Using more than $68,000 in state grant funds, the Albany Fire Department provided inflatable lifting chairs to local care ...
Colorado Springs firefighters responded to nearly 3,000 calls for lift assist in 2025. That's about double the number of ...
A new law means Illinois fire departments are now allowed to charge nursing homes and assisted living facilities for lift assist calls.
The Franklin Fire Department logo is displayed on a Dodge Ram. Daily Journal file photo Residential care facilities in Franklin may now pay a fee if they call the fire department for non-emergency ...
The Franklin Fire Department logo is displayed on an Dodge Ram. Daily Journal file photo Franklin may be added to the list of local municipalities cracking down on non-emergency first responder calls.
BEDFORD — Lawrence County emergency officials are sounding the alarm over a growing trend that is stretching the county’s ...