Firefighters across Minnesota are increasingly responding to 911 calls to lift elderly people off the floor, even at some senior care facilities with their own staff. More than 7,100 times last year, ...

Every fire department knows that lift assists are a normal part of the job. In fact, it probably is safe to assume that a department’s most numerous type of call is from a person who needs assistance ...

Sterling Heights ― An ordinance in Sterling Heights that charges fees to senior living facilities that call 911 for non-emergencies and helping lift back up seniors who've fallen is getting pushback ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Every Illinois municipality and fire protection district can start charging fees for lift assist services starting January 1. Many home rule governments already charge ...