Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
A technical sergeant for the Air National Guard rushed through the crowd, knelt at the side of former FF Corey Comperatore’s head and pressed a towel against the wound
Corey Comperatore, a former Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company chief, used his body as a shield to protect his wife and daughter as bullets rang out, loved ones say
The death of a firefighter attendee and the wounding of three others, including former President Trump, is a tragic reminder of gunshot wound assessment and treatment challenges
Fire, EMS and police personnel will all be trained to use the naloxone-based spray
Members of the Indianapolis Fire Department were taken to the hospital following the four-vehicle accident
Firefighters continued CPR and used an AED to revive the one-year-old girl
The firefighter and two companions carried the man about a mile where they were met by other paramedics also on the charity hike
Fire officials say a stabbing rampage at a home for mentally disabled left 19 dead and 25 wounded
San Luis’ new ambulance service predicts it will be able to respond up to five times faster than contractors
The law previously only applied to stopped police, emergency and maintenance vehicles
Byron is remembered for his rescue efforts at disaster sites in London and Japan
A Florida sheriff’s office says the two took 41 pictures with incapacitated patients; complaints from other medics sparked the investigation
Police, fire and EMS officials stress the importance of safety and situational awareness following the threats
The department expressed concerns that the flag may put firefighters at risks for ‘extremists targeting the fire engine’
The vehicle was stolen while the team was dealing with a crash involving a pedestrian
Questions on policy and governing philosophy are coming at the presidential candidates from all angles; here’s a list of those the fire service should want answered
Emanuel “Manny” Washington Jr. was among the show’s top 15 chefs
Lt. Kevin Roth and four others helped deliver the baby Thursday
Darrell Lumpkin shot two firefighters, injuring one and killing another as they were conducting a welfare check
This comes days after a fire captain was fired for threatening to run over Black Lives Matter protesters
After a concerned mother posted on Facebook that her son had no one to play with, the fire and police departments turn up
Catching Pokemon at fire stations poses a threat to fire and EMS crews as well as the public
The fire captain and his firefighter-paramedic wife worked to save their neighbors’ homes even after their own was burned
Taxi services and Uber drivers could be used to transport 911 callers as early as 2017
Two four-car trains collided head on in Italy, killing at least 22 and injuring many others
A total of $447,750 has been awarded to two area fire departments
A paramedic involved in the death of a woman and a $1.2 million city settlement with her family may have let his paramedic certification lapse
Effective July 1, EMTs and firefighters can now carry firearms on the job
Norman Brooks was placed on leave Wednesday following a slew of inflammatory Facebook posts about police shootings
Chris Cebollero and Greg Friese, MS, NRP, discuss EMS MCI response lessons learned from protests turned violent in Ferguson and Dallas
The Dallas shooting brings home some horrifying realities for firefighters and medics
The couple performed CPR on a boy floating face down in a community pool
The firefighter-EMT jumped out of the moving vehicle unharmed