Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Senate Bill 466, passed by the House, would allow job training credits to count toward Firefighter I Certification and grant EMS agencies a grace period for state reporting
Rock Hill first responders teamed up with the community to collect enough cereal for tens of thousands of servings during the Healthy Over Hungry Cereal Drive
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Three Philadelphia rowhouses collapsed after a fire and explosion in Nicetown, leaving one person dead and two others hospitalized
Patient assessment, like football, is a team effort that requires a plan, role assignments, and execution
Orleans first responders face a man pinned underneath the bucket of a front end loader
Teens heard the man, trapped for days in a crevice, screaming for help
Matthew Reum was pinned in the wreckage, underneath the I-94 bridge, since Dec. 20
Joint EMS and the Carlisle Fire Department will operate out of a new 14,000-square-foot facility
A jury found Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec guilty of criminally negligent homicide for administering ketamine to McClain
New Britain firefighters faced a top-floor fire and an injured person who had jumped to escape the flames
Technical rescue in Pauling County lasted five hours as firefighters saved a worker buried up to his chest
U.S. Fire Administrator Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell’s focus on consistent messaging has reached fire service organizations; the next step – firefighters
Highlands County Fire-Rescue units were initially sent to a report of people burning debris on the side of a road
Chicago firefighters responded to a fire on the fourth floor of a high-rise for seniors
A woman and teenager were burned during a fire in the Back of the Yards neighborhood
Albany firefighters had to cut the wall beneath the bathroom window to rescue a trapped occupant
Painesville Fire Chief Tom Hummel said the powered chairs will reduce the risk of back and shoulder injuries
Seven occupants were rescued over ladders during a structure fire in Boonton
Baylee Amos needed a blood transfusion before she was extricated from her truck
Atlanta firefighters faced three structure fires in the early morning hours
One car of the Amtrak Pacific SurfLiner derailed after the train struck a semi stopped at a crossing
One of two people seriously injured had jumped from the third floor to escape the fire
Unheeded motherly advice can lead to some uncomfortable situations when the child grows up to be a firefighter
“The thing we do is protect life — fire department, law enforcement, that’s what you do,” Fire Deputy Chief Brandon Newsome said
Everyone must be comfortable speaking up, no matter their rank or years on the job
The East Haddam firefighters named the kitten, who was treated with pet CPR and oxygen administration, Soot
Cambria County Box 11 is able to expand its service thanks to a recent donation
Nolen Carney and his father were in New York City when that saved a man who had overdosed
One person was injured during the two-alarm fire in the 19-story condominium
The Orange County Fire Authority program helps firefighters with stress and serves as a liaison to additional mental health resources
The fire department is investigating to see if the crew of Engine 1 violated policy by not responding to a crash two blocks away
A Marion County Fire Rescue ambulance overturned in a collision with a bus and pickup truck
Crews from eight fire departments responded to the explosion in Hillsboro
