Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
The FireRescue1 community considers what is driving high stress and staffing challenges
Portland firefighters faced a 20-minute ambulance delay while treating a patient experiencing chest pains
The front two cars of the Bay Area Rapid Transit train derailed after leaving Orinda
The man who was rescued, whose name was not released, was treated at a hospital
No residents were in the units and firefighters quickly knocked the blaze down from the balcony
A Fire Department spokesman says the girl was rushed to a hospital in cardiac arrest and pronounced dead
Firefighters and medics attempted to revive the infant, but were not successful
The former aid to Vice President Biden will oversee the Ebola efforts in both the U.S. and West Africa
The firefighter suffered a hand injury and was transported to a hospital
Six other firefighters were evaluated and released with non-life threatening injuries
Officials instructed all personnel to use more vague terms when discussing the deadly disease
The rig left the roadway in an attempt to avoid colliding with another car; no one was injured
The baby was stuck in its mother’s clothing and was not breathing; firefighters helped revive the baby
A more complete investigation is ongoing and expected to take months after veteran pilot Geoffrey Hunt was killed in the crash
An off-duty officer made a second call to 911 and got a different dispatcher who sent an ambulance and rescue squad
The community paramedicine program has medics visiting recently released patients, monitoring vitals and ensuring medication is taken correctly
The 49-year-old driver broke several bones and also injured his head, but did not suffer any permanent damage
Firefighter Kelly Melton will leave for Sierra Leone next week to provide medical supplies and treat the sick
Here are some ways firefighters can prepare the scene before EMS arrives
Firefighters made a split-second decision to use an adult oxygen mask on a German Shepard mix that they thought would die
He ordered his crew out of the ambulance and stayed beside the patient as a bomb squad removed the explosive device from the man’s thigh
Capt. Thomas R. Weiss, a 22-year fire service veteran, had been flying planes for more than 34 years
She claims he inappropriately touched her multiple times on the way to a hospital
A mile-long convoy of friends and firefighters met Alan Brady as he and his family drove him to his newly retrofitted home designed to accommodate his wheelchair
The firefighter sitting in the back was able to jump out safely; the patient was later arrested
The youngest boy was critically injured and flown to a Boston hospital
They were treated for minor injuries and later released; two civilians were critically injured
The NTSB report relied heavily on the pilot who survived after the helicopter crashed and burst into flames, killing a flight nurse and patient on board
The firefighter was pulled from the house just before he really started feeling the heat; he was not injured
They started their 45- to 60-minute trip but his wife’s contractions were coming fast, so instead they pulled over and he helped deliver his baby girl in the car
The closed door meeting comes on the heals of another slow response time, and the death of a 94-year-old at the scene
The study will focus on how the county would bill for services and collect payments under the new model
It is not clear how serious the firefighter’s injuries are; the fire is under investigation