Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Three members of an ARCH Air Medical Service crew were injured when their medical helicopter crashed while taking off from a Hartford fire station
Public safety personnel were on duty at Lambeau Field to keep fans safe and secure at the 2025 NFL Draft in Green Bay, Wisconsin
One firefighter is in serious condition after being injured during a fire on Staten Island where an elderly person was trapped
The change has resulted in dispatchers now calling for the closest fire truck to respond to an emergency medical call when no ambulance is available
Firefighter Jessica LaMer, paramedic Amy Benson and police officer Sylvie Boy wanted to symbolize “what those guys and gals have to carry every day”
The kits are designed to limit blood loss and were created after Jacob Hall, 6, died in a school shooting
The 41-foot medical ambulance bus provides on-scene rehab and mass casualty incident response
A car plowed into a crowd of people peacefully protesting a white nationalist rally; police linked a fatal helicopter crash killing 2 troopers to the rally as well
Aaron Britt was working late one night when he suffered a heart attack; firefighters and paramedics performed chest compressions to save him
Jennifer Jesty said treating a firefighter’s broken ankle in the heart of the wildfire was the “call of her career”
The cause was an electrical fault under one of the carriages
Fire and EMS providers who can look beyond ketamine’s perception as a street or veterinary drug will find it is uniquely positioned to treat sepsis
Rescuers dug through rubble with their hands and used detectors to search for signs of life
Police caught Brenden Ivie, 21, with an IV catheter port attached to his arm during a sting operation
San Francisco police said the death of Chris Mahoney does not appear to be suspicious
Kyla Rivas Zehtab allegedly forged a physical abilities test certificate, which would have made her eligible to become a firefighter
Fire and EMS experience, overdose patient data and funding needs aren’t mentioned in commission’s national emergency declaration request to President Trump
Chief Travis Myklebust offered strategies to create community partnerships and collaboration to achieve a reduction in 911 calls the fire service responds to
Chance Gallant, 20, died after a weapon discharged while his friends were trying to fix it
Spokane Fire Chief Brian Schaeffer said the man was suffering from a medical episode when he went inside his house to grab a gun
Officials are using the hashtag #HeatStrokeKills to spread the message about this preventable tragedy
The Patriot Model is a versatile apparatus that can serve as an ambulance, rescue vehicle and fire suppression unit
An off-duty firefighter with the department was in the crowd and did not sustain major injuries
Five of the injured were in critical condition and the other two were in stable condition at area hospitals
For opioid toxicity to occur the drug must enter the blood and brain from the environment
Orange radio boxes, oxygen trunks, antiquated stretchers and duct tape: the tools of the fire/EMS first responder have come a long way
Firefighters gave Steve Sawatzky CPR while waiting for an ambulance at a company outing
The annual tribute began by reading the names of 531 firefighters, paramedics and police officers the group has honored in 10 years
Todd Middendorf, described as a “cornerstone” of the department, died unexpectedly while on vacation
San Antonio Fire Chief Charles Hood said all 28 survivors were taken to hospitals, where 20 were in extremely critical or serious condition
“It is the youngest suspected OD we’ve had in the city ever,” Christopher Hickey of Manchester Fire Department said
Crews were responding to a cardiac arrest call when the incident occurred
Battalion Chief Todd Middendorf, 46, was a member of the Carpentersville Fire Department for 23 years