Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Key experiences from my early days on the job have revealed a surprising number of lessons for running command
The crew of Niagara Falls Engine 3 responded to two unresponsive patients within hours of each other
Chattanooga firefighters performed a high-angle rescue to safely lower an injured HVAC worker from the roof of a senior living facility
The NREMT and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security are investigating Muncie Fire Department staffers
A total of 18 EMS providers responded, and 25 Louisville Fire crewmembers assisted with treatment, triage and transport
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Franklin Fire Department officials said the firefighter fell two stories from a roof at the organization’s training center
The Rochester plan includes creating an EMS division and building a new station
Five people were transported to hospitals, while others walked to get medical help after the commuter train crash
Syracuse crewmembers used a pulley system, and EMS providers transported the patient to a hospital
County 911 centers would receive $50 million in a separate parcel to address their staffing shortages
Firefighters at Roseville Fire Department Station 5 heard gunfire and brought a wounded highway patrol officer into the station
Robert Gala was found guilty of multiple crimes committed during his public safety career; his father, Deputy Chief Michael Gala, described the son’s addiction
Three other firefighters and two civilians were injured at the scene
“As we all know, CPR saved my life earlier this year,” Hamlin said at the event. “Ever since, I’ve just always wanted to do my part in raising awareness and the importance of CPR.”
“This is a tremendous loss to the community,” the Upper Perkiomen Valley Ambulance wrote about Jay Miles
The newly formed EMS division of Meadville Central Fire Department will take over as the city’s designated primary EMS provider Wednesday morning
They showed their support for a bipartisan measure that would benefit them
One patient had to be extricated from beneath a vehicle; both were transported to a medical center
Mindfulness techniques and takeaways from an eye movement desensitization and reprocessing training course
Crews should train on implementing IRICs and placing rescue tools, all while following key standards
Focus on defined instructor requirements, limited exposure time and EMS availability
Simple ways to support firefighter behavioral health following a potentially traumatic event
West Firefighter Edward Hykel was injured in the 2013 fertilizer plant explosion
Some FDs offer peer support, trauma symptom education and encouragement to get help, and leaders and younger firefighters show attitude changes
More than two dozen injured men were transported to hospitals in “delicate-serious condition,” said the National Immigration Institute in Ciudad Juarez
Efforts by FDs, EMS agencies, police departments, and the state’s search and rescue task moved from heat-imaging devices and drones to heavy machinery
Carroll County is working to fill dozens of other positions
Other departments have show an interest in the Colorado Springs Fire Department’s multi-tiered response program
Monterey Park Fire Chief Matthew Hallock said grief counselors and peer support have helped along with the knowledge that lives were saved
The blaze injured 3 firefighters and 3 EMS providers while destroying DNA evidence
Documents show Kansas City’s civil rights department investigated and substantiated her complaints that her supervisor “taunted and terrorized her”
The workers were pronounced dead on scene, and EMS providers transported one patient to a medical center