Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Ballardsville Firefighter Thomas Petschke Jr. had served the department for nearly 10 years
A Victorious Care Ambulance crew and a pickup truck driver were killed in a head-on crash
North Collier Fire District Firefighter Susana Webb was struck when the hydrant broke loose
The department alleges that the firefighter “showed virtually no concern for the patient” and rather than initiate a response, he “did absolutely nothing”
Nearly a year after Capt. Bill Dowling was critically injured, his wife still wants answers about what happened, what started the fire and what went wrong that day
The firefighters made their way into an attic trying to get to the fire and fell from the attic to the ground floor; one suffered a back injury and the other broke his arm
The firefighter was attempting to extinguish a grass fire at his residence when he suffered a cardiac arrest
Veteran firefighter Dustin Hawkins suffered second- and third-degree burns on his face, neck and forearms
Two firefighters involved in the crash were taken to a hospital for treatment of minor injuries
The list of items found inside the ambulance included: cannabis infused oral spray, pot corn and green marijuana cigars
Two University of Richmond basketball coaches and the pilot of the balloon died after it drifted into a power line and burst into flames
Volunteer firefighter Deanna Glinski was battling a wildfire that destroyed her home a year ago
The firefighter was hospitalized with a non-life threatening injury; officials are investigating the cause of the fire
A firefighter in the officer’s seat was taken to the hospital; the firefighter driving the rig was cited for failure to yield
The Texas Department of Public Safety said no one has been hurt in the fire
Some people were left dangling for four hours until firefighters got them down with a ladder truck
Robert Knight, 64, died May 1 in Washington, D.C., where he was attending a Congressional Fire Services Institute event; the cause of death is yet to be determined
Here I am, naked and exposed in a public forum, making a confession that, quite frankly, scares the crap out of me: Hi, I’m Kelly, and I suffer from depression
The legs look like a robotic hover-cot of the future or something seen in a science fiction movie
Lawyers disagree on how the term ‘voluntary’ applies to the rule prohibiting fire, EMS from serving on boards in another district
The firefighter, who also swam back out to the car to check for others who might have been trapped, sustained cuts and was treated at the hospital
Firefighter Garrett Greene, 24, died after the motorcycle he was driving crashed into a sedan
One of the firefighters was released from the hospital; the other is in stable condition with knee, lung and rib injuries
Firefighters say the driver of the second bus saw sparks coming from the back of the first bus and notified the other driver
Orville Fleming, 55, is wanted on suspicion of fatally stabbing his girlfriend and may be hiding in the mountains
No one was injured; the fire crew didn’t find the bullet holes in their trucks until they returned to the station
A firefighter, and town employee, lost a leg at an incident last month; the policy amendment would make the position of the town clear in the future
Four firefighters were taken to the hospital with minor injuries; police are investigating the wreck
A captain and two firefighters who were shocked, as well as the firefighter who suffered a cut, were taken to a hospital
The order requires anyone moving the equivalent of 35 tank cars of crude oil to provide information on the trains’ routes and emergency contacts
The fire’s heat started exploding the ammunition in the house; a firefighter was hit by shrapnel