Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Researchers say untreated addiction in the home heightens risks for kids and calls for earlier intervention
Worcester police and firefighters are receiving 400 crisis bags filled with comfort items to help children cope after traumatic events
With medical calls on the rise, deploying smaller, agile units may be the key to saving money — and lives
Justin Tallman stayed with a patient until New Orleans EMS providers arrived and said local police established a perimeter quickly
Fire and EMS crews from multiple departments responded to the metal and paint plant
Patrick Moore put the man’s car in park and shut the engine off, an AMR crew removed the driver from the car, and Moore performed chest compressions
More than dozen people were transported to a hospital
A total of 20 firefighters were hurt in the Staten Island residential blaze
The Waterville firefighter resigned after being put on leave, citing personal reasons
Officials said an off-duty firefighter rushed to help but was unable to reach the victim before he disappeared under the water
A Colorado Springs officer and a paramedic held Kevin Dizmang on the ground after they saw him walking in the middle of a street, speaking unintelligibly
One Lockport alderman described the process of restoring EMS as a battle to save the fire department after budget issues and the layoff of five firefighters
EMS leaders described Dr. Leonard Cobb as a giant, pioneer and luminary whose work “touched the lives of thousands worldwide”
Gwinnett County Captain Chris Bilik positioned his vehicle to block traffic and called 911; a second firefighter also rendered aid until EMS providers arrived
Hundreds of law enforcement officers and about 200 firefighters will be on hand, and two emergency medical tents will be in place
Coral Springs public safety service members have turned to therapy, peer counseling and charity work
Mercy Flight EMS providers transported the injured child to Oishei Children’s Hospital in Buffalo
Dozens of police, fire and EMS vehicles have responded, and a unified command post has been established on campus
“There was information withheld by those already on the scene which caused our members to handle things differently than they should have,” Thomas Malone said
A man with a gunshot wound was transported to Grady Memorial Hospital
“They rushed over,” said Anderson Township Fire Department member Curtis Yuskewich
Grant Calcaterra applied to be a firefighter with the Los Angeles Fire Department before returning to college football
State police said both sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the Route 9 incident
Nearly six years after EMT Yadira Arroyo was killed, the man who allegedly ran her down with her own rig will stand trial
San Diego firefighters said an exterior laptop battery pack caught fire in the cabin; four people were hospitalized after the flight was evacuated
Multiple ambulance strike teams are transporting patients to alternative facilities in the area
“We ... hope this exemption helps efforts to attract more volunteers to our fire and ambulance companies, to enable more life-saving work that benefits us all,” a Rensselaer County executive said
Nearly 100 Los Angeles County firefighters and structural engineers and a half-dozen specially trained dogs were sent to Turkey to help with rescue efforts
Columbus Battalion Chief Richard Richardson’s occupational cancer death was followed by the losses of Firefighters Michael Calafatis and Gary D. Childers
Gresham Firefighter Brandon Norbury previously served as a Navy Seal and with the local police department
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Maui County FD’s Tre’ Evans-Dumaran, 24, fought for his life for a week
Cumberland County applicants who met the qualifications received payments ranging from $87 to $250 each
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