Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
New Haven Fire Chief Fire Chief John Alston said the department has 15 paramedics compared to 50 the department normally has
The Normal Fire Department announced that paramedic-level care is now on all of its front-line fire engines
Fate of the Springfield Township fire chief and assistant chief is uncertain pending decision from board of trustees
The fire appears to have started in a first floor bedroom of the three-story building; the cause of the fire was being investigated
One firefighter was critically injured; the driver of the SUV suffered minor injuries
Anthony Moore resigned seven months after he completed a training course to become a paramedic; the county is seeking partial repayment of nearly $7,000
Police said Nicholas Daniels was thrown from his vehicle as a result of not wearing a seatbelt; his death has stunned the department
Rhode Island State Police said the investigation found no evidence that an explosive device caused the loud boom
The man responded to a call for a person suffering shortness of breath and tended to a heart attack victim who died
After a verbal confrontation, he allegedly grabbed the photojournalist’s arm and pushed him backward as a patient was being moved to the ambulance at Comic Con
No firefighters were hurt; a mother and her child escaped the home before crews arrived
Their disappearance was reported when they didn’t show up for work; their car was found upside down in a river
The 73-year-old woman was pronounced dead at the hospital; the driver of the truck received minor injuries
The way we have provided emergency medical services in the past will not work in the future
The firefighter had injuries to his hand; three people were transported to a hospital
The firefighter said he knows the risks of the job, and being grazed in the head by a bullet will not keep him from the work he loves
Firefighters took about 15 seconds to open the car; the dog got out of the car and was taken to the shelter
They both were taken to a hospital for treatment of minor smoke inhalation
One firefighter suffered heat exhaustion and smoke inhalation; the other received a minor neck injury caused by a fire hose
Former Fire Chief Rico Smith will take over day-to-day management of the department and serve as interim chief
He said crews may become more vigilant about their surroundings, but said it will not prevent them from doing their job
They should be cleared to return to work in two days; the alarm they were responding to turned out to be false
For a Milwaukee medic, it is important to leave his stress at the station and not bring home the violence he sees on the job
Fire officials were unable to produce documentation showing firefighters had been properly trained to use the equipment
Use of the devices has increased by 50 percent a patient’s one-year survival rate from cardiac arrest
Benjamin Wilkinson, 24, fell asleep at the wheel, lost control of his car and went down a ditch; the car knocked the firefighter onto his back and the wheel rolled over his ankle
Authorities identified the body of a man hit by a train as Timothy Graves
The firefighter suffered a graze wound to the head as crews responded to a patient having trouble breathing
A former assistant fire chief and others are accusing the department of issuing certifications for courses never attended; Indiana’s DHS is investigating the claims
Damien Pereira, 25, had surgery to repair broken vertebrae, and a second surgery is planned to address broken ribs and bruised internal organs
Chief Richard Ares, 59, was hurt when he fell 6-to-8 feet from a deck onto pavement when a railing failed; he’s in stable condition
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