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EMSCloseCalls.com.....   News and related Updates (Also check the most current issue of THE SECRET LIST for related News and Updates-Click Here) Four hurt in wreck involving ambulance in Cheviot - Ohio  Thursday, August 27, 2015   By Alex Suckow CHEVIOT, Ohio —Four people were injured in a crash involving an ambulance Wednesday afternoon in Cheviot. According to Cheviot fire, a First Care ambulance was driving south on North Bend Road when it collided with an SUV driving north. The two vehicles became pinned against a parked car. Authorities said four people suffered significant injuries. Three were in the ambulance: two caregivers and a patient. The fourth person hurt was in the SUV, police said. All were transported to UC Medical Center.        Tweet   Woman hurt, ambulance struck in Rt. 191 crashes in Lower Nazareth - Pennsylvania  Tuesday, August 25, 2015   By Pamela Sroka-Holzmann | For lehighvalleylive.com  An elderly woman was seriously injured Sunday and a Nazareth ambulance was struck during separate crashes that occurred along Route 191 in Lower Nazareth Township. Colonial Regional Police Chief Roy Seiple said the first crash occurred around 3:30 p.m. An elderly couple was northbound, attempted to turn left into Joe's Flower Market and was broadsided by an oncoming vehicle, he said. The female passenger -- her name was not released -- was taken to the hospital and was in critical condition Monday, Seiple said. During the second crash around the same time, a Nazareth Ambulance Corps vehicle was transporting a patient to a hospital and was struck by another vehicle, he said. There were no reported injuries in that crash, Seiple said. The road remained open and traffic was diverted around the crash scenes. Initial reports had indicated multiple people were entrapped inside vehicles and a motorcyclist or bicyclist was struck, but those reports turned out to be false, according to Seiple.       Tweet   Ambulance struck by vehicle in Century City; 3 hospitalized - California  Tuesday, August 25, 2015   A Los Angeles Fire Department ambulance responding to a call for service was struck by a vehicle in the Central City area of Los Angeles, sending three people to a hospital, police said Monday. The accident happened at Sixteenth and Main streets around 9:45 p.m. Sunday, said Sgt. Rares Isai of the Los Angeles Police Department’s Central Traffic Division. “There was no patient in the back of the ambulance,” which was responding to a call for service, Isai said.    “The driver of the vehicle failed to yield” and “the ambulance was hit and pushed onto a sidewalk.” One person from the civilian vehicle was transported to California Hospital with minor injuries and the paramedics were transported to the same facility to be checked by doctors as a precaution, Isai said.         Tweet   Man Charged with Threatening Police, Assault of Paramedic - Kentucky  Tuesday, August 25, 2015   BELTON, Ky. (8/24/15) — A Belton man has been charged with assault, disorderly conduct, resisting arrest and terroristic threatening after police say he threatened a police officer and attempted to kick a paramedic. According to a Muhlenberg County Sheriff's report, Deputy Derrick Moore responded to a report of a structure fire Sunday, Aug. 23 on Mill Road, Belton. The report said after Moore and other first responders arrived at the scene, Robert Chumley of Merle Travis Highway, Belton, threatened Moore and approached him in an aggressive manner. Moore deployed his Tazer incapacitating Chumley. The report also said that while being treated by a paramedic with the Muhlenberg Ambulance Service, Chumley attempted to kick the emergency worker. Chumley was charged with third-degree assault, second-degree disorderly conduct, terroristic threatening and resisting arrest. Beechmont Fire Department, Muhlenberg Ambulance Service, Kentucky State Police and other sheriff's deputies responded to the incident. SurfKY News Information provided by Sheriff Curtis McGehee         Tweet   Police: Ambulance struck by gunfire on Long Island - New York  Sunday, August 23, 2015   FREEPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Police say a Long Island man fired several gunshots, striking a passing ambulance, during an argument with his brother. Nassau County police say 29-year-old Eric Torres was in an argument with his brother Saturday morning in Freeport when he began shooting a handgun out of a window of his apartment on West Merrick Road. Authorities say at least one of the bullets struck a passing ambulance. No one was injured. Police say Torres refused to exit his apartment for more than an hour. When he surrendered, officers arrested him on weapons possession, reckless endangerment and criminal mischief charges. His brother was also arrested after police discovered he had an open warrant. It was not immediately clear whether either of the men had attorneys who could comment on the allegations.         Tweet   Jeep driver cited in crash with ambulance - Arizona  Sunday, August 23, 2015   By James Gilbert, @YSJamesGilbert The driver of a red 1998 Jeep Cherokee was cited for failure to yield following a non-injury collision with an ambulance in the 1000 block of West 16th Street in Yuma on Friday afternoon. Yuma Police Department spokesman Officer Joe Franklin said the accident, which left the Jeep off the roadway halfway into a parking lot and on the sidewalk, happened at approximately 1:58 p.m. Franklin said the investigation into the accident revealed that an ambulance operated by Rural Metro was travelling eastbound on 16th Street from Avenue A. At the same time the Jeep was traveling westbound in the center lane and attempted to make a left turn southbound onto 10th Street in front of the ambulance. As a result the Rural Metro ambulance struck the side of the Jeep. No injuries were reported from the accident. While the accident was being investigated eastbound 16th Street was reduced to one lane. Westbound traffic was unaffected. Rural/Metro could not be reached for comment. James Gilbert can be reached at jgilbert@yumasun.comor 539-6854.         Tweet   Fatal Crash Closes Reisterstown Road In Owings Mills - Maryland  Friday, August 21, 2015   A portion of Reisterstown Road in Owings Mills remains closed to traffic as police investigate a fatal  accident. A crash was reported just after 3 p.m. on Reisterstown Road at St. Thomas Lane near the Garrison Forest School. Reisterstown Road was closed in both directions between Olive Lane and Painters Mill Road, SkyTeam 11 reported. SkyTeam 11 video shows a car that struck a pole and a damaged EMS SUV behind it. County emergency officials said a car and an EMS unit were involved in the crash. Police confirm one person died in the crash.         Tweet   Woman, dog killed in crash with emergency vehicle in Owings Mills - Maryland  Friday, August 21, 2015   By Colin Campbell A woman and a dog were killed in a crash with a Baltimore County Fire Department emergency vehicle responding to a priority call in Owings Mills Thursday, police said. The woman, Delores Scott, 73, was behind the wheel of a light brown Honda at about 3 p.m. when it was struck by a Suburban EMS-5 at Reisterstown Road and St. Thomas Center, Baltimore County police said. An EMS supervisor sustained minor injuries in the crash, the union said. "Our thoughts and prayers are with the family of the deceased," the Baltimore County fire union, IAFF 1311, said. The Police Department's CRASH team is investigating.       Tweet   Fire department ambulance involved in crash; 2 injured - Las Vegas  Friday, August 21, 2015   By Jesse Granger Two people, one of them a firefighter, suffered minor injuries in an accident involving a Las Vegas Fire & Rescue ambulance, fire department officials said. The ambulance collided with another vehicle about 9:25 a.m. at the intersection of Bonneville Avenue and Fourth Street. The ambulance was returning to its station after a call and was not using its emergency lights or siren. A firefighter in the cab of the ambulance and the driver of the other vehicle were taken to the hospital; both complained of neck and back pain, fire department officials said. The intersection was closed, and Metro Police were investigating.       Tweet   AMBULANCE FLIPPED ON ITS SIDE IN WRECK NEAR GALLERIA - Houston  Tuesday, August 18, 2015   HOUSTON (KTRK) -- A truck slammed into an ambulance and flipped the vehicle on its side this morning in the Galleria area. The accident happened on the West Loop near San Felipe around 3am. Police say a truck rear-ended the ambulance as it was leaving the scene of an accident. Two people inside the truck suffered minor injuries. Two Houston Fire Department paramedics were also sent to the hospital, but their condition is unknown. Houston police say the driver of the truck was intoxicated and charges are expected.         Tweet   610 W. Loop North at San Felipe reopens after ambulance wreck - Houston  Tuesday, August 18, 2015   HOUSTON - The northbound lanes of 610 West Loop at San Felipe Street reopened after a three-vehicle accident involving a Houston Fire Department ambulance closed them Sunday. Lanes reopened around 8:20 a.m. According to Houston Transtar, the crash happened around 2:50 a.m. Authorities said the ambulance was responding to a crash the northbound lanes when a suspected drunken driver slammed into the back of it. The ambulance was then hit by a truck and was pushed into a SUV that was driving by. Two people from the ambulance and two from the truck were taken to the hospital. There is no word on how many people were in the SUV but they were also taken to the hospital.       Tweet   Man dies in head-on crash with ambulance in Point Coupee Parish - Louisiana  Monday, August 17, 2015   By Emily Lane, NOLA.com  A 61-year-old Louisiana man is dead after his pickup collided head-on with an ambulance on a state highway in Point Coupee Parish, according to Louisiana State Police. Brett Bergeron of Lottie was killed Friday (Aug 15) night when his southbound-driven 2008 Chevrolet Silverado, for unknown reasons, crossed into the northbound lane on Louisiana 411 and crashed into a 2013 Acadian Ambulance. The ambulance driver, Peter Woods, 45, of Breaux Bridge, and the other Acadian Ambulance employee riding with Woods were treated at the hospital for minor injuries and released, state police spokesman Trooper Bryan Lee said Saturday (Aug. 15). The accident occurred around 7 p.m. Lee said the ambulance was not responding to a call at the time of the accident.  Everyone involved in the crash was wearing a seat belt. The parish coroner pronounced Bergeron dead at the scene. Police do not suspect impairment to have been a factor in the crash. Woods, however, submitted to a breathalyzer and showed no signs of impairment.        Tweet   Horry County addressing recent rash of county ambulance wrecks - South Carolina  Saturday, August 15, 2015   Horry County ambulances have been involved in a series of wrecks this year. ABC15 News wanted to find out exactly how many and what the county was doing about it. In March, an Horry County ambulance driver was ticketed for disregarding a stop sign in connection with a wreck that injured five people. County ambulances were also involved in other crashes in June and July, among the 46 incidents involving county emergency vehicles through the first six months of the year. County officials say that is an unusually high number and the county administration has taken action to address it. "We've implemented additional procedures and policies and we've even increased the amount of fees that we fine our employees if they're found at fault for that," said Horry County public information officer Lisa Bourcier. Bourcier said drivers found to be at fault for preventable accidents could be disciplined on a scale that starts with $100 fees, up to termination. Also, county Fire Chief Scott Thompson says all ambulance drivers will undergo additional Certified Emergency Vehicle Operators training, beyond the 40 hours they currently receive. "This actually puts an instructor with knowledge of this particular curriculum in front of our people and it's 4 hours and we'll do this annually, in addition to the stuff they get every month," said Thompson. Within the past year, Thompson said the department has implemented a new emergency response policy to prioritize each call. "Certain types of those calls we are not responding to with lights and siren," he said. Thompson said accidents can happen when ambulance drivers responding to an emergency call get tunnel vision and that's one thing the county is trying to eliminate. "One accident is too many. So 46 is definitely outside our acceptable range," said Thompson. Bourcier said an insurance reserve fund reviews all accidents and county insurance rates have not gone up so far.           Tweet   Tobyhanna woman dies after trying to save another's life - Pennsylvania  Saturday, August 15, 2015   By Lynn Ondrusek Pocono Record Writer Samantha Agins’ legacy was "If you can help someone, you have to try," according to her mother, Paula Agins.Agins, 22, of Tobyhanna, died Tuesday after suffering a series of strokes after trying to save another woman’s life while working as an EMT at the New Jersey Jaycee Camp.Samantha had aspirations of becoming a physician’s assistant, was a senior at East Stroudsburg University with a 4.0 GPA and on her way to achieving her dreams of helping others, her mother said Thursday.When a woman at the camp suffered a cardiac arrest, she jumped into action. “Sam started giving her CPR,” Paula Agins said. “She hooked up the (automated external defibrillator), and it kept telling her to push harder. She never wanted to quit.”Samantha Agins kept trying to save the woman’s life until the ambulance showed up.It was after the chaotic scene that Paula Agins learned Samantha had the first of four strokes that evening. But because it was Samantha’s first attempt to save someone, everyone thought she was in shock, her mother said.When she lay down and vomited, but was still alert, Paula Agins asked the camp if she could take Samantha home, but was told no in case the coroner wanted to speak with her.“That’s when she had another mini stroke,” Paula Agins said. “She wasn’t as responsive as the first time, but I could take her home.”On the ride home, Paula Agins said she was kidding around and trying to get Samantha relaxed, but by the time they got home, Samantha was grunting and pointing, but still responsive. Around 3:30 a.m. Saturday, Samantha had a major stroke and was taken to Pocono Medical Center.It was there that the doctor told her that an artery was dissected during the CPR and caused Samantha to suffer a stroke in her brain stem, which killed all the nerves to that part of her brain, her mother said.She was transported to Thomas Jefferson Hospital in Philadelphia, and spent a few days on life support there, before she died Tuesday evening, her mother said.Late Sunday night, when Paula Agins went back to the hospital just to see her daughter, she knew something changed in her.“I told my husband when I saw her, she was different. She wasn’t there anymore,” she said, explaining her daughter had locked-in syndrome, where she could hear those around her, but wasn’t aware that they were there. “On Monday afternoon, she was no longer in that syndrome. She was in a coma and she wasn’t coming back.”Since Samantha’s death, the Agins family has received a shower of community support from social media, the camp and EMT groups. Paula Agins said a New Jersey EMT group will be playing bagpipes at the funeral and a national EMT group will be recognizing Samantha because she died in the line of duty.The hashtag #PurpleHeartsforSam is also being used on social media, created by one of her younger sisters.“It’s been very overwhelming,” Paula Agins said. “It speaks to the testimonial of just what kind of kid she was.”As a child, Samantha had severe hearing issues and was in and out of children’s hospitals, which inspired her to want to help others.Paula and her husband decided to donate her tissue, and her hair will be donated to Locks of Love. It’s what Samantha would have wanted.A memorial scholarship for Pocono Mountain East High School seniors is being set up at ESSA bank in Samantha’s name. To donate, send checks to ESSA in care of the Samantha C. Agins Memorial Scholarship.       Tweet   DRONE ALMOST HITS SKYLIFE HELICOPTER IN FRESNO  Friday, August 14, 2015   FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- A drone almost hit a Fresno SkyLife helicopter on Wednesday. The close encounter happened 1,000 feet in the air, roughly two miles away from Fresno Yosemite International Airport. A call to air traffic control from 1,000 feet above Fresno: "Medivac, we almost got hit by a drone. Just letting you know up here," a SkyLife pilot said in a taped recording. It was a very close call for SkyLife One, for the pilot, the crew and a patient on board. "We didn't see it until it pretty much got right up on us; it passed right behind us," the pilot said. John McGrew is a flight paramedic and he was in the chopper. "The split-second thought is, you know, this guy is a little too close; this could be a serious problem," McGrew said. He says the pilot spotted the drone and dodged with a controlled turn. Still, it almost hit the helicopter's rotor and just missed it by roughly 20 feet. "With the training we receive, we're very aware of what's going on around us," said Vince Ellis, a flight nurse who was also on board. "I think that's what mitigates these risks." According to Federal Aviation Administration rules, the drone was in a no-fly zone. Operators are not allowed to fly above 500 feet or within five miles of an airport. "User error, user ignorance, the user just going off and doing whatever they feel like," said Chris Geiger, who is a UAV enthusiast. Geiger knows the rules and says there's no excuse for getting in the way of a SkyLife helicopter. "It's like driving down the road, seeing an ambulance in your rearview mirror and nobody is pulling over," said Geiger. SkyLife One was on its way to Community Regional Medical Center. Fortunately, the close encounter was brief, and the patient was dropped off safely. Airport police also responded to the call but couldn't find the drone or the operator. 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