Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
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
Derek Hogg is a few months shy of being able to qualify for a disability pension that would help his wife and two young children
The firefighter was attempting to assist a 50-year-old woman who was injured when he was sprayed with Mace in the eyes and face
Some departments are requiring firefighters to leave all their gear and equipment in the garage before washing up and entering common areas
There were 17 people living in the rented condo, which had no working smoke alarms
Two firefighters, who were in the truck when it was hit, were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries
The report said paid firefighters lacked paramedic credentials and that volunteer firefighters arrive at an emergency as quickly as paid firefighters do
Rescue crews ran two lines of rope across the lagoon to free the pair trapped in the car; they used sleds to move the two to ambulances
The fire originated in an electrical transformer box on the bowling alley’s second floor
Fire officials said crews were taking down the old bridge when something went “terribly wrong”
One is in stable condition and the other was treated and released with minor injuries
The fire was brought under control about three hours after it began; some 85 firefighters had to be called in from several jurisdictions
Police officers who found the baby quickly doused it, but it suffered severe burns
He used lumber in the truck to reach the top of the garbage pile and avoid the compactor
Roadways are high-risk environments for firefighters; the company officer’s actions can be a deciding factor in firefighter safety
The firefighter was quickly removed from the home, assessed by medics and sent to a hospital for evaluation
It appears the fire truck was struck from behind; no injuries were reported at the scene
Brian Kutil, 42, struggled during the 500-meter swim recertification; he was pulled from the water but later died at a hospital
The firefighter was sitting on the back of a rig when a large pickup truck pulled into the station, pinning him; he’s in stable condition
Bystander with military training used his belt as a tourniquet on a man’s severed leg; department policy is to leave tourniquets in place
No injuries were reported to staff or the inmates; it took firefighters more than eight hours to extinguish the blaze
They were responding to a traffic accident on a steep mountain road; the firefighters’ injuries did not appear to be life-threatening
They were released, but will continue their rehabilitation at home; a third firefighter suffered smoke inhalation
The four-year contract increased salaries by 9.25 percent; it also changed how healthcare costs are managed
The boy was stuck in mud up to his thighs in a muddy stream; he was cold but didn’t seem to be injured
Fire officials say the fire sparked in a temporary wiring area used for lighting for the construction work
The firefighter was uninjured, but the discovery of the trap shook him and caused unease throughout the department
Erik Steciak had just been promoted to captain and first joined the volunteer ranks at the age of 14; he was remembered as someone who helped and protected people
Two firefighters suffered minor injuries; the cause of the fire is under investigation
Neither Trisha, a full-time EMT for five years, nor Scott, a firefighter for almost 20 years, had ever helped deliver a baby as part of a call
Danny Ray Deese’s pickup got stuck in a flooded culvert; when he got out of his car, he was swept into a creek downstream