Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
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
The 1,600 firefighters trained on its use during the summer and will begin carrying it when supplies are available
Fire Chief Tracy Tomlinson said crews used an ATV to cross a field to reach the boys
Seven perscription pills were taken from a patient while the captain and a medic crew were on a medical call
They were driving behind the bus when it crashed near O’Hare Airport; 4 were seriously injured
Despite wounds to her chest and thighs she banged on the station door for help before passing out; she later came to and called 911
Dinnell Clarke: “If they wouldn’t have done their job or came any later, I would’ve died.”
The man responsible for the stabbing said he intentionally set the fire with the hopes of stabbing the police chief
Fire officials said the explosion could be heard clearly several blocks from the plant
Applicants got advice on failing memory tests, feigning symptoms and described fears of planes and tall buildings to support PTSD claims
A firefighter was injured and taken to the hospital with minor burns after a backdraft threw him back 10 feet
Driver fatigue has been identified as a contributing factor to the crash
Michael Sitler received a certificate for bravery and a merit bar for helping get emergency aid for his unconscious mother while watching his younger sister and dog
The firefighters were hospitalized for treatment of smoke inhalation and heat exhaustion and are expected to recover
The firefighter was treated for minor injuries and was later released; two other firefighters were shaken but declined treatment
Firefighters and the suspect’s wife and child took shelter behind the fire trucks; the intoxicated attacker is listed in stable condition
Firefighters secured the victim in a stoke basket and lifted him from the roof of the strip center using a ladder truck
The fire district plans to raise taxes to increase EMS services after a 2013 reduction resulted in inadequate response times
Capt. Nolan Meinardus’ leg was amputated below the knee due to complications of diabetes
System received over 35 calls for service over the next four hours, the equivalent of a normal 24 hour shift
Officials fear more explosions, perhaps from live ammunition rounds
Emergency officials warned people to be careful, because buildings that were damaged by the quake are now more susceptible to collapse from aftershocks
Firefighters used hand tools and a lot of elbow grease to free the pinky
Two firefighters in the bucket are at a hospital burn unit; one is in critical condition and the other is in fair condition
Fire Chief Willie McDonald said the department will respond to more serious emergency calls while AMR responds to less serious calls
Brian Smolik thought he had been punched in the stomach; he suffered a 2-inch stab to his lower abdomen
Trying to protect civilians and ourselves is a difficult proposition, as those on the ground in Ferguson will attest
Firefighters treated the man and called an ambulance; the wound is not life-threatening
The woman was going beneath the surface and said she couldn’t swim; she was taken to a hospital for evaluation
Capt. Tim Lauda hurt his knee when he stepped on a weak spot in the ceiling and fell through
