Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
At least one fire engine and one ambulance are a total loss after a fire at the South Tongass Fire Department
New Kinlock firefighters faced what they called “a daunting sight” upon arrival
The term has been banned from EMS training with the exception to describe its historical usage
Some employees suffered minor injuries; one was transported and the others were treated on scene
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Although the department only makes one such rescue in that area every three or four years, it trains for them every six weeks
Idea for applying pressure to center of the chest came while observing his colleagues develop the defibrillator at Johns Hopkins University
George Redner III, 27, was about to start classes at the Philadelphia Fire Academy
Fire marshal: “This was a significant fire and we’re very lucky they didn’t have any fatalities.”
Rodney Shay, 51, jumped off the back of a boat while on a lake with his wife; the apparent drowning is under investigation
Six people on the bus and four firefighters were taken to local hospitals with varying injuries
The funds will help 20 organizations adopt interoperable health IT tools and services
More than just cameras, telemedicine ‘carts’ connect rural areas to doctors
The city blames the delay on human error, while the firefighter’s union says it was caused by problems with technology used to identify units closest to emergencies
Since he was not dispatched to the call three blocks away, he did not respond or ask about the call for the child, who later died
In two separate incidents, medical and fire personnel order civilians to stop filming a patient in a public place
It took 22 fire departments from five counties to contain the large fire
They were transported to the hospital with burns to their lower legs
The 39-year-old man lives in the area and was picking up trash when he fell into the hole
The man interfered with firefighters’ efforts and tried to stomp out the grass fire on his own; the flames reached as high as his waist
They launched a drone to track the spread of flames in order to concentrate water where it was needed
Firefighter Donavan Dickerson: “I helped them put the hose up ... that’s all I could do. I didn’t have any gear.”
Matthew Sanchez told a frantic caller, who was trying to save her friend’s life after being shot, to ‘deal with it yourself’
Two firefighters rescued the therapy dogs trapped in the house; one dog could not be rescued and died in the fire
Herman Tidwell, 48, lost control of the car he was driving, struck a ditch and rolled several times; he was ejected from the vehicle
Two firefighters were treated for heat-related illnesses and a third suffered a twisted ankle
The ordinance passed by the Spokane City Council affects a pilot program that sent sent single-person crews to lower acuity calls
Fire crews performed a logistically difficult rescue to extricate uninjured man from the truck’s bin
The fire department dispatched its urban search-and-rescue team to use power tools to cut apart the tree to ensure no one was trapped underneath
Matthew Sanchez was removed from his position at the dispatch center and reassigned after officials became aware of the conversation
Capt. Alan Hicks, who had helped fight a house fire the night before, died at the station before his shift ended
The career firefighter, visiting to run an Ironman race the same weekend as the blaze, ‘felt the need to jump in’
“It was everything I had dreamed of,” the bride said. “It just happened to be the same day where we lost everything.”
