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River rescue to test crews on handling hazardous materials (Louisville Courier Journal 9.30.02)
Ford to reinforce gas tanks on police cars (CNN 9.30.02)
Student docs get bioterror training (CNN 9.30.02)
Racing to make needle alternatives (CNN 9.29.02)
DES director awakens from coma (Sentinel News 9.28.02)
Vanderbilt adds third LifeFlight helicopter at Gateway Medical Center (9.25.02)
EMT injured in fatal wreck (9.25.02)
Notices of intent to promulgate administrative regulations (9.24.02)
WMD team gathering agency contact info (9.24.02)
Nell Thomas hospitalized (9.24.02)
Drug shortage list (National Institute of Health 9.24.02)
2002 EMS Olympic finalists (9.24.02)
CDC releases smallpox vaccination plan (CNN 9.23.02)
Doctors going back home to rural areas (CNN 9.23.02)
Certificate of Need actions (9.19.02)
UK Hospital's air medical service to continue (9.19.02)
Marion EM director starts fire (Lebanon Enterprise 9.19.02)
KBEMS schedules meetings for draft regulations discussions (9.19.02)
Louisville firefighters want lost vacation day (Louisville Courier Journal 9.19.02)
Shots fired at ambulance (9.18.02)
Kentucky EMS Conference a hit! (9.16.02)
Bioterror fight requires infinite details (Louisville Courier Journal 9.16.02)
Helicopter company found liable (Lexington Herald Leader 9.14.02)
Emergency teams get $5 million (Lexington Herald Leader 9.14.02)
Future of Johnson ambulance rotation up in the air (Paintsville Herald 9.14.02)
Paintsville ambulance cash flow is source of concern for city council (9.14.02)
EMT killed on way home from work on Sept. 11 (9.12.02)
Rescue squad ask fiscal court for money to buy equipment (Lebanon Enterprise 9.11.02)
Overdue ambulance bills sore spot for Providence council (Journal Enterprise 9.11.02)
Funeral arrangements for EMS*USA's Bill Martin (9.11.02)
KBEMS sends two regulations to LRC (9.10.02)
Report: Health problems linger for 9/11 firefighters (CNN 9.9.02)
Study: Males more likely to quit nursing (CNN 9.8.02)
Longtime volunteer medical director makes big difference (Courier Journal 9.7.02)
Longtime volunteer medical director makes big difference (Courier Journal 9.7.02)
Bullitt substations improve EMS response times (Courier Journal 9.7.02)
Oldham County plans paramedic course (9.6.02)
Owensboro assistant fire chief arrested (Owensboro Messenger Inquirer 9.6.02)
KBEMS regulations committee will meet during EMS Conference (9.5.02)
Paramedic class starting in Manchester (9.5.02)
Paramedic class starting in Morehead (9.5.02)
Rural/Metro holding paramedic class in Lexington (9.5.02)
Sharon Perkins leaving Rural/Metro for state EMA (9.5.02)
Ambulance services sign one-year Robertson contract (Maysville Ledger Independent 9.5.02)
Campbellsville fire/rescue merger not likely now (Central Kentucky News Journal 9.5.02)
Private firm to handle Winchester EMS billing (Winchester Sun 9.4.02)
Emergency Services Conference Sept. 24 - 27 in Lexington (9.4.02)
Louisville Extreme Park onlookers unruly after EMS response (WLKY 9.3.02)
KAEMT agenda for Sept. 9 annual meeting (9.3.02)
Paramedic class starts in Bullitt County in January (9.3.02)
Kenton central dispatch still stalled (Kentucky Post 9.2.02)
David Jones started Department for Death Investigation in 1968 (Lexington Herald Leader 9.2.02)
One pilot released from hospital after crash (9.2.02)
Cell phone calls swamp 911 centers (Louisville Courier Journal 9.1.02)
Louisville violated law on pay for firefighters (Louisville Courier Journal 9.1.02)
Official: Too early to know cause of air ambulance crash (Louisville Courier Journal 9.1.02)
Air ambulance crashes in Lexington, killing one (Lexington Herald Leader 8.31.02)
Oldham board says ambulance tax will rise (Oldham Era 8.30.02)
KAPA elections on Sept. 10 (8.30.02)
Bracken fiscal court approves EMS agreement (8.29.02)
KNA issues legislative alert follow-up (8.28.02)
State says first infant surrendered under new state law (WAVE 8.27.02)
Two killed when ambulance strikes ATV (8.27.02)
Charleston hospital loses Level 1 status (Lexington Herald Leader 8.27.02)
Foes at odds on dispatch merger (Cincinnati Enquirer 8.27.02)
Support needed for helicopter ambulance (Bowling Green Daily News 8.26.02)
Inman thrives on the unexpected (Owensboro Messenger Inquirer 8.26.02)
Health officials: Many West Nile fears unjustified (Louisvile Courier Journal 8.25.02)
Layoffs possible if Oldham ambulance tax recalled (Oldham Era 8.23.02)
Louisville paramedic class taking applications (8.22.02)
Doctors' premium care costs thousands, raises some concerns (Louisville Courier Journal 8.22.02)
Court will help EMS with subdivision access (Sentinel News 8.21.02)
Crittenden rescuers seek taxing power (Paducah Sun 8.20.02)
Kentucky reports West Nile death (CNN 8.20.02)
Medicaid requests comments on administrative services organization concept paper (8.19.02)
Report cites confusion in 9/11 rescue efforts (CNN 8.19.02)
N.Y. to call for fire department changes (CNN 8.19.02)
States not prepared for terror attack (Louisville Courier Journal 8.18.02)
Nursing shortage sparks 'nurse camps' (CNN 8.18.02)
Officials: DARE a prevention placebo (WLKY 8.16.02)
Paintsville City Council mulls changes in 911 ambulance service (Paintsville Herald 8.16.02)
Certificate of Need actions (8.16.02)
Fire district set to launch new wave of rescue services (Louisville Courier Journal 8.16.02)
Robertson ambulance solution sought (Kentucky Post 8.15.02)
Hospital diversions increase from 2001 (Cincinnati Enquirer 8.15.02)
Firefighters to boycott Bush Sept. 11 tribute (CNN 8.15.02)
Morgan County offering paramedic course (8.14.02)
Rural fire departments seek help with insurance (Kentucky New Era 8.14.02)
KBEMS passes over regulation package (8.13.02)
Paramedics welcome in the ER (8.13.02)
Better emergency care lowers murder rate (CNN 8.13.02)
Patient bites off nurse's finger (WLKY 8.12.02)
CDC: West Nile could spread throughout U.S. (CNN 8.12.02)
Rules issued on medical privacy (Lexington Herald Leader 8.10.02)
Jefferson EMS gets accreditation (Louisville Courier Journal 8.9.02)
Child traffic deaths hit record low (WLKY 8.8.02)
Committee will look at Campbellsville fire/rescue merger (Central Kentucky News Journal 8.8.02)
Shelby County EMT resuscitated by 'the system' (8.7.02)
Case of mistaken identity shatters families (Louisville Courier Journal 8.7.02)
Whooping cough outbreak hits 50 cases (Louisville Courier Journal 8.7.02)
West Nile threat in Kentucky is low, experts say (Lexington Herald Leader 8.7.02)
KAPA plans rally at Capital on Tuesday (8.6.02)
Increase in Oldham ambulance tax proposed (Louisville Courier Journal 8.6.02)
Family learns teen in casket is not their son (Louisville Courier Journal 8.6.02)
Poll: $20 to $25 a fair amount to pay for recertification (8.3.02)
Pharmacists plan survival strategies in case of terror attacks (Lexington Herald Leader 8.3.02)
Oldham ambulance service needs more money (Oldham Era 8.2.02)
Robertson County pursuing six-county EMS agreement (8.1.02)
KNA issues legislative alert over paramedics and triage (7.31.02)
Barren-Metcalfe retires first employee under hazardous duty (7.31.02)
Robertson EMS could be split five ways (7.31.02)
ATV deaths increase rapidly in Kentucky (Louisville Courier Journal 7.29.02)
Courage in the heat of battle: Firefighter's fall rattles crew and new recruits (Lexington Herald Leader 7.27.02)
Brown EMS still has spots available in their paramedic class (7.26.02)
Owensboro will hold Sept. 11 anniversary service (Owensboro Messenger Inquirer 7.26.02)
Cincinnati hospitals in crisis (Cincinnati Enquirer 7.26.02)
Senate passes bill to address nursing shortage (CNN 7.25.02)
After Action Report on the Response to the Sept 11 Terrorist Attack on the Pentagon, in PDF format. (Arlington County, VA 7.25.02)
RFP for Personal Service Contract for the Position of State Medical Advisor, in PDF format. (KBEMS 7.24.02)
Car crashes into firehouse, starts blaze (WAVE 7.24.02)
Lexington firefighter who fell released from hospital (Lexington Herald Leader 7.21.02)
State budget problems just beginning (Louisville Courier Journal 7.21.02)
Report: Thousands die needlessly from hospital infections (CNN 7.21.02)
Allen County paramedics asking for membership-based air ambulance (Bowling Green Daily News 7.20.02)
Indiana paramedic given life sentence in slaying of co-workers (WHAS 7.20.02)
Robertson EMS hobbles along while officials consider new proposals (7.20.02)
Robertson explores EMS options (7.19.02)
Hospital alters policy on diversions (Lexington Herald Leader 7.19.02)
McDowell won't divert ambulances again (Danville Advocate Messenger 7.18.02)
Certificate of Need actions (7.18.02)
Ex-911 head indicted for child porn (News Enterprise 7.18.02)
KAEMT issues 'Celebrate the American Character' proclamation (7.17.02)
UK considers ending its medical helicopter service (Lexington Herald Leader 7.17.02)
Ambulance service's fate in the balance (7.17.02)
Diverted patient dies (Danville Advocate Messenger 7.16.02)
Lifestar in Louisa (7.16.02)
Hebron Fire adds paramedics (Kentucky Post 7.16.02)
Lexington firefighter seriously injured (Lexington Herald Leader 7.16.02)
Clinic reopens after finding insurance (Louisville Courier Journal 7.16.02)
Pentagon honors paramedic for 9/11 efforts (CNN 7.16.02)
Kentucky's abandoned baby law in effect (WAVE 7.15.02)
EMS Olympics has one round to go (7.15.02)
Paramedic admits possessing illegal sexual material (7.14.02)
Hearing confirms jump in malpractice insurance (Louisville Courier Journal 7.13.02)
9-11 Remembrance Service (Owensboro Fire Deptartment 7.12.02)
Firefighter eager to come home after surgery (7.12.02)
Former Sturgis fire chief sues to get job back (Lexington Herald Leader 7.12.02)
State loses doctors to insurance hikes (Louisville Courier Journal 7.12.02)
Prestonsburg council tables fee proposal (7.11.02)
Boyle approved hazardous duty retirement for their EMS (Danville Advocate Messenger 7.11.02)
Rural departments hit with red hot rates (Kentucky New Era 7.11.02)
Proposed merger of Campbellsville fire and rescue called a 'financial thing' (Central Kentucky News Journal 7.11.02)
Three treated following crash (Kentucky Post 7.10.02)
2002 Kentucky EMS Awards nomination packet (7.10.02)
Emergency cell phone expense continues to be counties' issue (Bowling Green Daily News 7.9.02)
I-64 on possible nuclear waste route (Lexington Herald Leader 7.9.02)
Tiki Mast Symposium (7.8.02)
Doctors lament price of insurance (Lexington Herald Leader 7.7.02)
Louisville firefighter union OKs four-year contract (Louisville Courier Journal 7.7.02)
Florida man charged with making 1,100 fake 911 calls (CNN 7.7.02)
Prestonsburg to cash in on mishap responses (7.3.02)
Firefighting community's 'little secret' (CNN 7.3.02)
Louisville plans paramedic class (7.2.02)
Fireworks-related injuries, damage part of holiday duty (Courier Journal 7.2.02)