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The town of Hilton Head Island (SC) will have to spend about $1.2 million more than it had anticipated to replace its aging apparatus fleet, reports islandpacket.com.

The town had originally planned to buy eight new pumpers and two new quints for about $6.2 million during fiscal year 2022, the report says. However, supply chain disruptions increased the price.

Town Council, though, has given staff members the green light to spend $7.4 million with Safe Industries on the project.

The City of Tampa (FL) is weeks away from providing relief to first responders by opening a new fire station in North Tampa, reports abcactionnews.com. City and fire officials Tuesday morning toured the soon-to-be fire station on East Fairbanks Street.

FA reported in September that Tampa Fire Rescue was in dire need of upgrades, and the city allocated $5 million for myriad projects to ameliorate the problem.

Tampa still must complete many renovations before the new Station 25 can be operational, though officials anticipate it being ready for action in January.

Once complete, the facility will operate solely as a rescue station—meaning firefighter and paramedics assigned there will only use ambulances to respond to medical emergencies, the report says. The city says this is a critical addition since 85% of the 911 calls in the area are medical in nature.

Happening Now: Fire Chief Barbara Tripp speaking with @KathyCastorFL and @CouncilmanViera about the progress of Fire Station #25 in the North Tampa community.#TampasBravest pic.twitter.com/Z3nnZHNhQc

— Tampa Fire Rescue (@TampaFireRescue) November 23, 2021

(Nov. 23 – Fair Lawn, NJ) – The JEMS Conference and Expo™, JEMS Con™, will make its debut April 25-30, 2022, in Indianapolis, Indiana, co-located alongside FDIC® International, North America’s largest training and sourcing destination for firefighters. JEMS (Journal of Emergency Medical Services®) will part ways with its former brand EMS Today as it shifts to a refreshed, forward-thinking approach focused on the future of EMS, operational leadership, training and peer-to-peer sharing and networking. JEMS Con™ will bring together paramedics, emergency medical technicians (EMTs), medical directors and executives from all EMS providers, including state and private agencies, third service and fire.

The week will start off on Monday and Tuesday with two days of Pre-Conference Workshops and new Hands on Training (H.O.T.) Evolutions that include instructor-led live simulations. The Conference program will take place Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday, offering classroom training, a cadaver lab, and discussions on topics ranging from cardiology and resuscitation, education, operations, management and leadership, medicine, trauma, and recruitment and retention. Friday morning will include the fan-favorite, JEMS Games finals, a live team scenario-based competition including networking and comradery to cheer on the competitors while learning and earning CE. The Conference program has been thoughtfully planned with input from the advisory committee and oversight from JEMS Con™ Medical Director Edward T. Dickinson, MD, NRP, FACEP, FAEMS. Dr. Dickinson is a professor of Emergency Medicine at the Perelman School of Medicine of the University of Pennsylvania. At Penn, he serves as the director of EMS Field Operations and the medical director of PennStar Flight. Dr. Dickinson is the EMS Medical Director of the Malvern, Berwyn, and Radnor Fire Companies in suburban Philadelphia. He is the medical editor of JEMS and a member of the JEMS Editorial Board.

The inaugural Metro EMS Innovation Briefing will bring together medical directors, EMS chiefs, hospital EMS leads, EOC directors, and health department directors from major metropolitan areas. These operational leaders will be invited to come together to break down silos, collaborate, share cutting-edge solutions, challenges, and timely topics amongst peers.

For those with specific sourcing needs, the MATCH! Program offers decision makers complimentary matchmaking services and the ability to meet one on one with suppliers in the privacy of the MATCH! VIP Lounge. The exhibits will be open to all JEMS Con™ and FDIC® International attendees Thursday through Saturday, featuring over 800 exhibitors displaying the most innovative products and services available. In addition to over 40% of exhibitors featuring EMS equipment and supplies, the exhibit hall will include an advanced life support pavilion for the first time.

“Over the past year, we’ve done extensive outreach and had critical conversations with EMS providers, exhibitors, medical directors, and professionals. We’ve taken their insights and suggestions to start to lay the foundation of JEMS Con in 2022. With over 5,000 attendees that identify EMS as their primary job function already attending FDIC, we feel we can create considerable value and efficiencies for the industry in a collocated event. We are committed to welcoming all EMS providers, giving them a dedicated event to comfortably come together to learn, share, and network with peers. We will continue to build partnerships with the EMS community to help shape this event as we plan beyond 2022. We plan to expand the Metro EMS group, add more hands-on training evolutions, enhance the sponsorship experience, and include additional networking opportunities,” said Eric Schlett, Senior Vice President, Clarion Events, Inc. Fire & Rescue Group. “Bringing this event to fruition in such a short time frame would not be possible without the