A man was reportedly stabbed in the back during a fight in Fillmore, authorities identify body found in river bottom near ...

A stabbing victim in Oxnard was saved by California’s first-ever field blood transfusion, officials confirmed. Crews with the Ventura County Fire Department, along with Oxnard firefighters and ...

The emergency blood transfusion program enables firefighter-paramedics to stabilize severely injured patients before arriving at the hospital.

The historic incident underscores the success of a highly coordinated, multi-agency effort involving the Ventura County Fire Department, the Ventura County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) Agency, and ...

The motorcyclist, a 58-year-old man from Thousand Oaks, was found with critical injuries and was transported to Ventura County Medical Center where he later died. Two people were transported to the ...

The program is a collaborative effort among VCFD’s EMS division, the Ventura County EMS Agency, Ventura County Medical Center and Vitalant Blood Donation. Less than 2% of EMS agencies across the ...

First responders quickly transported the injured rider to Ventura County Medical Center for emergency treatment. Despite life-saving efforts, the individual was later pronounced dead at the hospital.

Martins was taken to Ventura County Medical Center by ambulance and pronounced dead just before 9:40 a.m. Another motorcyclist suffered minor injuries in the crash and was also taken to a local ...