Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
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Hernando County firefighters were attacked by a combative 74-year-old patient who pulled a gun, chased them out of a home and tried to steal their fire truck with a crew member still inside
Four Syracuse firefighters were treated for heat-related injuries, three hospitalized, while battling their second blaze in an hour during extreme temperatures
With newly licensed paramedics, the Spring Lake Fire Department is one of only three departments in the county to offer ALS
A Los Angeles County firefighter sustained moderate injuries after a train ran over a fire hose during a blaze, causing the hose to strike him
A two-alarm fire tore through the Briargate Condominiums in Columbia, injuring multiple people and sending flames visible from I-20
Three people died after fire tore through a Queens home with no working smoke detectors, as residents jumped from windows to escape the blaze
With volunteer numbers declining and emergency calls rising, Franklin County is expanding paid EMS staffing and launching creative recruitment efforts to keep up with demand
With Inland Hospital closing, Waterville’s fire chief seeks funding to staff a third ambulance
The Decatur (Illinois) Fire Department’s new permanent lift assist fee for calls to skilled nursing facilities or nursing homes is resonating with responders around the country
Troopers, bomb techs, paramedics and FBI agents share how the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing shaped their careers and their lives
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Three decades after the deadliest domestic terror attack in U.S. history, survivors of the Oklahoma City bombing still carry deep emotional and physical scars
An Austin-Travis County EMS spokesperson said two were rescued from under the debris of the house that exploded and a third from a partially collapsed house next door
Racine voters approved a $1.5 million annual property tax increase to support the fire department, ensuring funding to preserve nine paramedic and EMT positions
Five factors explain why our current crop of firefighters and firefighter-EMTs never make the move to paramedic
Several fire and police boats are on the scene near the Holland Tunnel
The Keene Fire Department will have more firefighters to staff ambulances in response to increasing EMS calls
Mass gathering coverage plans and preparedness need to include nearby residents, as well as event staff, volunteers and participants
A woman died after a fire ripped through an apartment building in Brooklyn
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Two residents died in a fire on the 10th floor of a high-rise building for senior citizens in North Bergen
Farmington Hills police officers arrived to find fire showing from the house and reports of people trapped inside
Boston EMS reported that four people were transported to the hospital—two of them in critical condition—while two others received treatment at the scene
Occupants were trying to jump from windows when Detroit firefighters arrived at the early-morning explosion
As Ann Arbor prepares to rebuild Fire Station 4, an ambulance shuffle between stations aims to maintain emergency coverage during the 14-month project
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Two people died and six others were hospitalized after an early morning fire broke out at a Centennial assisted-living facility
With fires now just 4% of incidents, San Jose has shifted toward fees for EMS through Prop 26, which enabled cost recovery for medical care and transport
FDNY fire and EMS personnel had to breach walls to access and rescue the trapped worker
Video shows Orange County firefighters rescuing an unresponsive woman from a Mission Viejo house fire
A Center Star Fire/Rescue firefighter was shot while trying to help at the scene of a crash, not knowing the driver was fleeing police after a bank robbery
A former sheriff and a volunteer firefighter created a bill that makes harassing first responders engaged in their lawful duty a first-degree misdemeanor
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