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Grant helps Ore. FD reduce non-emergency lift-assist calls with training, new equipment

Using more than $68,000 in state grant funds, the Albany Fire Department provided inflatable lifting chairs to local care ...
Yahoo

Senior homes refuse to pick up fallen residents, dial 911. ‘Why are they calling us?’

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 ...
KOAA News5

CSFD sees increase in 911 lift assist calls, what options are there for seniors?

Since 2020, calls to 911 in Colorado Springs for “lift assist” have nearly doubled, and it comes at an increasing cost for ...
WBIW

Lawrence County to address surge in non-emergency “lift assist” calls

BEDFORD — Lawrence County emergency officials are sounding the alarm over a growing trend that is stretching the county’s ...
Daily Journal

Franklin council OKs non-emergency, lift assist fees for residential care facilities

The Franklin Fire Department logo is displayed on a Dodge Ram. Daily Journal file photo Residential care facilities in Franklin may now pay a fee if they call the fire department for non-emergency ...