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 ...

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 ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KOAA) — Since 2020, calls to 911 in Colorado Springs for “lift assist” have nearly doubled, and it comes at an increasing cost for the community. "A lift assist call is ...

Illinois lawmakers are again proposing a bill that would charge nursing home residents for non-emergency uses of lift assists rendered by a municipality or fire protection district, similar to ...