Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Jersey City Fire Chief Jack Johnson said civilians reported vagrants possibly lived in the building
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Construction workers scrambled to safety after a portion of an underground tunnel collapsed 400 feet below the surface, with all rescued and no major injuries reported
St. Paul firefighters used a rope system to rescue a man trapped 10 feet underground in a sewer for several days
The after-action report information from the Boise hangar collapse focuses on rescues, triage and scene safety
Burnsville Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Finseth was part of the SWAT team and one of three first responders killed on Feb. 18
Madison Hope Summerville died from injuries she received while saving her children, ages 5, 4 and 3, from their burning home in Griffin
Several people were injured, rescued as fire tore through a house in Queens
Two people were burned and a third injured in the Teaneck house fire
Police arrested the lieutenant and charged him with strangulation during a call in Brooklyn
A candlelight vigil was held in front of the Burnsville City Hall for the fallen officers and firefighter/paramedic
CO poisoning is a life-threatening emergency and victims must be removed from the environment immediately without placing the rescuers in danger
Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Finseth, 40, was fatally shot as he provided aid to an injured officer
Loudoun County Fire Rescue identified the fallen firefighter as Trevor Brown of the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company
Firefighters in Loudoun County were investigating a gas leak when the house they were inside exploded
Los Angeles General Medical Center Dr. Molly Deane said it is remarkable the firefighters were not more severely injured
Practical takeaways from the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting for initial treatment and safe transportation
Seven firefighters were injured in an explosion while fighting a truck fire
Bloomington firefighters used thermal imaging cameras to locate bulk of fire in attic
Video shows the moment a car crashed into St. David’s North Austin Medical Center ED in Austin
First responders from several agencies treated several patients after two charter speed boats collided
Yanaisa Pulido, an EMT with Miami Dade Ambulance, had stopped to help victims when a vehicle struck her
A 911 call about a shooting in East Lansdowne led to a violent standoff and house fire
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A mayday was transmitted when four Toledo firefighters were injured in an explosion
A toddler is among those injured in a first-floor fire at a Brooklyn apartment building
Boise Fire Department Operations Chief Aaron Hummel described the scale of the scene as a “global collapse”
Firefighters jumped from the second floor after the patient pointed a loaded firearm at them
Authorities stated 23 vehicles were involved in the initial chain-reaction crash on the Chesapeake Bay Bridge
A lawsuit by the family of William Jefferys claims Middletown paramedics failed to perform life-saving measures
A man jumped out of the ambulance, assaulted a police officer and refused commands to drop a metal object
Coroner’s staff arrived after the Springfield Township paramedics left and found the woman trying to breathe
Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott opposes to going to a firefighter-based EMS model
A second firefighter fell into the basement during a mayday at a house fire in Homestead
