The AM/DM podcast: A new EMT team is on a roll
Memphis Fire Department Chief Colin Burress tries one of the new EMS Bikes, after a press conference on Monday, July 13, 2026. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
The Memphis Fire Department has a new way to handle emergency medical services:
On a bike.
MFD launched an emergency medical services bike team this week in conjunction with Victory Bicycle Studio. The idea is that bikes can get to medical emergencies — heat stroke, heart attacks, seizures — faster than a regular ambulance during community festivals and other events.
Today on the show, we’ve got Wallis Rogin, one of our summer interns, to tell us all about it.
Come along for the ride.
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AM/DMMary Cashiola
Mary Cashiola has been a Memphis journalist for nearly two decades, beginning her career covering city government and local neighborhoods at the Memphis Flyer before being hired by Memphis Mayor A C Wharton’s administration.
Before joining The Daily Memphian, she was the managing editor of the Memphis Business Journal, which was named one of the top 10 Best Designed Newspapers in the world by the Society of News Design while she was there.
She also has a background in advertising, with a focus on higher education and the hospitality industry.
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