Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Close to 200 occupants were displaced after fire ripped across the top floor of a six-story Bronx apartment building
Footage of the crash in North Miami Beach shows the vehicle going through the crossing just before being struck by the Brightline train
The Los Angeles Fire Department said a firefighter was among those injured, suffering a serious head injury during the Palisades Fire
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
Answering these questions provides a blueprint for a quality process and product implementation into the EMS agency
The new Tactical Emergency Medical Support Team will receive protective gear and emergency response training allowing them to respond to large scale emergencies
They were taken to a hospital, treated and later released; a fire chief suffered smoke inhalation trying to save the family’s three dogs
Firefighters tended to victims with second- and third-degree burns; the blast is being investigated as an attack
A seven-day total could approach 20 inches of rain in Northern California and up to three inches in the southern end of the state
The firefighters responded to a call for a child having a seizure; the nearest medic unit was 10 to 15 minutes away
The men were killed after their car slammed into an apartment building and caught on fire
The cameras should improve safety by giving fire truck and ambulance drivers a way to see what is going on outside of their vehicles
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