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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) Pilot killed in Flight for Life helicopter crash in Summit County - Colorado  Friday, July 17, 2015   BY CARLY MOORE AND DAVID MITCHELL SUMMIT COUNTY, Colo. — The pilot of a Flight for Life helicopter that crashed in Summit County Friday afternoon has died. He’s identified as 64-year-old Patrick Mahany. He was a Vietnam War veteran. The other two crew members were airlifted to higher levels of care in the Denver area. One was taken to St. Anthony Hospital in Lakewood, and the other was transported to University Hospital. A Summit Medical Center employee who responded to the crash suffered minor injuries. There was no patient on board the helicopter. The helicopter crashed at St. Anthony Summit Medical Center in Frisco on Friday afternoon. Lake Dillon Fire-Rescue got the call around 1:45 p.m. Frisco is off of I-70 about 70 miles west of Denver. When crews arrived the helicopter and two nearby vehicles were engulfed in flames. The helicopter went down in an employee parking lot west of the hangar. Fire officials reported that the helicopter had crashed shortly after take off and then caught on fire. First responders quickly extinguished the flames. Crews from Red, White & Blue Fire, the Summit County Sheriff, Summit County Ambulance and Frisco Police also responded to the crash. The investigation into what caused the crash was just beginning late Friday afternoon.       Tweet   Greeley first responders assaulted by suspect during early morning incident - Colorado  Friday, July 17, 2015   A police officer and a paramedic were assaulted early Thursday morning while responding to a call in central Greeley. About 4:30 a.m. Thursday, Greeley police responded to the 1600 block of 31st Avenue for a report of a man armed with a knife fighting with family members during what appeared to be an attempted suicide. When officers arrived at the scene, family members told police the suspect — later identified as Jacob Allen Anderson, 22, of Greeley — was in his room and that they had to hold him down in order to take the knife away, according to a Greeley police news release. When officers approached Anderson’s room, he appeared from a different doorway and brandished a knife. Anderson then lunged at officers, who were forced to use a Taser in order to arrest him, which they did without injury, the release stated. As the officers led him outside to be evaluated by medical personnel who responded to the scene with an ambulance, Anderson began to struggle and fight with first responders. When placed on the ambulance gurney, Anderson then kicked at the officers and the paramedic attending to him, injuring the officer with a kick to the chin and the paramedic with a kick to the side of the head, the release stated. Anderson was taken to Northern Colorado Medical Center for medical clearance after being fully restrained on the gurney. A hood had to be placed over Anderson’s head to prevent him from spitting on police, paramedics and firefighters, the release stated. Officers used great restraint in handling Anderson, who was first confronted by police armed with a knife, said Greeley Police Chief Jerry Garner in a prepared statement. “Our officers repeatedly expose themselves to increased risk by taking every possible measure to avoid taking a life,” Garner said. “This case represents yet one more example of their restraint.” Anderson was medically cleared at the NCMC emergency room and then booked into Weld County Jail on suspicion of first-degree assault on a peace officer, second-degree assault on a peace officer and second-degree assault on medical personnel. Anderson remains in jail without bond pending his first appearance in court, the release stated.         Tweet   Driver ticketed in ambulance crash - Iowa  Friday, July 17, 2015   NEWTON (KWWL) -Two Iowa paramedics have been hurt in an ambulance crash. The driver was also ticketed.It happened near Newton. The Iowa State Patrol says the driver claims the wind blew the ambulance off the road, but authorities are skeptical. They ticketed the driver for failure to maintain control. They were not transporting a patient at the time.         Tweet   Lack of Sleep Possible Factor in Ambulance Rollover Crash - Iowa  Friday, July 17, 2015   NEWTON, Iowa — Two paramedics suffered minor injuries after the ambulance they were in crashed and rolled into a ditch early Wednesday morning. The driver of the vehicle told Iowa State Patrol troopers the wind blew the ambulance off the road. However, officials believe otherwise. “I didn’t think it was that windy out. It looked like the vehicle slowly drifted towards the road and went down into the ditch,” Sgt. Nathan Ludwig said. “I guess your guess is as good as mine. We can all think of probably what might have happened but we can’t prove it.” The crew works for the Midwest Ambulance Service, a local and privately owned transporting company. A former employee said the first responders safety is the company’s last priority. “It’s very hard. In EMS in general, we have to have a fair amount of sleep in order to function properly and to do our job properly,” Jenica Hehir said. Hehir said during her time with the company, it was required that drivers work a 48 hour shift, followed by a 48 hour break. She said the company later changed it’s policies to 72 hours on followed by 72 hours off. She blames the extra hours to due short staff. “It’s like they don’t have enough staff so they tell people to work for two days straight. It’s our job, were not just gonna say ‘no’ but at the end of the day it’s our safety,” she said. It’s unclear how long the two paramedics had been working at the of the accident. Channel 13 News asked Midwest Ambulance Service’s Chief Operating Officer Jake Chapman how long EMT’s work before taking a break, and he said shift lengths can vary. He would not comment any further until the investigation is completed. The Iowa State Patrol cited the driver with failure to maintain a vehicle.         Tweet   Car flees accident involving Easton Emergency Squad ambulance, police say - Pennsylvania  Friday, July 17, 2015   Authorities were looking for a car that fled a Monday night crash involving an Easton Emergency Squad ambulance, according to Pennsylvania State Police. It was reported shortly before 9:30 p.m. on Main Street in Glendon. The vehicle that fled the crash was described as a small, white sedan, police said. No one was reported injured. Further details were not immediately available.       Tweet   2 EMTs, 2 Civilians Hurt When Ambulance Flips In Downtown Brooklyn  Friday, July 17, 2015   NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — An ambulance was left on its side following a crash in downtown Brooklyn late Friday afternoon. Two emergency medical technicians and two others were injured and rushed to area hospitals. The accident happened at 5:25 p.m. at Tillary and Adams streets, near the end of the Brooklyn Bridge, officials said. The FDNY ambulance was involved in a crash with a black sport-utility vehicle, and went on to flip onto its side, Joe Biermann reported from Chopper 2. At least two EMTs were injured and were taken to Bellevue Hospital Center, officials said. One was initially reported in critical condition and the other in serious condition, but their injuries were not believed to be life-threatening, officials said. Two others who had been in the SUV were also taken to hospitals with minor injuries, officials said. The ambulance was headed to an emergency call at the time, officials said.         Tweet   Patient in ambulance dies in crash in Pasadena - California  Friday, July 17, 2015   PASADENA >> An ambulance collided head-on with a car on Fair Oaks Avenue on Saturday, killing an elderly patient who was riding in the back of the ambulance and sending three other people to the hospital, police said. The crash occurred just after 4 p.m. on Fair Oaks Avenue, just south of Hammond Street, Pasadena police Lt. Jesse Carrillo said. The cause and circumstances of the crash remained under investigation, police said. The patient, a man in his 70s, suffered major injuries in the crash, Carrillo said, He was already in cardiac arrest when firefighters arrived on-scene, Pasadena Fire Department spokeswoman Lisa Derderian said. He succumbed to his injuries a short time later. The driver of the ambulance and his partner suffered apparently minor injuries, the lieutenant said. A woman who was at the wheel of the car, a four-door Jaguar, was hospitalized with injuries believed to include a broken ankle. Carrillo said the ambulance, operated by Montebello-based Lifeline Ambulance, was taking the patient to a routine medical appointment. It was not using emergency lights or a siren. The ambulance was heading south and the Jaguar was heading north when the crash took place, he added.         Tweet   Pickup crashes with Virginia Beach ambulance  Friday, July 17, 2015   VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (WVEC) -- A pickup truck crashed into the back of an ambulance Friday night. The accident occurred around 8:40 p.m. in the 2500 block of Virginia Beach Blvd. There was a patient on board the ambulance at the time of the crash. No people were injured and the cause of the accident is not known at this time.         Tweet   No injuries in West Ashley crash involving ambulance - South Carolina  Friday, July 17, 2015   WEST ASHLEY, SC (WCSC) -No one was injured in an accident involving a car and an ambulance Thursday in West Ashley.Crews from the St. Andrews Fire Department responded to the scene on Wappoo Road near Highway 61, Battalion Chief Ray Gorham said. The ambulance was on its side after the accident, blocking traffic in the area. The two people in the ambulance and the driver of the car all refused medical treatment, Gorham said. Crews are waiting for a tow truck to get the ambulance upright and removed from the scene, he said.         Tweet   Woman Charged in Wheeling Ambulance Crash - West Virginia  Friday, July 17, 2015   By FRED CONNORS - Senior Staff Writer , The Intelligencer / Wheeling News-Register A Wheeling woman is facing three charges after the car she was driving struck a Wheeling Fire Department ambulance early Saturday morning. Kylie Zakhia Gorayeb, 23, of 2309 Eoff St., is charged with DUI with injury, driving while suspended and having no insurance. A criminal complaint states police were called at 3:11 a.m. to the 2800 block of Jacob Street where the Gorayeb vehicle struck the ambulance, causing serious damage to both the ambulance and Gorayeb's vehicle. One occupant of the ambulance was hospitalized and Gorayeb, who declined medical attention, reportedly sustained an ankle injury. Gorayeb told police she had not come to a complete stop at the intersection of 28th and Wood and she struck the ambulance. She allegedly admitted she had been drinking and had taken a prescription pill earlier in the day and that she had smoked a marijuana cigarette several hours before the crash. Ohio County Magistrate Charlie Murphy set bond at $8,000. In another case, Jeff Parsons, 44, of 57 25th St. is charged with driving while suspended second offense DUI. Wheeling police stopped Parsons at 11 p.m. Saturday on Main St. The police report states Parsons has active suspensions for three separate unpaid citations, one driving while suspended and DUI, one DUI with bodily injury and two DUIs. Murphy set bond at $5,000. Wheeling police arrested Cleveland Michael Gaines, 24, of 2223 1/2 East Paxton Ave., for domestic battery, at 3:53 a.m. Sunday. A criminal complaint states police were called to an area of N. 10th St. in regards to a man and woman arguing and pushing each other. The report states Gaines and his girlfriend, Megan Bernhard, got into an argument after she became angry because he spoke to other girls at a party in Warwood. She reportedly left the party and he followed her down the street as the argument escalated and he eventually punched her in the face, knocking her to ground.       Tweet   2 hurt in ambulance crash - Colorado  Friday, July 17, 2015   An elderly man who was being transported by ambulance to Prowers Medical Center in Lamar and an employee of Southern Colorado EMS sustained minor injuries when the ambulance they were riding in went off the road and into a ditch Monday afternoon on U.S. 50, near Lamar. According to the Colorado State Patrol, the driver of the ambulance, Ronald Cook, 45, of Rocky Ford, was driving east on U.S. 50 about 3 miles west of Lamar when he drove into the left lane to pass other eastbound traffic traveling in the right lane. When Cook changed back into the right lane, he continued off the right side of the road where the ambulance struck a delineator post and a fence post before coming to a stop in a canal. Another EMS employee Edward Hollandsworth and the elderly male patient, who was not identified, sustained minor injuries. Both were transported to Prowers Medical Center for treatment. Cook and the patient were both restrained at the time of the accident. Neither alcohol nor drugs are being considered a factor in the accident. The accident is still under investigation.       Tweet   Photos show torn apart ambulance after crash - Iowa  Friday, July 17, 2015   DES MOINES, Iowa —An early morning ambulance crash near Newton is raising concerns over how long paramedics can work without rest. There's no official cause of the crash yet, but several former employees told KCCI that the company asks some employees work up to 72 hours straight without enough time to rest. Plastic wrap is holding together what's left of the MidWest Ambulance that landed in a ditch and rolled several times around 4:30 a.m. Wednesday. The ambulance was on its way back to Des Moines from Dubuque and didn't have a patient onboard at the time of the crash. Two crew members were taken to a hospital with minor injuries. "To pull up on a scene and see an ambulance that's in an accident because you never expect that to happen. Those are the people that are supposed to come and help you. You're not the ones who are essentially going to help," said State Patrol spokesman Sgt. Nathan Ludwig. The driver told authorities that the wind blew him off the road. He was ticketed for failure to maintain control. Former employees who didn't want to go on camera told KCCI that the company forced them to work 24, 48, even 72 hour shifts without enough rest. Midwest Ambulance officials did release a statement on the crash to KCCI: "Midwest Ambulance Service is currently investigating an incident that occurred early this morning as one of our ambulances was involved in a single vehicle accident. We are grateful that no patient was onboard and that both of our crew members are safe and doing well. Both employees were evaluated and released by a local hospital." The crash remains under investigation.       Tweet   ELDERLY MAN DIES AFTER HIS AMBULANCE CRASHES IN PASADENA - California  Friday, July 17, 2015   PASADENA, Calif. (KABC) -- An elderly man died Saturday after the private ambulance he was being transported in crashed into a four-door sedan in Pasadena, police said. The Lifeline ambulance was driving south on Fair Oaks Avenue near Hammond Street at about 4 p.m. when it crashed head-on into the other car. The ambulance did not have its emergency lights and sirens on. The patient in the ambulance, who was being transported for dialysis, was taken to a hospital, where he died. He was in his 70s. An elderly woman driving the other car, the driver of the ambulance and a co-worker suffered minor injuries. All were in stable condition. Fair Oaks Avenue between Hammond and Mountain streets were briefly shut down. The cause of the crash was under investigation.         Tweet   Firefighter says getting shot on duty won't change what he does - Milwaukee  Friday, July 17, 2015   MILWAUKEE —A Milwaukee firefighter hit by a bullet while responding to a medical call told his story first to WISN 12 News on Tuesday. He's not letting this incident keep him from the job he loves. Frederick Coleman has been with the Milwaukee Fire Department for more than a decade and said it's a job he never wants to give up. "I didn't think it would come to this, but I understood firefighting is a dangerous job,” he said. Coleman never thought he'd be dodging bullets while trying to save lives. The 46-year-old was helping someone having trouble breathing at 40th Street and Lisbon Avenue early Monday morning when the bullets came whizzing by. “I know it comes with the territory, with the job, and I'm alive, you know? That's my biggest thing. I survived that incident, and it could've been much worse not just for me but for my whole crew,” Coleman said. As paramedics were loading the patient into an ambulance three bullets pierced the side of the vehicle. One of those bullets grazed the right side of Coleman's head, just millimeters from killing him. "I don't think you could ever get prepared for a bullet you don't see coming,” Coleman said. He didn't immediately realize he was shot. “I didn't initially see any blood, feel anything wrong or anything. About two minutes after that, I reassessed myself again and had blood all over my ear, and that's when I confirmed it was actually gunfire,” Coleman said. Coleman is a single father of four and grandfather of one, who said he wants to stay safe for his family. But this incident won't take him away from the job he loves. “It won't change what I do, but I wasn't trained to dodge bullets, I was trained to firefight,” Coleman said. Coleman is not yet back on the job. He said he's physically OK, but wants to be mentally ready before he goes back to work. At this time, no arrests have been made and there's no known motive.         Tweet   Serious Crash Involving Frum Family On Route 17 - New York  Friday, July 17, 2015   A serious crash on Route 17 left a couple in critical condition late Sunday night. Sources tell YWN Catskills that the accident happened at around 11:40PM, near Exit 123. There were three vehicles involved – one of them an ambulance (Mobile Life). Catskills Hatzolah, Kiryas Joel Hatzolah, and Goshen Vol. Ambulance were all operating at the scene. Three choppers were called to airlift three victims with serious injuries. The Medevac’s landed on the highway forcing the closure of both directions of traffic. Sources tell YWN Catskills that one of the vehicles involved in the crash,  was a minivan occupied by a Jewish family, residents of the Five Towns. The occupants were a mother, father, and four of their children. They were allegedly returning from “visiting day” at one of the camps in the Catskills. The parents are reportedly in critical condition and were airlifted to Westchester Trauma Center. For reasons unknown, it appears the mother and father were standing next to their vehicle when their vehicle was struck. The vehicle which struck them also collided with an ambulance. The four children were taken to Orange Regional Medical center and are reportedly in stable condition. 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