Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
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Sacramento’s Squad 102 will be staffed by paramedics and is expected to respond to over 3,000 calls a year
Dozens of fire trucks responded to the blaze; despite a roof collapse, no one was injured
Applicants chosen would be considered part-time student interns and would earn $14.93 an hour; officials said the department wants to “reduce barriers”
Firefighters said everyone else in the home was able to escape; several animals were also killed in the blaze
The ambulance was following the fire truck when it suddenly stopped and the ambulance rear-ended it; two firefighters were taken to the hospital
The firefighters were responding to a medical call when the man attacked them; the man’s attorney said he was acting in self-defense
Central EMS in partnership with Forsyth County fire department is adopting video laryngoscopy for endotracheal intubation
For every action in fire and EMS there are consequences, some positive and some negative, but sometimes you do what you got to do
The firefighter was fishing with friends when they decided to go for a swim; he disappeared under water and never resurfaced
The firefighter was walking out of a friends house when he was shot; police have asked for the public’s help to find the shooter
The train was traveling from Los Angeles to Chicago when five cars derailed; the passengers were taken to hospitals for treatment
Fire Chief Gary Ludwig will discuss the critical role fire departments play in the fast-changing health care system at Fire-Rescue Med conference in May
The fire truck was blocking a lane to shield first responders who were responding to a traffic accident
The firefighters were taken to a hospital, including one firefighter who has serious but non-life threatening injuries
The explosion destroyed three buildings and damaged several more; Lt. Ed Newell said firefighters were “in the right place at the right time”
Within minutes of the shooting, there was a heavy police and firefighter presence but no ambulance
More than a 100 firefighters responded to the blaze; part of the structure collapsed in the fire
Emergency dispatchers began receiving frantic calls of a shooter at the plant at 5:03 p.m., fielding about 30 calls within 12 minutes
The fire truck collided with a van; the fire truck was responding to a call for a gas leak
All three drowned after heavy rains caused major flooding in Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma
The EMT sustained injuries after a family member of the patient he was treating threw a radio through the window of the ambulance
The eight firefighters and one battalion chief were treated for minor injuries ranging from burns to abrasions
A lactate meter will tell when firefighters are at the point of exhaustion or extreme dehydration
The EMT allegedly exchanged sexually explicit photos and videos with the junior firefighter for several months
A tree on the tracks reportedly caused the train to derail, sending the lead car plunging into a creek
The two firefighters were suspended after transporting a toddler in their fire truck instead of waiting for an ambulance; one firefighter said he would do it again
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The victims included four men and two women; the cause of the fire is under investigation
The firefighters have received an outpouring of support on a Facebook page advocating their reinstatement
The firefighter suffered second-degree burns and was transported to the hospital; the fire was likely sparked by hot ashes from a wood stove
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