Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
SAFER, AFG funds will help the Fullerton Fire Department restore ALS, reduce response times and launch a wellness program
One resident escaped by climbing to the roof of the Freeport building with four children and her 76-year-old mother before crossing to a neighboring building
Haines City firefighters say a 79-year-old man became combative during treatment and produced a firearm
Inside Health 34 – UC Davis Fire’s mobile approach to non-emergent support and service navigation
Racine firefighters rescued two children during an early-morning house fire
An 8-year-old boy died and two people were injured during an early-morning fire
Fire on the first floor trapped one occupant and forced another to jump from a window in Buffalo
Gila Bend Paramedic Cody Jordan was critically injured when the cab unexpectedly fell on him
A bomb in a van in the underground parking garage exploded killing six people, injuring over 1,000
The two got into an argument over how to handle an unconscious patient
The Rialto firefighters maintained they were strictly adhering to COVID protocols in the 2021 incident
Fire companies in Harlem faced several occupants hanging from windows and jumping from upper floors
EMS personnel performed CPR and were able to resuscitate the Kingston firefighter
An occupant who jumped from the fourth floor was one of several people injured during a two-alarm South Shore high-rise fire
Counties with a high poverty rate had a higher number of heat-related incidents per 1,000 EMS incidents
The after-action report information from the Boise hangar collapse focuses on rescues, triage and scene safety
Burnsville Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Finseth was part of the SWAT team and one of three first responders killed on Feb. 18
Madison Hope Summerville died from injuries she received while saving her children, ages 5, 4 and 3, from their burning home in Griffin
Several people were injured, rescued as fire tore through a house in Queens
Two people were burned and a third injured in the Teaneck house fire
Police arrested the lieutenant and charged him with strangulation during a call in Brooklyn
A candlelight vigil was held in front of the Burnsville City Hall for the fallen officers and firefighter/paramedic
CO poisoning is a life-threatening emergency and victims must be removed from the environment immediately without placing the rescuers in danger
Firefighter/Paramedic Adam Finseth, 40, was fatally shot as he provided aid to an injured officer
Loudoun County Fire Rescue identified the fallen firefighter as Trevor Brown of the Sterling Volunteer Fire Company
Firefighters in Loudoun County were investigating a gas leak when the house they were inside exploded
Los Angeles General Medical Center Dr. Molly Deane said it is remarkable the firefighters were not more severely injured
Practical takeaways from the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade shooting for initial treatment and safe transportation
Seven firefighters were injured in an explosion while fighting a truck fire
Bloomington firefighters used thermal imaging cameras to locate bulk of fire in attic
Video shows the moment a car crashed into St. David’s North Austin Medical Center ED in Austin
First responders from several agencies treated several patients after two charter speed boats collided
Yanaisa Pulido, an EMT with Miami Dade Ambulance, had stopped to help victims when a vehicle struck her
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