Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
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
The firefighter had his lights and sirens on when the crash happened; the driver of the other car was arrested for DUI
It took five hours for the 24 people to be rescued from the Joker’s Jinx
The injured were taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries; officials said the firefighters all seem to be OK
The vehicle is owned by Thomas Bruce, who owes $1.3 million in federal income taxes, penalties and interest for unpaid taxes
Donald Bamber, 58, was transferring water between tanker trucks when he suffered a medical emergency
The fire truck was responding to a medical call when the crash occurred; firefighters said they didn’t see the motorcycle
Three family members, who work with the local fire department, have been trained in grain bin rescues and helped save his life
Workers complained of headaches, heart palpitations, skin irritation and breathing problems
Union officials said the ambulance service is bargained-for union work and can’t be unilaterally done away with by the city
The FDNY EMTs filed a report against four NYPD officers who they say they had to physically intervene to stop them from punching an emotionally disturbed patient in the face
Eight firefighters were laid off and town officials decided to privatize its fire service by giving the contract to an ambulance service
The driver was charged with driving while impaired; none of the injuries were life-threatening
Eaden Marti, 14, gave a 6-year-old boy CPR when he saw him at the bottom of a pool; he learned the lifesaving procedure after becoming a junior firefighter
Firefighters used industrial air bags and cribbing to lift the semi off of the 26-year-old man
The truck struck an embankment, overturned and ejected the firefighter; he was not wearing a seatbelt
Chief Billy Glen Norris, Sr., 62, complained of pain in one of his shoulders while responding to a medical call
It wasn’t his first off-duty water rescue, but it was the first time his four children got to see their father in action
When firefighters tried to rescue the driver, they were swarmed by bees and had to stay away
Firefighters said the dog had gotten stuck first and then the owner got stuck trying to help
One firefighter fell in the house; another firefighter was treated at the scene for a burn to his face
It was China’s most serious industrial disaster since a fire at a poultry plant killed 119 people in June last year
The assistant fire chief said the man appeared to have serious injuries
Lt. Rom Duckworth and Chief Rob Wylie also talk about why fire departments are charging its residents for every day response calls
The department has six Naloxone kits; one will be placed in each one of the various response vehicles
The five-year deal gives Chicago medics and firefighters an 11 percent raise plus back pay
More than 2,500 Ground Zero responders are seeking compensation for cancer, up from 1,140 cases reported last year
One firefighter sustained a serious injury but is in stable condition; the others suffered minor injuries
Matthew David Goodnature, 21, lost his balance climbing over a rock before falling backward over a downed log and breaking his back
Firefighter Chad Larivee fell off a third-story roof; he sustained head and possible spinal injuries
The man was found unresponsive in his car, woke up and punched a firefighter in the face, then fought with police as he was taken into custody
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