Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
N.Y. fire officials said the proposed standards are costly and could affect recruitment and response times.
The lawsuit alleges women were barred from becoming paramedics by unnecessary physical tests
None of us gets through a career in firefighting unscathed
The LAFD SOBER unit for Skid Row’s frequent users is a good idea, but potential dangers to firefighters and medics cannot be ignored
The first responders fee was newly implemented to prevent fire station brownouts
The man fatally shot a volunteer firefighter as he was responding to an emergency call
Fifteen-passenger vans, like the one in this fatal wreck, are three times more likely to roll when carrying more than 10 people
Attorneys said the paramedics did not check the woman’s vital signs, connect her to an EKG machine or follow cardiac arrest protocol
More than half of children who’ve died from heat strokes in vehicles since 1998 were forgotten by their parents or caregivers
The firefighter-paramedic watched an alligator attack and kill his playmate as a young boy
Orlando firefighters treated and sheltered victims at a station fewer than 200 yards from the nightclub
The controversy over Lockport’s ambulance service took another turn as the council gave the fire department a green light for ALS service
The private ambulances have eased D.C. Fire and EMS’s ability to respond to emergency calls
Fire and EMS leaders and providers need to study successes and failures as an opportunity to reduce death and disability from the next mass shooting
The ‘Ban the Box’ campaign, as well as EEOC guidance, needs to be considered when asking applicants to disclose criminal convictions
The motorcycles will allow first responders easier and quicker access when reaching those in need
With low-frequency, high-impact mass violence events becoming more common, our training needs to rise to the threat
At least 53 people were hospitalized, most in critical condition, and an Orlando surgeon said the death toll was likely to climb
The union president said the 2014 grievance has yet to be resolved and could lead to requiring the city to reinstate the ambulance service
Along with citing the need for more minority positions within the department, there were significant gaps in the hiring of female candidates
Individuals who call four to eight times in a year would be charged a $25 fee for each emergency vehicle that responds
Descriptions of the alleged shooter range from bipolar to angry racist to quiet and showing no signs of violence
Sunday’s mass shooting at Orlando’s Pulse nightclub claimed the largest number of victims in U.S. history
Officers mistakenly thought the gunman had strapped explosives to the dead after a bomb robot sent back images of a battery part next to a body
Officials say a gunman with possible connections to radical Islam used an assault rifle at a gay night club
The crew not only repaired the man’s broken walker, but they finished trimming his hedges
Curtis Shidler is going public with his misfortune to prevent others from similar injuries
A R.I. safety commissioner says the 45-page report fails to say how 14 firefighters were injured at a wind-driven in March
It took 18 minutes for any ambulances to arrive to the scene; it took a paramedic 13 minutes
Nick Weaver fell off a roof while battling a fire, breaking his back and suffering multiple injuries
One main goal of the exercise is to test how well they will work together to minimize loss of life and damages when a mega-quake unleashes a tsunami
After years of running fire-based ALS, the city laid off dozens of firefighters and got out of the ambulance business in 2014
Five cyclists were killed and four others were injured when a man in a pickup truck smashed into the group
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