Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
An armed man wearing a tactical vest opened fire outside CrossPointe Community Church in Wayne, injuring one before being struck by a vehicle and fatally shot by church staff
Lithium-ion batteries were found at a five-alarm Bronx fire that injured 14 people, including a critically hurt firefighter
A Phoenix family filed a wrongful death lawsuit alleging firefighters declined to transport a 2-year-old to the hospital after a seizure
The Decatur Fire Department issued a recall of off-duty firefighters to respond to the 3-alarm fire
The Sacramento Fire Department Accident Review Board found that in one crash a spotter was not used while backing up
When New Ellenton firefighters found Maria Duthie, she had a faint pulse, was barely breathing and was blue
A construction worker was trapped in his excavator and suffered trauma to his head, chest and arms
The addition of 43 fire and EMS members who died of illnesses related to Sept. 11 attacks nears the number killed in the collapses
Prince George’s County firefighters escaped without injury from the burning Upper Marlboro firehouse
The San Francisco Fire Department said two stalled Cruise vehicles block the only exits from the scene
Identifying the top three manners of death for on- and off-duty firefighters
Why technology is the key to avoiding the next 9/11 and MCI preparedness
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is looking into the operations of a fire department that gets it’s named from the 1970s TV show “Emergency!”
Medics and a technical rescue team faced a worker who had fallen, and rebar had penetrated his torso
A Broward County Sheriff’s Office fire rescue helicopter crashed into a structure shortly after takeoff
Aurora firefighters found the victim and heavy fire in the basement of the home
Jackson firefighters faced a fast moving fire inside a 200,000 square-foot abandoned factory
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First responders found the workers trapped under a fallen wall at the site in Bedford
Fire and EMS personnel in Spartanburg County rescued two people in plane crash
A woman died and four other people were injured in a fire on the second floor of a Queens apartment building
Orange County Fire Authority Probationary Dispatcher Chris Carvalho had only been on the job for three months
Fire Chief Kristin M. Crowley said the first firefighters to arrive at Adventist Health White Memorial Hospital faced a total blackout
More than 300 vendors made their way to the Kansas City Convention Center to showcase the latest and greatest fire service products
Medical experts say misinformation around fentanyl and what happened to Syracuse first responders creates a nocebo effect
The driver hit a gas line when crashing into the Fresno house, causing the fire
Two people were injured when their vehicle went into the James River before a bridge-tunnel
Four Polk County Fire Rescue members were injured when their ambulance crashed into a business
One person died from their injuries trying to escape from an apartment fire in Brooklyn
Darell Caldwell led police on a string of interstate crashes from Arlington County into the District of Columbia
Natural gas was the suspected cause of the blast, the Denver Fire Department said
Amid the flames, first responders are working to rescue and evacuate stranded tourists and residents from the island of Maui
Gig Harbor Fire & Medic One requested additional specialized help to complete the rope rescue
The investigative report finds Topsfield EMTs “grossly failed to take care of this patient appropriately”
