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A city ambulance responding to a 911 call this morning was hit head-on by another vehicle on Waialua Beach Road on Oahu’s North Shore, according to Honolulu Emergency Medical Services.
Mayor Rick Blan ­giardi, HESD Director Dr. Jim Ireland, three Honolulu City Council members and dozens of city EMS and CORE personnel were in attendance. “Today is a monumentous day for us ...
James Ireland, director of the Honolulu Emergency Services ... Blangiardi vowed he would form a task force to study EMS’ possible integration into HFD. Before Wednesday’s Council vote, Okimoto ...
but that’s part of the pilot project,” said Honolulu Emergency Services Department Director Jim Ireland. Is Ireland worried EMS personnel might be confused with HPD or HFD? “We are distinct.
An attempted murder suspect shot and killed by Honolulu police officers following a New Year’s Day-long pursuit and shootouts was under the influence of alcohol and cocaine and officers were ...
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow ... 250 field personnel responding to more than 100,000 calls this year. Staffing shortages have led to EMS unit closures in recent months. HFD has more than a thousand ...
STAR-ADVERTISER Roger Morton STAR-ADVERTISER Roger Morton Following reports of the dangerous and unlawful operation of electric bicycles across Oahu, the City and County of Honolulu formed a working ...
The EMT who went inside the hospital was badly injured in the explosion, The Honolulu Star Advertiser reported. “Kaneshiro remained helpless and trapped in the EMS ambulance’s compartment stil ...
One person was killed, and several others were injured after a tour bus driver mistakenly pressed down on the gas instead of the brakes at a cruise pier parking lot in Honolulu, Hawaii. According ...
For four months in 2022, residents transported by Honolulu ambulances were not billed. Honolulu Emergency Services officials are still waiting for a decision on whether they can send bills for ...
HONOLULU (Island News ... to do with the follow up and the things we did internally to do that,” said EMS Deputy Director, Ian Santee. “I can't speak for what the state did or didn't ...
The Honolulu Fire Department has extinguished the structure fire at the 2345 Kaola Way. HFD said ... to an EMS unit staging at Booth District Park. Honolulu firefighters are responding to a ...