Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
The Calendar of Heroes returns in 2026 with a fresh focus on fitness, diversity and fundraising featuring the department’s firefighters, EMTs and paramedics after a three-year hiatus
When Kansas City Firefighter Paramedic Karl Tsen was ordered into quarantine mid-date at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, he and Kristy Sloan barely knew each other — two weeks later, they were inseparable
A man who barricaded himself inside his Ypsilanti Township apartment for hours during a standoff with police was eventually removed after fire forced him onto a balcony
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When responders arrived at the scene, they saw the woman leaning halfway out a window yelling for help
The children killed were two boys, ages 9 months and 2 years; 3-year-old twin girls; and two girls, ages 10 and 11
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The third floor collapsed and the second floor partially collapsed; the cause of the fire is under investigation
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The home was a total loss; a GoFundMe page has raised over $9,000 for the family
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Lindell Marbut witnessed the wreck, banged on the windshield with his cane and helped to pull the driver from the car as his caretaker called 911
The caller said the dispatcher told her 911 doesn’t handle animal rescues, and was told to hang up and try dialing 311
Responders were inside a home providing medical aid when the ambulance was stolen
A GoFundMe has raised over $9,000 for paramedic Robby Hudson and his family
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The gunman was taken into custody after throwing his empty weapon down and lying spread-eagle on the ground, one witness said
There are three early takeaways all fire and EMS departments can learn from in this mass-shooting incident
A gunman’s attack at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport is a reminder of soft-target vulnerability and to prepare everyone to “stop the bleed”
An official says the Fort Lauderdale airport shooter pulled a gun out of a checked bag, loaded in a bathroom and started shooting
The fire service has evolved beyond firefighting, taking on roles in EMS, hazardous material mitigation, technical rescue, and now Community Risk Reduction
The train had erratically changed speeds in the three minutes before the crash, accelerating and decelerating between 2 and 10 mph
The front of the slow-moving train hit a bumping block as it pulled into the terminal, left the tracks and smashed into a small structure
Follow the mantra “a patient isn’t dead unless they are warm and dead” based on assessment findings and knowing resuscitation contraindications
Some people were carried away on stretchers, while others sat outside the train holding ice packs to their heads
Officials said 10 responders from the police, fire and EMS departments were also taken to the hospital as a precautionary measure
More than a dozen fire departments and their EMTs partner with the hospital and depend on their ER doctors for licensing, training and other things
Several ambulances flashing blue lights arrived on the scene, some taking wounded to hospitals
Officials said the grant is a great way to be able to provide smoke detectors to those who need them most and promote fire safety
The Hialeah Fire Department has on-call peer counselors available around the clock
Laurelyn Wagner-Pitts went into cardiac arrest in July; crews were dispatched to the wrong address and 49 minutes passed since the 911 call
Under current state law, killing a non-law enforcement first responder only exposes suspects to murder charges and not the death penalty
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