Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Modesto firefighters responded to a reported structure fire and conducted an aggressive interior attack and search after 911 calls reported someone inside
Seven victims were shot inside a Tumbler Ridge secondary school, and two were found dead at a connected residence
More than 230 FDNY firefighters and EMS personnel responded as flames tore through a subdivided Elmhurst home and an exposure
Chicago firefighter leaders said paramedics worked nearly 230,000 overtime hours to staff the city’s 80 ambulances last year, and they are on track to do the same in 2024
4 people were injured, 1 critically during the 2-alarm fire in Brooklyn
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Fire on the top floor of the six-story Manhattan apartment building claimed a bedridden wife and her caretaker husband
LAFD PIO Erik Scott said the firefighter suffered significant head trauma
A Fort Worth Fire Department official said there was a dramatic change of conditions inside causing two fire firefighters to bailout a window
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First responders in Syracuse rescued several members of two families including a child trapped in a car
Chapter 4 of this comprehensive desk reference about EMS in the U.S. untangles the origin and history of the EMS Star of Life
Five people were injured in a Coweta County house fire that claimed six others
The Mehlville Fire Protection District practitioners were turning at an intersection when they were struck by a passenger vehicle
Brian Paladino with the Willoughby Hills Fire Department jumped into the ambulance’s open passenger window to prevent the thief from fleeing
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Vehicle crash in Orange County ends up with one vehicle being partially suspended in the air
Miami Fire Rescue officials said many elderly and immobile occupants were rescued from balconies
The fire department’s PSA to outdoor enthusiasts went viral on social media as temperatures soared above 100 degrees in Arizona
Fire at the Lake Mead National Recreation Area destroyed several boats and caused minor injuries
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Sacramento’s Squad 102 will be staffed by paramedics and is expected to respond to over 3,000 calls a year
An explosion inside a Youngstown building collapsed the first floor into the basement
Kansas City firefighters forced open doors inside the building and found an illegal apartment
Weekend storms caused destruction, power outages across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky
Rope rescue work used to save victim at Great Falls in Salisbury
The Seminole County Fire Department’s Save-A-Life program helped train Winter Springs High School students in hands-only CPR
Portsmouth firefighters faced a large boat burning inside the warehouse
Tualatin Valley firefighters had to stabilize several vehicles during two separate extrications
Firefighters from three departments are recognized for their quick work with CPR and an AED
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