Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Chattanooga firefighters performed a high-angle rescue to safely lower an injured HVAC worker from the roof of a senior living facility
Reduce your community’s risk by training citizens how to control bleeding
Relatives of James Foster Jr. say Sioux City paramedic gave rocuronium not ketamine, causing 2023 death; lawsuit names city, police, fire and EMS leaders
Jason Coleman was arrested for allegedly assaulting the firefighter when he forcefully tried to offer treatment to a patient after being asked to leave
One county in Texas found a cost-effective way to get epinephrine in the hands of those first on scene and allow them to treat patients quicker
Retired Hoover Capt. Keith Jacobson and his wife, Dr. Elizabeth Jacobson, revived the 4-year-old after he was found unresponsive in a hotel pool
Erik Shouse, 40, who also served as a fire commissioner, died of cardiac arrest while at home
The side-by-side vehicles are made for law enforcement, fire and rescue personnel
Chief Shawn Shelton said if the current trend continues, he anticipates surpassing 25,000 calls a year by 2020 and the department may have to start holding calls
Legislators want to move Joseph Cassano, who was moved from one firehouse to another over racist tweets he made five years ago, out of the department altogether
Investigators said Michael Sowders, who had been shot, was found under a pile of garbage at an illegal dump site
Decatur County Fire and Rescue firefighter-EMT Adam Taylor, 30, went into cardiac arrest shortly after going home due to chest pains
Robert Marshall died a week after being critically injured in Pennsylvania when a truck rear-ended his vehicle while he was standing in front of it, causing it to strike him
Robert Cordani responded to a medical call for a neighbor suffering from cardiac arrest and began to perform CPR before collapsing from cardiac arrest himself
Police said Tony Beverly was found inside a patient’s home wearing bunker pants and identified himself as a volunteer firefighter
Two Birmingham Fire and Rescue responders transported a 30-year military veteran to the hospital and finished his yardwork afterward
Active volunteer responders could get a 20 percent credit on their municipal real estate taxes and a rebate on earned income taxes
The audio reveals responders scrambling to get the wounded out of the freshman building while not knowing where the shooter was
In March 2016, Berthoud Fire Protection District Fire Investigator Josh Macdonald was injured after falling through the floor at a fatal house fire
To reduce transport time, the department is considering transporting patients to the closest hospital instead of their choice and not transporting low-priority patients
Lt. Daniel Burgos and FDNY Paramedic Kevin Costello jumped into action after seeing a woman trying to grab a bag from a man’s wheelchair
The bill would give volunteer fire departments the ability to make up the extensive costs of ambulance services by billing insurance companies
Police said Karel Delgado exposed himself and fondled the woman after asking if he could examine her
Tucson Collaborative Community Care aims to decrease transports for people with chronic issues by sending a crew of two firefighters, a paramedic and a social worker
Bursting Bubbles developed a toy that wouldn’t take up much space in emergency vehicles while allowing responders to connect with those with autism
The Rapid City Fire Department now deploys one paramedic in an SUV to calls that are not as urgent so that an ambulance unit is kept available
North Richland Hills Fire Department and Medical City North Hills created the Code Sepsis program to assess and treat sepsis with antibiotics en route to the hospital
Every EMS agency adopts innovations at a different pace; how has yours deployed community paramedicine?
Pairing community paramedics with advanced practice providers for home visits to frequent utilizers decreased 911 volumes in a pilot program
Research offers solutions to EMS providers’ hesitation regarding additional duties, hours and changing perception CP programs may bring
Climbing the ranks of Fire and EMS often fails to prepare new chiefs to discuss financial issues with local elected and appointed officials
Educating firefighters about autism awareness can help them identify behaviors and special needs in victims that may require modifications in their response
Will McCue dreamed of joining the FDNY one day before he was hospitalized in January with the flu, which turned into pneumonia and sepsis
