Posts Tagged ‘Columbia EMS’
Public safety, tech talk in Columbia
Columbia emergency response personnel were presented with lifesaver awards at the beginning of Monday’s Columbia City Council meeting. Fittingly, it was announced later in the meeting that requests for proposal…
Read MoreColumbia is #MusclesStrong
As Columbia Police Officer Mike Conrad told his neighbor after being diagnosed with cancer, “Life has dealt me a bad poker hand and I’m going to fight like heck to…
Read MoreChain of survival strong in Columbia
There were no weak links in the “chain of survival” earlier this year as the quick and capable response of Columbia emergency personnel saved the life of Norm Taylor. Taylor…
Read MoreColumbia looks to the future
Columbia City Council met Monday night and approved an annexation and preliminary subdivision plat, but most of the meeting was spent holding an administrative review and hearing public input about…
Read MoreDrug overdose save in Columbia
Emergency personnel responded about 6:45 p.m. Friday to the 100 block of West Cedar Street across from Columbia City Hall for an unresponsive young man on the ground. A bystander…
Read MoreInfant injured at soccer game
Columbia EMS transported an infant to a St. Louis hospital following a fall during Thursday’s high school girls soccer game between Columbia and Gibault at Oerter Park. At about 6:30…
Read MoreLawsuit filed in toddler’s death
The parents of a 17-month-old boy who died after choking at a Columbia child care center in January filed a 32-count lawsuit in Monroe County Court on Friday. Mary and…
Read MoreColumbia public safety outgrows its space
Columbia’s population has nearly doubled in the past 30 years, and emergency departments would like to see the public safety complex that houses the police, fire and EMS agencies reflect…
Read MorePursuit ends in crash near Columbia
Columbia EMS, police and fire personnel were called around 12:45 p.m. Wednesday afternoon to westbound I-255 near the Fish Lake overpass just east of the J.B. Bridge for a one-vehicle…
Read MoreCPD chief ends successful career
In his final days as Columbia’s police chief, Jerry Paul reflected on a 28-year law enforcement career and accomplishments while at the helm of the department. Prior to arriving in…
Read MoreToddler dies following choking incident
Columbia police and EMS personnel responded about 10:40 a.m. last Wednesday to the report of a male toddler believed to be choking at Carrot Patch Day Care Center, 252 Veterans…
Read MoreMore deaths as Monroe County receives vaccine
From Monroe County up to the national level, much of the data related to the coronavirus pandemic is pointing in the right direction even as more cases, deaths and hospitalizations…
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