Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
A Center Star Fire/Rescue firefighter was shot while trying to help at the scene of a crash, not knowing the driver was fleeing police after a bank robbery
A former sheriff and a volunteer firefighter created a bill that makes harassing first responders engaged in their lawful duty a first-degree misdemeanor
The Hepburn Township Volunteer Fire Company stated the township supervisors dissolved the ambulance service due to a shortage of EMTs
Leonardo Moreno said he is “set on getting better;" a GoFundMe has been created to help him pay medical bills
Any crime committed against emergency personnel would be considered a hate crime
Colleagues and supervisors of Shawn Daniel insist he was not in Boston the day of the bombing
The hour-long rescue ended during cloudy conditions with wind gusts topping 15 mph
Tyson Mason, 29, was killed after a truck crashed head-on into his vehicle; he leaves behind his one-week-old son
The proposal would allow a one-time payment of $50,000 to a spouse, child or other designated person starting next year
Any crime committed against emergency personnel would be considered a hate crime
Jeff Pittman’s diabetes caused his liver to fail in 2016; he has been unable to work
Luke Jones, 37, died of his injuries after being involved in an altercation outside a club
The department won’t respond to medical calls in surrounding communities unless requested by another agency
Firefighter John “Skillet” Ulmschneider was fatally shot while responding to a medical call last year
Lt. Jason Adams, 29, was fatally shot while responding to a medical call last year
Fire Chief John Ruh said Halina Kline, 56, acted as a “mom to everyone”
Officials said reaching the 16-year-old was difficult because of the sand dune location
Tyson Mason, 29, and a nurse were returning from a shift when the vehicle they were in was struck head-on by a pickup truck
Emergency responders searched for survivors for hours after a twister leveled a park in rural Georgia
Because of the avalanche risk, escape routes were planned for rescue crews and each participant was equipped with a tracking device in case they were buried under the snow
More than 40 firefighters from across Mississippi had gathered to search for the dead and injured
Computational fluid dynamics could help assess and control contamination on ambulance surfaces
Firefighter Leonardo Moreno collapsed while attempting to rescue three utility workers who died from toxic methane gas exposure
The firefighters and a police officer were taken to the hospital after their carbon monoxide monitor alarm went off
About 30 people were trapped inside the luxury Hotel Rigopiano when the avalanche hit
Authorities described the building as having a weak structure and it was built more than five decades ago
The program will serve as a six-month trial of how firefighters can assist medical facilities with at-home patient care
The rescues were primarily from motorists stranded along flooded roadways
A construction worker in the area said he saw the man surrounded by flames and appeared to be saying the president-elect’s name in an angry manner
The system is able to override a vehicle’s loud music and send an “emergency vehicle approaching” warning through its speakers
When emergency workers arrived, they found the badly burned and injured man at the foot of the building
Forecasters issued ice storm warnings from the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles into southern Illinois, with up to 1 inch of ice expected in some locations
Not billing for EMS patient transport leaves money in the pockets of insurance companies and government programs created to pay for ambulance transport
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