Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Tulsa City Council has approved a plan allowing the fire department to charge insurance companies of at-fault drivers $710 to $1,865 per response
City leaders say the proposed fees could save taxpayers millions and push care facilities to improve how they assist residents
A home in Chino Hills was reduced to rubble in a powerful blast and forced firefighters to evacuate 16 homes
A Washington County Sheriff’s deputy was able to reach the patient and transport them to the hospital
Multiple agencies responded to the wreck and uninjured drivers were taken to the Pendleton Convention Center
A paramedic and a social worker will join the Richmond Fire Department
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Tom Putnam is known for his films “Burn” and “Marwencol”
Inside our department’s process to restructure and rebrand to better reflect our service to the community
There is a groundswell of support to change how lights and sirens are used in EMS to reduce risk to ambulance crews, patients and others
Technology, NFPA standards and a visionary leader drove key changes to help extinguish antiquated operations
Building resilience within our members so they trust that the fire service is still the career for them, even as it evolves
Lexington’s team has added staffers and expanded to include rapid responses to overdose deaths
FirstWatch’s Mike Taigman and Bill Ott discuss the cyberattack warning and lessons learned from a N.C. ransomware attack
The Advance Fire Department is investigating the alleged inappropriate actions, which include unwanted touching, wine-making and loud behavior
The Lexington firefighter was rendering aid to a slumped-over driver when the driver woke up, put the SUV in gear and took off
Understand the different types of trafficking, the visual and behavioral cues to watch for, and what actions to take if you suspect trafficking
In an effort to increase staffing and expand the Mount Desert Fire Department, the town is taking over from Northeast Harbor Ambulance
Genevieve Hansen, who was off duty, said she got louder and began swearing because Floyd “needed help and he wasn’t getting it”
Along with a new vendor for their bleeding program, the American College of Surgeons also debuted its branded C-A-T, a “true self-applied, one-handed tourniquet”
Many firefighters started calling a personal mayday years ago – it’s time to turn the tide
The approval for new AEDs, cardiac monitors and CPR devices follows an inspection showing that most Eddy County fire vehicles lacked working AEDs
“Within the first day, we had blood products administered to a patient within five hours,” said Justin Reed, assistant chief of EMS for the Cy-Fair Fire Department
“I’ve been here 30 years, and I’ve never had this happen,” said Captain Jon Moore with the Mesquite Fire Department
Respect and admiration for one of us is respect and admiration for all of us
Including dispatchers in debriefings for major events can help them achieve maximum emotional recovery
The driver died at the scene despite Highland Park firefighters’ CPR efforts; the passenger was transported to a hospital in serious condition
In Caledonia, the volume of calls for senior care facilities has gone through the roof since 2018, Fire Chief Jeffrey Henningfeld said
Each vehicle carries an EMT and basic life support equipment
Landun Charles of Lewisville was getting ready for work when his spouse, Lauren Charles, a nurse, had to start CPR on him
The medical examiner determined Renardo Green’s cause of death was “prone restraint cardiac arrest”
The Florida nonprofit supports the psychological and emotional needs of first responders and their families
