Ambulances
CAAS Updates Its Ground Vehicle Standard

CAAS Updates Its Ground Vehicle Standard

CAAS-GVS V2.0 is now published with an effective date of July 1, 2019. The CAAS-GVS team is already planning for V3.0, which is scheduled to start development in 2021 and be effective in 2022.

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Marion County EMS (MO) Ambulance Decon

Marion County EMS (MO) Ambulance Decon

  First responders in northeast Missouri are using a new tool to help stop the spread of the coronavirus. Marion County EMS is now using blue light technology to protect patients and crew members from COVID-19, WGEM-TV reports. Officials told the station they had...

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Ambulance Stolen, Crashed in Maryland

Ambulance Stolen, Crashed in Maryland

  On June 13, an ambulance was stolen from an Annapolis, Maryland, fire station. The alleged thief went into the West Annapolis fire station around noon and before crews at the station could stop the suspect, drove off with the rig. Crews at the station alerted...

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Electric Ambulance Starts Operating in Tokyo

Electric Ambulance Starts Operating in Tokyo

Japan's first electric ambulance delivered to the Tokyo Fire Department has started operation, the company behind the vehicle said. The vehicle is operated by the Ikebukuro Fire Department's daytime emergency services, according to the Nissan Motor Company. The...

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Unsung Heroes Keep Frontline Heroes Rolling Along

Unsung Heroes Keep Frontline Heroes Rolling Along

Under normal circumstances, it’s essential for most people to get up every day and go to work to provide for their families - to pay the mortgage, put food on the table, heat and cool their homes and pay the bills in general. But these are anything but normal...

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