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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First-arriving Brooklyn companies faced fire on two floors extending into an exposure
A Bluewell firefighter was injured when a collision sent the department brush truck into a beauty salon
The fire chief decided to hold an open house at the destroyed home, allowing residents to see the devastation the fire caused and the importance of smoke detectors
Crews had to extricate the van driver who struck the rig; three firefighters suffered minor injuries
Soeun Sem, 60, and his sons Alexander, 5, and Eric, 2, died in the fire; the cause is still under investigation
Chuck Horning, 54, was found slumped over the wheel of his truck
Gerald “Bear” Celecki, 70, collapsed after responding to a call for the smell of gas at a house; firefighters immediately came to his aid but he later died at a hospital
The department had staffers working up to 36 hours straight; there were 496 calls from Oct. 2-5, which is a 118 percent increase
The firefighter was hospitalized with minor burns after he fought two storage shed fires
Daniel Lyon, 25, who suffered burns on more than 60 percent of his body, is walking and using the hospital’s gym
David Lodarski and his son were going off-roading when a vehicle struck their ATV, sending him tumbling toward oncoming traffic
Fire officials said their injuries were not serious, but they were taken to a hospital as a precaution
The firefighter was taken to a hospital in fair to serious condition; he suffered a hand injury but was not burned
Sarah Ray was on her way to her wedding reception when she received a call stating her grandparents and father got into a crash
The firefighters saved two civilians before a wall collapsed around them; two other firefighters were also injured
Firefighters used an AED to resuscitate the man in his 60s who collapsed while running the Chicago Marathon
The firefighter, with only two years on the department, said he was just thinking about the training he had when the woman handed him her lifeless child
The 13-year veteran firefighter says he was fired this summer because of his vocal support for the union
The homeowner says some have attempted CPR and “once they find out it’s a dummy, it’s so hilarious.”
Firefighter Don Bardsley was driving his daughter to school when he saw the submerged vehicle in a pond with its driver trapped
The worker was on the catwalk under the bridge doing preventative maintenance when he slipped; he was taken to a hospital with unknown injuries
Firefighters brought the fire under control within seven minutes; no injuries were reported
Jennifer Hanna, 37, was motivated to be a ‘top notch firefighter’ after the January 2015 death of her firefighter husband
Firefighters shielded the 9-month-old from the flames in the three-story building; he has been listed in serious but stable condition
The man doused himself in gasoline and was threatening to set himself on fire; crews were able to get him down uninjured through a combination of water and bean bags
The firefighters were rushed to a hospital, went through a decontamination process and are currently being monitored
They were transported to a hospital with non-life threatening injuries; fire officials are investigating the cause and origin
Robert Gotay pocketed about $16,000; he resigned after the missing money was noticed and confessed that he had a severe gambling problem
The low-speed impact knocked the firefighter to the ground; his injuries were not serious
More than 150 firefighters battled the blaze; the fire caused extensive damage to the roof, which eventually collapsed
Fire officials said Rick Wimberley’s pelvis was fractured in four spots, but that he won’t need surgery and is in good spirits
The firefighter’s home was a total loss, but thankfully no one was home at the time
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