Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Firefighter/paramedic Brian Herr joined the department in March 2023 after relocating to Florida from Chicago
Medic Squad 63 of Kern County Fire Department resuscitated a cardiac arrest patient before transporting them to the hospital
Keene Fire Chief Donald Farquhar claims officials misused pandemic relief funds to create ambulance service
A piece of the roof fell and hit the firefighter; the medic suffered a cut to the face
Lt. Matt Schlossman claimed he taught 17 separate classes for firefighters over two years; fire officials said not a single class was ever held
Lt. Rom Duckworth and Chief Rob Wylie also talk about the fundamentals of emergency response
The stand down was issued after a 52-year-old firefighter suffered a heart attack while trying to complete a physical fitness test in April
Two children owe their lives to car seats and luck in an SUV vs semi crash; the infant was drinking from its bottle when firefighters arrived
Skyler James was saved by Charlie Heflin in 1995 when her birth mother abandoned her in a cemetery
“I love my job,” Timothy Greenlee said at the hearing. “I can return to be a better firefighter than I was before my addiction.”
When encapsulated in firefighting gear, heat-related illness can come fast and furious, here are measures to prevent and treat its three variations
The blaze is contained inside the recycling plant’s yard, but the mounds of paper and other recyclables are still burning
The crash occurred when a big rig jackknifed onto the median and spilled a load of steel pipes into all lanes in both directions
Police said when they arrested Fleming he had minor injuries; detectives believed there were indications that he had attempted to kill himself
The city’s rebuttal attempts to cast doubt on the report’s methodology, but the consulting firm hired by AMR dismissed the critique as “inaccurate”
Bee handlers were sent to the scene to work with firefighters to spray water on the insects, the crates and the truck
A 20-year-old firefighter/EMT and an ER nurse in the stands saved his life after rushing over to perform CPR
The boy’s leg was trapped in a bike; the only way firefighters could free him was to cut the bike’s frame
For 90 minutes, the fire department stopped responding to medical calls altogether
Authorities are investigating whether there was confusion with dispatching the proper fire department when the fire was first reported
Officer Rosa Rodriguez, a mother of four, was released amid cheers and applause from her fellow officers and a tribute from a bagpipe band
Fire Chief Gilly Schultz said the explosion happened while workers were pouring molten brass into a cast
Fire Chief Brian Legendre will be in the intensive care unit for the next few days
Jay Paul Setser was pronounced dead at the scene; dust, speed and possibly alcohol contributed to the crash
The plan calls for funding to equal 70 percent of the estimated 10-year average firefighting cost; his plan also calls for an additional $954 million disaster funding pool
The report cited failure to call mayday, use a thermal imager and be fully staffed as contributing factors to the line of duty deaths
Dawn Nguyen was sentenced to up to four years for lying on forms when she bought guns used by a man to kill two volunteer firefighters
Asst. Chief Charles Dowd is one of subjects of a federal investigation into FirstNet; he has been transferred to run the transit division for reasons unknown
Bill Whitmore began his fire department career in 1946; he is in his 65th year as a volunteer firefighter
Probationary firefighter Nathan Fager has been hired as a firefighter for the city of South Milwaukee after the incident last year
The firefighter was struck by a casing fragment; he was treated and released on the scene
Regan Maasdam was the winner of an annual essay contest hosted by the department; she ate pizza with firefighters, toured the station and put out a fire with an extinguisher
A quick picture that firefighter Tim Bergon, a father of three, took to let his wife know he was OK has gone viral on Facebook