Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
The city’s fire/EMS system has saved one life saved for every 3 days of the program, showing promising results
The Sterling Fire Department is using a program that allows residents and business owners to provide critical information to enhance pre-planning
Firefighters assigned to Station 11 have responded to 599 overdoses compared to 36 structure fires through August of this year
New Bedford has extra firefighters, paramedics and EMTs on duty and a 4-wheel fire engine that can go “anywhere, anytime”
An officer found several firefighters at the scene wrestling with and trying to control Kate Lynn Blatt, who refused to calm down and stop resisting
Kathy Reitan turned right instead of her usual left-hand turn due to traffic and was able to warn residents after seeing smoke coming from a chimney
Niall O’Shaughnessy jumped into the Hudson River after realizing the man could not hold the life preserver lowered by police
Fire investigator Josh Macdonald contracted a bacterial infection after pulling a woman from her burning home in March 2016
The first responders were transported to a hospital as another crew quickly extinguished the ambulance that was parked at the fire station
Assistant Chief of Operations Tom Brandhuber and firefighter-EMT Justin McMurrich talk three times a week to help get each other through their cancer treatments
The man allegedly punched a firefighter at the scene and an EMS provider en route to the hospital
Local 1616 of the Professional Firefighters of Massachusetts said the South Shore Health System is “ill-equipped” to provide coverage
The Charlottesville Fire Department purchased its first ambulance in over 60 years and said if you live in the city and have insurance you don’t have to pay
James Green received the Digital Health Award for his ambulance crash test methods series
Two crews from DeSoto Fire Rescue performed CPR on the baby after she was delivered with the umbilical cord wrapped around her neck
Drone pilot and industry expert John Nunes said he would put Mesa Fire and Medical Department staff “up against any drone pilot in the United States""
Fire Chief Tony Grande said there’s really nothing the city can do short of finding a replacement service if the ambulance service isn’t meeting the standards
In the chaotic encounter, emergency units were unable to save the woman, who had suffered an asthma attack
“This program is another tool to save lives. We think it will make a difference,” Havelock Fire Rescue Chief Rick Zaccardelli said
Bloomington Fire Chief Brian Mohr said that although response times have improved, the increase in medical calls is taxing on the department
Dallas Fire-Rescue Lt. Martin Leos was nearing Mile 9 when he heard people calling for help
First responders witness some of the most difficult moments in the lives of the men and women in their communities, and are charged to keep us safe at all costs
Brian Cremeans injured a firefighter and an EMS provider, and also hit a fire truck and an ambulance before driving off
Dallas Fire-Rescue Firefighter-Paramedic William An was shot in his arm and leg while helping a victim who was lying in the middle of an East Dallas street
The survivors raised more than $40,000 to assemble 1,000 baskets as a gesture of appreciation
Daniel Greene was declared a “danger to the public” after allegedly killing Jon Hickey over a love triangle
If the fire/EMS profession truly wants to prioritize safety, we must address distracted driving and all the ways we currently make it worse
Daniel Helsel said it was fate that put him in the back of another ambulance on his birthday
Joe Cassano, son of the former FDNY fire commissioner, is set to join the FDNY Academy in December after being forced to quit as an EMT in 2013
Chief Porter R. Welch shares factors to consider before and while implementing a MIH-CP program
Port of Seattle Fire Captain David Washington rescued Zachary Oehrke after he overdosed in an airport bathroom
Lindsey Derby was a police officer and an EMT before becoming Kasson Fire and Rescue’s first female firefighter
Orlando’s union president Ronald Glass said the department should be hiring more firefighters who can also respond to medical calls instead of 25 paramedics
