Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
The fire department plans to use nurses to handle non-emergency calls, freeing up EMS crews for more urgent responses
Cleveland is exploring the use of drones to quickly assess scenes, aiming to boost safety for firefighters, EMTs and paramedics by providing live video before crews arrive
For the second time in three months, a vehicle crashed into the roof of the Clay-Ray Veterans Association building in Excelsior Springs
Because of EMS, emergency care begins closer to the point of illness or injury than ever before
CAL FIRE crews responded after a Mini Cooper went through the window and injured a customer inside the Placer County store
Go/no-go decisions are often the toughest for ICs managing expanding incident types
Lawrence firefighters faced a tricky scene after responding to a fisherman with a fractured ankle
The EMS leader and advocate emphasizes putting the workforce at the top, with leaders giving them every opportunity to succeed
Three firefighters, five others taken to hospital after hazmat response for an undisclosed airborne irritant
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Understanding how to relate with others can shift the tone of an interaction, help build relationships in your community and improve the impact of your agency
The medical examiner’s office ruled Jesse Reed’s death a “suspected homicide” with “blunt force injuries” listed as a contributing cause of his death
Firefighters said they have been threatened with pipes and broken mops, hit with rocks and physically obstructed from administering care or responding to a fire
The expansion of Queen Creek Fire and Medical Department includes a $1.9-million outlay to purchase five new ambulances
If passed, the bill would allow state counties to charge a “fire protection fee” to help bridge the funding gap of additional paid staff
Chief of Safety Frank Leeb says the decision to move his team out of the Fort Totten building delayed the internal investigation into Capt. Alison Russo’s death
The girlfriend, a fellow firefighter and mother of his children, ran from the house, and a neighbor killed Carl Braxton, the Charles County Sheriff’s Office said
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Capt. Brant Bristol of the Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department suffered injuries to his neck
Train your communities to identify, call out and respond to active threats
By the end of May, every firefighter in Chattanooga will have completed online training about xylazine, a sedative veterinary drug, based on information from the DEA
Your agency should have a policy covering communication with Deaf and hard-of-hearing people; are you familiar with it?
Brownsville EMS providers transported several injured people to hospitals
“Their clinical assessment assumed that the agonal respiration the patient took was the same as being apneic,” said Clearwater Fire & Rescue Chief Scott Ehlers
“The outpouring was phenomenal,” Lake Norden Chief of Police Tony Aas said, describing offers for substitute vehicles
Glendale firefighters heard a loud noise; over 100 crewmembers with five departments worked on the rescue and patient transport
The mix-up sparked a debate on best practices for responding to 911 calls when the address is in question
“Often times we don’t really deal with our own getting hurt or being injured, so this is difficult for us,” said Capt. Jaeson Daniels, DeKalb fire spokesperson
The mobile companion to Zoll Data Systems’ cloud-based ePCR software was designed to improve data quality and advance patient care
Structural damage has prevented firefighters from entering the Newburyport building; EMS providers transported four PCI Synthesis/ SEQENS workers
Syracuse EMS providers transported the injured crewmembers and evaluated a disoriented person
One woman was pronounced dead at the scene; EMS providers transported four people to hospitals
The woman was transported from Buckeye Valley to a hospital for treatment
A third injured person was treated at the scene in Aurora
