Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Founded by Roger Baker, Rehab Five delivers hydration, cooling, food and decontamination support at hundreds of fires each year
Crews rescued residents from upper floors as a fast-moving fire injured dozens and drew mutual aid from Orange, Bloomfield, Montclair, Irvington, Millburn and West Orange
Initially believing they were responding to a medical emergency, Easton firefighters quickly transitioned to fireground operations upon arrival, encountering heavy fire and discovering one deceased occupant
Escambia County firefighters rescued a person who had been inside a dumpster and then dumped into a garbage truck
Fort Worth Fire Chief Jim Davis said no one else is believed to be inside the Sandman Signature Hotel
Technical rescue work in Durham rescued an unconscious person approximately 80 feet above the ground
Renner’s snowplow rolled over him, breaking over 30 bones, leaving him in critical condition
Now that you’ve developed the initial groundwork, these next steps are key to finding success
A 75-year-old Dalton man suffered third-degree burns while using a lighter to open a bag of potato chips
Officials said one of the seven people rescued during a house fire in St. Paul has died.
Dallas County Sheriff Adam Infante said the first officers found multiple gunshot wound victims at the Perry school
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
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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
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