used in ER
05/28/2007	Roanoke Times	Memorial Service Hallows Sacrifice
05/28/2007	Roanoke times	Today's National EMS Memorial Service may be the last one.
05/27/2007	EMS Responder.com	National On-Line EMS Museum celebrates Grand Opening
05/23/2007	CNY EMS	Deb Duethorn Scholarship Fund
05/23/2007	NYS DOH EMS	Operations Unit report to NY SEMSCO Systems Committee - May 07
05/22/2007	Monroe County, NY	Alternative Ambulance Destination Demo Project
05/22/2007	NYS EMS Council	12 Lead ECG Utilization report
05/22/2007	Press & Sun Bulletin	Air Methods to handle helicopter duties
05/21/2007	Michelin Tire Company	Michelin tires for EMS-Fire-Rescue First Responders Contest
05/21/2007	Niagra Gazelle	Rural Metro Extends Contract
05/20/2007	Tribune Review	UMPC's MedEvac closes 3 out of state bases.
05/19/2007	LaGuardia Comm. College	FREE NYS EMT-P Training Course - See if you are eligible!
05/19/2007	Poughkeepsie Journal	Wappinger looks at ambulance guidelines
05/19/2007	Evening Sun - Norwich, NY	Superior not pulling out
05/19/2007	CNYEMS	2007 Shock Trot
05/18/2007	NYS Legislative Watch	Pending EMS/Fire Legislation - Utility Rates
05/17/2007	BriarCliff Manor Fire	Westchester County Line of Duty Death
05/16/2007	University of Rochester	Office of PreHospital Care April 2007 Newsletter
05/16/2007	Westchester REMSCO	Spring 2007 Newsletter
05/10/2007	Empire State Games	Volunteer EMS Providers needed for Empire State Games
05/09/2007	Mike McEvoy	NYS EMS Council meeting May 2007 Notes
05/08/2007	Evening Sun - Norwich, NY	Growing concern among supervisors over ambulance shortage
05/07/2007	Geneva Fire Department	Geneva NY Volunteer Firefighter Trust Fund
05/07/2007	TIERS	Thousand Islands Emergency Rescue Service - Vehicle Donation Request
05/06/2007	NY Post	Medics XXX Outrage
05/04/2007	Gothamist	From NY with Love (and a Siren) Central Park Medical Unit
05/04/2007	FDNY	New Policy FDNY-Random Drug Testing
05/04/2007	Monroe County	Third Battalion Spotlight Newsletter - May 2007
05/03/2007	DailyFreeman.com	Kingston alderman wants to shrink fire department, limit its duties
05-03-2007	Central Park Medical Unit	10-13 Blood Drive - Transcare NY- Brooklyn NY 5/23/07
05-02-2007	Isle of Wight Vol Rescue Sqd	Rescue Squad Mourns Member Slain at Virginia Tech
05-02-2007	NY Mets	EMS Night @ Shea Stadium on Monday 5/14/07, 7:10 PM Mets vs. Cubs
05-02-2007	Newsday	Volunteer firefighters to earn retirement credits – Long Island
05-02-2007	Newsweek	Doctors Change the Way They Think About Death
05-02-2007	Lifenet	Lifenet EMS Conference 5/11/07-5/12/07 @ Saratoga Springs, NY
05-01-2007	HESC Scholarship Unit	NYS Volunteer Recruitment Service Scholarship
05-01-2007	NassauEMS.com	EMS Respiratory Protection for Infection Control FAQ
05-01-2007	NYS EMS	EMS Memorial Dedication - Albany - 5/23/07
05-01-2007	Rockland County EMS	Rockland County EMS Community Day Expo Saturday 5/19/07 Schedule
05-01-2007	Hudson Valey REMSCO	Hudson Valley REMSCO Roadside to Bedside Symposium 5/19/07
05-01-2007	SUNY Upstate - Syracuse	Basic Life Disaster Life Support Course 8/8/07
05-01-2007	Democrat and Chronicle	Monroe taxpayers are often unaware of bills incurred by their fire districts
04-30-2007	Star Gazette	Corning- NY: Ambulance service, union reach contract
04-30-2007	Albany Times Union	Trooper shootings tested hospital reflexes
04-29-2007	Rockland County EMS	Community Day Expo 5/19/07
04-29-2007	Web Wire	U.S. Emergency Care System In Critical Condition
04-26-2007	Adirondack Daily Enterprise	County 911 may dispatch Tupper fire department to save money
04-25-2007	US Dept. Homeland Security	CEDAP Grant Application Period Opens Today!
04-24-2007	Broome County OEMS	Emergency Response to Terrorism Course 5/19/07
04-24-2007	St. Vincent's Hospital	Cardiac Care Symposium 5/23/07
04-15-2007	NYC EMS Council	WMD Course 5/1-5/3, 2007 Queens Hospital
04-15-2007	FDNY	FDNY Flatline Newsletter - 4/1/07 Edition
04-15-2007	NYSVARA	2007 Legislative Day Schedule
04-15-2007	NFF	Baskin-robins National Fallen Firefighter Foundation Scoop Night 5/2/07
04-15-2007	NYSVARA	NYSVARA Legislative Day 2007
04-09-2007	Hybrid Films	TV Series seeks Fire Houses/Fire Fighters
04-09-2007	Mike McEvoy	NYS EMS Council meeting March 2007 Notes
04-04-2007	James B Downey	“NY Responder Goes Home" 4/10/07 @ East Greenbush Fire Dept.
03-30-2007	Dept. Homeland Security	Assistance to Firefighters(& EMS) Grant applications open 3/29 to 5/4/07
03-30-2007	James B Downey	EMT demo proposal for NYC-Intranasal admin. of Naloxone by EMT-Basics
03-30-2007	CQ HOMELAND SECURITY	US - Lawmakers to Introduce Job Protection Bill for Volunteer Fire & EMS
03-28-2007	Westchester Public Safety	4/18/07 Emerg Services Fleet & Equipment Demo Day, Westchester
03-26-2007	NYSVARA District 4	The Pulse - March 2007 Issue
03-15-2007	MSNBC.com	Ford fight threatens new ambulance supply
03-15-2007	JEMS Insider	Ford Announces Discontinuation of E-Series Diesel Vehicles
03-15-2007	edmunds.com	Ford rolls Out Super Duty-Inspired 2008 E-Series Vans
02-22-2007	Ryan Gunning	Additional Fire Grant Seminar Information
02-19-2007	Ryan Gunning	EMS-Fire Grant Seminar - 2/27/07 - Woodhaven NY
02-16-2007	Westbury Times	Town of North Hempstead to Study Sharing of EMS Services
02-16-2007	Mike Mastrianni	Meeting with Deputy Secretary Michael Balboni
02-08-2007	Queens Chronical	Bayside Corps Fights to Survive
01-26-2007	Bob Ruston	Hudson Valley REMSCO Legislative Breakfast Report

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