Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Welfare check calls may seem routine, but they can escalate fast — learn the critical questions to ask dispatch and the red flags to watch for before knocking
A hidden spy camera disguised as a phone charger was discovered in the bunkroom of an El Cajon fire station, leaving female EMS personnel feeling violated and unsafe
Mesa Fire and Medical is preparing to spend $162 million next year as it handles nearly 200 daily calls, with 84% tied to medical emergencies
A product review of vehicles designed to transport patients and special operations equipment through rough terrain, dangerous conditions and crowded cities
Broward commissioners approved spending $177,000 to purchase 176 body armor packages and helmets
A chief’s legacy inspires an intra-agency cooperative training classroom and live-action training facility establishing teamwork between fire, EMS, police and hazmat
A video appeared to show the charter bus racing through the intersection without applying its brakes
Police said the explosion was a terrorist attack, the fifth in Britain this year
Michael Dimond had just finished a game when his friend collapsed on the ice
EMT Jim White pulled the driver out of the car after she hit the back of a propane truck
Here are some ways you can help give back to first responders affected by Hurricane Irma
Firefighters pulled seven people from the home, three of whom died at the scene
The suit alleges Arkema failed to properly store the estimated 18 tons of chemicals that burned or prepare for a major flood even though it was a foreseeable event
Here’s how to help a colleague who is on the cusp of becoming a viral news sensation, putting their career at risk and embarrassing your department
Kenneth Gray admitted to police that he stole a $450 saw and thermal imaging camera; surveillance footage shows his wife pawning the saw for $30
A large moving van struck the rear of the ambulance during a thunderstorm with heavy rains
The Charleston Fire Department is calling for police presence and body armor after an ambulance was hit by gunfire
A mother rang the doorbell of the Orlando Fire Department with her lifeless and blue 26-day-old son in her arms
The firefighters said they bring people to the hospital all the time, but it’s not often they drop off a newborn baby
Retired FDNY EMT Salvatore Turturici was gifted a motorcycle after wanting to ride one since his cancer diagnosis
Here are some ways you can help give back to first responders affected by Hurricane Harvey
Hero Pups, a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization, places therapy dogs with veterans, firefighters, police officers and EMS providers
A cross-agency collaboration in Lowell, Mass., uses an overdose data-driven approach to improve performance and save lives
Fire and EMS providers should follow lessons from Hurricane Katrina while mobilizing to operate in a large arena of catastrophe
The program turned fire and police departments into safe havens for those addicted to drugs and has helped 45 people in the last three weeks
One woman was seen being helped into an ambulance while a call for air ambulances could be heard over police radio traffic
Several agencies have published recommendations to protect frontline public safety providers from accidental occupational opioid exposures
The department is challenging other officers, firefighters, emergency workers and the public to participate
The Denver Health Paramedic Division has sent a total 15 paramedics to support crews in active wildfires
Chief Daniel Small was suspended for “deliberate falsification of payroll forms”
Matthew Brabham started Arming Angels in the hopes of equipping as many responders as possible with ballistic vests and active shooter kits
Captain David Margetts said the firefighters arrived at a seizure patient’s house when he “squared up in a very menacing fashion”
Act 172 allows communities to offer volunteers breaks on earned income taxes and up to a 20 percent reimbursement for property taxes
