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Rapid Response Report

Monthly news for EMS professionals.

Each issue rounds up the EMS stories that matter to crews, agencies and 911 leaders, with a focus on Texas. Pick an issue to start reading.

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October 2026

  • EMS Goes Pink: Preparing for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
  • Harris County Dispatch Center Earns National Recognition
  • Houston’s New Mental Health Response
  • EMS Takes Flight
  • East Texas Expands Access to Whole Blood
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Past issues

September 2026

  • Houston Trains the Next EMS Generation
  • Houston Names a New EMS Physician Director
  • Texas invests $62.5M Lifeline for Rural EMS
  • and 2 more

August 2026

  • Texas Mobilizes Emergency Resources As New Flood Threat Builds
  • Texas First Responders Rescue Woman Trapped for Days in Extreme Heat
  • Off-Duty Texas Firefighter-Medic Saves Three Children After Boat Capsizes
  • and 2 more

July 2026

  • CDC Releases Ebola Advisory: What EMS & 911 Professionals Should Know
  • EMS Week 2026 Highlights the Power of Teamwork in Emergency Response
  • EMS: Essential in Practice, Underfunded in Reality
  • and 1 more

June 2026

  • Preparing EMS for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Texas
  • EMS Week 2026: “Improving Outcomes, Together”
  • Texas Expands Ambulance Whole Blood Programs
  • and 1 more

May 2026

  • Preparing EMS for the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Texas
  • U.S. Wildfires 2026: States on High Alert
  • Wildfire Safety 101: What to Do and Never Do
  • and 1 more

April 2026

  • Texas Morning Briefing: Updates on EMS and Nursing
  • Ten hours are spent waiting for an ambulance in Seattle
  • Peak-Demand EMS Units Are Deployed by the Michigan FD
  • and 1 more

March 2026

  • New DEA Rule Reshapes EMS Medication Management
  • EMS Week 2026: Celebrating Frontline Responders May 17–23, 2026
  • Provincetown Boat Carbon Monoxide Incident
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