Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Palm Beach Gardens Fire Rescue and Sarasota County Fire Department have been named this year’s Heart Safe Community Award winners by the IAFC EMS Section and PulsePoint Foundation
Chief Richard Price, founder of the PulsePoint app and a 33-year fire service veteran, has been honored for his national impact on non-clinical EMS innovation
Crews in Louisville saved a semitruck driver trapped in a cab hanging off an I-65 overpass after a crash sent the vehicle teetering over the edge
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
Funds for the nearly $4,000 memorial stone, feauturing the Fireman’s and EMT prayers, came through donations
Firefighters finished hanging up the Christmas lights that the man was working on when he fell and broke his leg
By working together to combat acts of mass violence, public safety agencies will save more lives
“We are dismayed by these selfish actions and hope the community can help us find the person,” Tualatin Valley Battalion Chief Chris Dawson said
“What if you have a call and the ambulance has to try and find your house ... for an emergency reason, a heart attack or something?” Councilman Dino Loprieto said
Megan Erdley said Chief James Blount had a “discriminatory desire to remove all women from the ranks of the paid staff of firefighters”
The new ambulance, which was purchased with leftover money from a new ladder truck, will help with the growing demand for medical services
Another medic was able to administer naloxone to the firefighter-medic, who was transported to the hospital along with the patient
Emergency Medical Services Locals 2507 and 3621 are suing for information on pay history, accusing the city and fire department of withholding information
David Knight was arrested after an investigation that was sparked when Hamlet Rescue and Emergency Medical Services noticed “some discrepancies” in their finances
The Lee’s Summit Fire Department promoted Capt. Ben Hicks while he was 7,500 miles away serving in Qatar with the Missouri National Guard
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