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WEBVTT THEY NEED HELP LIFTING A RESIDENT OFF THE GROUND. THE OMAHA FIRE DEPARTMENT’S MEDIC UNIT GETS DISPATCHED AROUND 50-THOUSAND TIMES A YEAR. ABOUT 300 OF THOSE CALLS ARE NON-EMERGENCY FALLS AT ...

With “lift assists” becoming a growing burden on Burnsville’s fire and ambulance service, officials plan to add rental license regulations that take aim at “excessive consumption” of city services.

Firefighters across Minnesota are increasingly responding to 911 calls to lift elderly people off the floor, even at some senior care facilities with their own staff. More than 7,100 times last year, ...

Warren —The city of Warren is considering charging senior living facilities for calling the fire department to lift up residents who have fallen or to help out in non-emergent medical situations.

Rockford, Ill. — The 911 call came just before 8 a.m., and Ladder 5’s four-man crew scrambled to the truck just as their overnight shift was about to end. It was the kind of call that veteran ...

The proposal would allow six free lift assists per year for any residence, assisted living facility, or nursing home within ...

Firefighters across Minnesota are increasingly responding to 911 calls to lift elderly people off the floor, even at some senior care facilities with their own staff. More than 7,100 times last year, ...