Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Wrightsville Firefighter Chad Wombles’ right hand and left thumb were severed in an unprovoked attack before a police officer fatally shot the attacker
A separation agreement shows Fort Worth will pay outgoing Chief Jim Davis nearly $100K as he drops potential claims, including age discrimination and whistleblower allegations
Halloween fires account for an average of 25 deaths per year, according to the U.S. Fire Administration
Two Albany firefighters were among four people injured when a car went off the road and crashed into vehicles at a church parking lot
Active shooter training at Minnesota State University tested the response of several agencies
The National Park Service said the man was taking a short walk in the Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes in 123-degree heat when he either broke or lost his flip-flops
Neighbors caught a woman and two children as they jumped to escape from the burning apartment in Middletown.
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Two of the victims were critically injured in the explosion at a popular dining and shopping area in Whittier
East County and Clark-Cowlitz fire chiefs understand security concerns but say a lack of access slows first responders
The Vancouver Fire Department’s leave-behind program aims to reduce second overdoses among patients who initially refused treatment
First responders are turning to ice baths to quickly cool overheated Floridians
Nine people were injured in a fire in a Brooklyn apartment building after a suspect poured a flammable liquid inside the hallway
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A technical sergeant for the Air National Guard rushed through the crowd, knelt at the side of former FF Corey Comperatore’s head and pressed a towel against the wound
Corey Comperatore, a former Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company chief, used his body as a shield to protect his wife and daughter as bullets rang out, loved ones say
The death of a firefighter attendee and the wounding of three others, including former President Trump, is a tragic reminder of gunshot wound assessment and treatment challenges
Former Buffalo Township Volunteer Fire Company chief Corey Comperatore “died a hero” when he “dove on his family to protect them,” Gov. Josh Shapiro said
Two Steubenville firefighters, who were at the Trump rally, said they helped people who appeared injured and heard bullets hitting broadcast speakers
Firefighters in the Baton Rouge area take time to deliver CPR, and AED training to middle school students
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
15 inmates at Rikers Island claim they were kept in locked rooms during the 2023 fire that injured 20
Syracuse firefighters said they saw so many people on the scene that it was tough to tell who was a victim
Chicago firefighter leaders said paramedics worked nearly 230,000 overtime hours to staff the city’s 80 ambulances last year, and they are on track to do the same in 2024
4 people were injured, 1 critically during the 2-alarm fire in Brooklyn
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Fire on the top floor of the six-story Manhattan apartment building claimed a bedridden wife and her caretaker husband
LAFD PIO Erik Scott said the firefighter suffered significant head trauma
A Fort Worth Fire Department official said there was a dramatic change of conditions inside causing two fire firefighters to bailout a window
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