Providence Fire Dept. Emergency Medical Services Bicycle program returns to city

Officials speaking at outdoor press conference event.

Photo: PFD Mayor Brett P. Smiley, Providence Fire Department Chief Derek M. Silva and EMS Chief Zach Kenyon, along with Providence Fire’s leadership team and community members, announced the return of the Providence Fire Department’s Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Bicycle Program to Downtown Providence. First launched as a pilot in the summer of 2023, the…

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Show Your Numbers! – Michael Morse

A set of wooden house numbers with starfish and seashells on them.

I shine the spotlight onto one doorway after another as we slow roll down Pavillion Street. The darkness is like spilled ink on plain paper, swallowing the light in gulps. Inside one of these homes is our patient, unable to crawl to a light switch to alert us, unable to move at all, after falling…

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What’s it take to save lives for a living? – Michael Morse

An ambulance driving down the road.

by Michael Morse, contributing writer Public safety jobs were once reserved for the best of the best, derived through rigorous testing, background checks and psychological screenings. The pool of applicants was vast because the pay was a little better than average and the benefits far better. Healthcare for life and a pension after twenty years…

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Read With Us: CITY LIFE – a book by Michael Morse – Ch. 8

City life by michael moore.

by Michael Morse, author, City Life – contributing writer, RINewsToday April Busy Day A lot happens in the course of a day. It started at 0700, a little kid, two years old, was left in his father’s car while his dad went in search of some crack cocaine. Two hours the little guy sat alone…

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Read With Us: CITY LIFE – a book by Michael Morse – Ch. 6

City life by michael moore.

by Michael Morse, contributing writer February Sleep Tight The city is lively tonight, the usual suspects drunk and helpless providing a steady stream of 911 calls. Toby Keith is playing to a sold-out Dunk. The “granny drop” has been in full swing since this morning. Super Bowl Sunday and all, no room for sick old…

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Read With US: CITY LIFE – a book by Michael Morse – Ch. 5

City life by michael moore.

by Michael Morse, contributing writer, excerpts from his book, City Life Take a breathtaking ride ride along with emergency responders. Rescue Lieutenant Michael Morse brings you into the homes, minds and hearts of the people who live in one of America’s oldest and most diverse cities. He takes you along for a breathtaking ride as…

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