Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
As a fire engulfed her home, she made a desperate 911 call: “Oh God, I can’t get up and can’t breathe. Hurry up.”
The Richlands firefighter/EMT was on his way home from paramedic class when he was involved in an MVC
Fire and EMS professionals must go beyond the “how” to understand the “why” of every technique and tool in our arsenal
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
In addition to equipment loss and response problems, the departments’ plan to roll out an ambulance service is delayed
Gather round to learn the out-of-date and obsolete EMT skills that the Ambulance Driver has outlasted during his EMS career
Write a compelling narrative with passion, conflict and resolution to engage grant application reviewers in your project
The two medics out of Station 5, 300 feet from the nightclub, treated and transported about one-third of the victims that morning
A state appeals court granted Lockport, N.Y. firefighters the right to have proposed staffing cuts decided by an arbitrator
Here’s a fire-service look at how the Cincinnati Fire Department handled the rescue call for a 3-year-old trapped in a gorilla den
Nearly every day of last year, states nationwide honor first responders, military and victims killed in mass killings or disasters
The firefighters’ union said the agency’s response time was ‘unsatisfactory'; the mayor said he’s satisfied with the agency’s performance
Here are four takeaways from The New York Times investigation into the failed private equity investments and mismanagement of EMS businesses
Since first responders have been using continuous compressions, the five-year survival rate has been 46 percent; the national average is 30 percent
While training in their boat, firefighters saw a kayaker capsize, rescued him, performed CPR and transported him to a hospital
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