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EMS vehicles, firetrucks and buses have struggled to drive on city streets due to snow.

92% of Hennepin County paramedics and EMTs said their job has become more dangerous since they started working at Hennepin Healthcare.

Mpls. and EMS officials disagreed on new mental health service.

EMS Paramedics in Minnesota's Hennepin County overhaul uniforms to distinguish themselves from police, sparking internal backlash Libor Jany, Star Tribune © Andy Mannix/Star Tribune/TNS Martin Scheerer, senior director of Hennepin EMS, discusses how first responders plan to handle calls to protect themselves and others from the spread of coronavirus. MINNEAPOLIS — Tired of being confused for law enforcement, Hennepin EMS paramedics will soon trade their trademark brown uniforms for blue ones "to better distinguish their role as emergency medical services." The change, req...

Fargo, ND, USA / Y94 Mar 17, 2021 7:24 AM MINNEAPOLIS – It’s not just about style, it might be about safety. Hennepin County E-M-S is planning to change its trademark brown uniforms for blue ones. Some emergency responders said the brown ones made them look too much like Hennepin County Sheriff’s deputies and they didn’t always feel safe being seen as law enforcement officers at some emergency scenes. Hennepin E-M-S senior director Martin Scheerer says he heard from employees who felt they were in danger wearing the brown uniforms because they looked too much like law enforcement. The...