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10-year-old hailed a hero after saving 5-year-old girl who was seen ‘lifeless’ at the bottom of pool
Read full article: 10-year-old hailed a hero after saving 5-year-old girl who was seen ‘lifeless’ at the bottom of poolA 10-year-old boy is being celebrated for his heroic acts after swimming to the bottom of his apartment complex’s pool to pull a 5-year-old girl out.
Cypress Creek EMS has been fired. What’s next?
Read full article: Cypress Creek EMS has been fired. What’s next?Emergency Service District 11 cites financial transparency as the main reason for the decision. Emergency Service District 11 declined an interview request but released this statement Thursday:Today, Harris County Emergency Services District No. 11 (the “District”) voted to give Cypress Creek Emergency Medical Services (“CCEMS”) 360-days’ notice that the District is terminating its Service Agreement with CCEMS. Wayne Dolcefino, former investigative reporter, and CEO of Dolcefino Consulting believes it’s possible the ESD 11 becomes the ambulance provider, itself. Since 2011, property taxpayers in the area have contributed more than $100 million to fund Cypress Creek EMS.
Cypress Creek EMS ambulance service ’fired’ by Emergency Service District
Read full article: Cypress Creek EMS ambulance service ’fired’ by Emergency Service DistrictHOUSTON – The emergency medical service that serves approximately 900,000 residents in north and northwest Harris County was “fired” Thursday by the Emergency Service District that oversees it. Emergency Service District #11 board members said that Cypress Creek Emergency Medical Service had violated the terms of its contract and there were no dissenters during the vote. After that report was released, Cypress Creek EMS refunded more than $38,000 back to Emergency Service District #11. Emergency Service District #11 issued the following statement about the vote:“Today, Harris County Emergency Services District No. 11 (the “District”) voted to give Cypress Creek Emergency Medical Services (“CCEMS”) 360-days’ notice that the District is terminating its Service Agreement with CCEMS.
Channel 2 Investigates: Cypress Creek EMS COO admits using publicly funded facility for personal use
Read full article: Channel 2 Investigates: Cypress Creek EMS COO admits using publicly funded facility for personal use2 Cypress Creek administrator admitted to getting his car fixed on two occasions at the garage designed to fix his organization’s ambulances. READ: Cypress Creek EMS: Taxpayer-funded employees pocketing cashThe activity was caught on video by Channel 2 Investigates and resulted in CCEMS reimbursing ESD11, the taxing entity. READ: Ambulance company refunds tax dollars following Channel 2 investigationThe administrator of the maintenance facility also left CCEMS shortly after the Channel 2 Investigation. Nealy initially filed the complaint of employee theft with HCSO after Channel 2 Investigates had a van’s breaks fixed at the ambulance maintenance facility with $100 cash. Channel 2 Investigates also uncovered a series of invoices on the official Cypress Creek EMS account that included various parts for cars and trucks not in the Cypress Creek EMS fleet.
Harris County seeking to replace ambulance provider during national health emergency
Read full article: Harris County seeking to replace ambulance provider during national health emergencyCypress Creek EMS may lose one of its top clients. Harris County Emergency Services District No. The county has spent more than $100 million with Cypress Creek EMS since 2011. However, the requests to Cypress Creek EMS administrators have not been met with full transparency, he said. Last year, KPRC 2 Investigates discovered the Cypress Creek EMS maintenance garage was doing work on private cars using parts ordered on Harris County’s account.