Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Fort Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis steps down after being placed on administrative leave amid firefighter union concerns over the MedStar merger and ambulance duty requirements
Reading Fire Department Medal Day honors firefighters and EMTs for lifesaving actions
Five graduates say the department reclassified them as EMS trainees just before contracts expired, then issued termination letters
St. Paul firefighters faced several victims, some needing CPR during the early-morning fire
The victims in the Somers fire were ages 5, 6, 8 and 12
The FireRescue1 community considers what is driving high stress and staffing challenges
Portland firefighters faced a 20-minute ambulance delay while treating a patient experiencing chest pains
The front two cars of the Bay Area Rapid Transit train derailed after leaving Orinda
The explosion in Northfield Township was heard for miles and left only the basement visible
Charlotte firefighters rescued two people during a fire on the third floor of an eight-story hotel
District Chief Kelly Burns said initial firefighters had to fight tremendous amounts of smoke, heat to reach the fire apartment
Rope rescue work in Clark County by several departments saved a homeless woman who had fallen 30 feet
Westborough firefighters used air bags, cribbing to recover the worker from underneath the 53-foot-long trailer
Fire Chief John Butler said the verdict sets a dangerous precedent for firefighters and paramedics
Roseboro Rescue and EMS shifted operations after a fire destroyed a rig and damaged their station
Patient assessment, like football, is a team effort that requires a plan, role assignments, and execution
Orleans first responders face a man pinned underneath the bucket of a front end loader
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
A jury found Aurora Fire Rescue paramedics Jeremy Cooper and Peter Cichuniec guilty of criminally negligent homicide for administering ketamine to McClain
New Britain firefighters faced a top-floor fire and an injured person who had jumped to escape the flames
Technical rescue in Pauling County lasted five hours as firefighters saved a worker buried up to his chest
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
A woman and teenager were burned during a fire in the Back of the Yards neighborhood
Albany firefighters had to cut the wall beneath the bathroom window to rescue a trapped occupant
Painesville Fire Chief Tom Hummel said the powered chairs will reduce the risk of back and shoulder injuries
Seven occupants were rescued over ladders during a structure fire in Boonton
Baylee Amos needed a blood transfusion before she was extricated from her truck
Atlanta firefighters faced three structure fires in the early morning hours
One car of the Amtrak Pacific SurfLiner derailed after the train struck a semi stopped at a crossing
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