Ambulances
Person Seriously Hurt in Illinois Ambulance Crash

Person Seriously Hurt in Illinois Ambulance Crash

HOMER TOWNSHIP, Ill. – There people were hurt, one seriously, after an ambulance rollover in suburban Chicago. The crash involved a Superior ambulance and a Volkswagen Passat on Interstate 355 at 6 a.m., police told patch.com. The car was stopped in the shoulder when...

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Zico Offers Safer Extinguisher Storage

Zico Offers Safer Extinguisher Storage

YARDLEY, PA – Ziamatic Corp. is proud to introduce the new QUIC-RELEASE Fire Extinguisher Holder, Model QR-FEH-1, a safer, more dependable way to store 5 lb. fire extinguishers in the crew area of an ambulance or fire apparatus. While the majority of fire extinguisher...

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Ambulance Slams Into New Jersey Home

Ambulance Slams Into New Jersey Home

FRANKLIN, N.J. - At least one person was hurt when a Robert Wood Johnson Ambulance Service rig slammed into a brick home in New Jersey, according to reports. The crash took place on Hamilton Street between Franklin Boulevard and Shevchenko Avenue, according to a...

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Wheeled Coach Unveils New Voice-of-Customer Transit Van

Wheeled Coach Unveils New Voice-of-Customer Transit Van

MILWAUKEE, WI—Wheeled Coach, part of REV Group (REVG), the largest manufacturer of ambulances in the U.S., is debuting a new Type II Transit Van. Designed and developed after a year of research and significant voice-of-customer (VOC) input from dealers around the...

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Remounts Defined: CAAS Releases National Standard for Ambulance Remounts

Remounts Defined: CAAS Releases National Standard for Ambulance Remounts

As CAAS prepared for the release of GVS V2.0 in July 2019, the newly developed GVS Remount Standard that is included as part of the updated V2.0 document stands out as a major development in enhancing the safety, quality, and durability of remounted ambulances as the most rapidly growing segment of the emergency vehicle market.

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Ballard County (KY) Ambulance Involved in Wreck

Ballard County (KY) Ambulance Involved in Wreck

PADUCAH, Ky.—Several people were hurt when a Ballard County Ambulance Service van and a minivan collided early Monday. The crash happened just after 12:30 a.m. on U.S. 60 and New Hold Road, according to KFVS-TV. The driver of the ambulance told police she was driving...

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Mayo Clinic Ambulance Design Focuses on Safety

Mayo Clinic Ambulance Design Focuses on Safety

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Mayo Clinic changed the look of the outside of its ambulances earlier this year, adding a distinctive black and white reflective wrap material and other high visibility features. Now Mayo Clinic ambulance interiors are being redesigned to enhance...

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Alberta Health Service Ambulances Receive a Safety Redesign

Alberta Health Service Ambulances Receive a Safety Redesign

Ian Blanchard remembers his last day working in the back of an ambulance well. It was the day his career caring for patients one-on-one came to an early and unplanned end. “I was stepping over some cables that ran from the stretcher to a monitor on the side counter,...

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