Sarah Roebuck

1 day ago | gov1.com | Sarah Roebuck

LOS ANGELES — Award-winning actor and former New York City firefighter Steve Buscemi will serve as executive producer for the upcoming documentary, “Into the Unknown,” a film that promises to deliver an unfiltered look at the daily lives and sacrifices of America’s paramedics. Buscemi joins fellow executive producers Wren Arthur, as well as Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe, the beloved stars of the iconic series “Emergency!,” to help bring the stories of today’s EMS professionals to the screen.

2 days ago | firerescue1.com | Sarah Roebuck

LOS ANGELES — Award-winning actor and former New York City firefighter Steve Buscemi will serve as executive producer for the upcoming documentary, “Into the Unknown,” a film that promises to deliver an unfiltered look at the daily lives and sacrifices of America’s paramedics. Buscemi joins fellow executive producers Wren Arthur, as well as Randolph Mantooth and Kevin Tighe, the beloved stars of the iconic series “Emergency!,” to help bring the stories of today’s EMS professionals to the screen.

3 days ago | police1.com | Sarah Roebuck

LOS ANGELES — A woman is on the run after a bizarre series of events in Hollywood, managing to steal a marked Los Angeles Police Department cruiser and evade capture — all while in handcuffs. The incident began on June 23 near the intersection of Franklin and Orchid avenues, just steps from the iconic Magic Castle, according to Patch.com. Police say the woman, described as being around 35 years old, was with a man she had met about a week earlier.

1 week ago | ems1.com | Sarah Roebuck

MELBOURNE, Australia — A coroner has ruled that a woman who died from a caffeine overdose after waiting more than 7 hours for an ambulance may have survived if paramedics had arrived sooner, 9News reported. Christina Lackmann, 32, was found dead in her Melbourne apartment in April 2021. She had called Australia’s emergency number, 000, reporting dizziness, numbness and an inability to stand. Her call was categorized as non-urgent, and she was placed in a queue for secondary triage.

1 week ago | ems1.com | Sarah Roebuck

WASHINGTON — For years, EMS providers who are cross-trained as firefighters have been undercounted — and overlooked — in the federal data that shapes policy and funding. Now, the EMS Counts Act seeks to change that. Introduced in June 2025 by U.S. Representatives Glenn “GT” Thompson (R-PA) and John Mannion (D-NY), the bipartisan bill would direct the U.S. Department of Labor to revise its classification system.