Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Nearly killed by a brown bear during a summer hike, Anchorage resident Victoria Lytle reunited with the firefighters, medics and 911 dispatcher who trekked miles into the Chugach Mountains to rescue her
A gas-related explosion and fire tore through Bristol Health & Rehab Center, collapsing part of the building and killing at least two people
A two-alarm fire in an 11-story senior housing building in Bayonne left one woman dead and sent eight police officers and three residents to the hospital
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Researchers said once the AI model was familiar with firefighter-specific medical data, it was able to identify 6,000 abnormal ECG samples with 97% accuracy
Springfield is building 4 new firehouses as EMS calls dramatically rise
Plaistow FFs found the man face down between a mounted scissor lift and concrete floor with his entire upper body under the lift
The worker, pinned by a large piece of concrete, had a fractured arm and his legs were folded backwards underneath the dirt
Odessa firefighters share the challenges and rewards that come with the job
“I have less people to do more work” Waterford Fire Chief Kevin Hafemann said about finances and low career and volunteer staffing
HELP training is a new program offered to houses of worship and religious community groups
The faster information can get into the hands of decision makers, the increased potential for a successful outcome
Mayor Adams’s plan gives app-based delivery workers $19.96 an hour, $1.02 more than an EMT’s starting pay
Atlantic City firefighters and police officers rescued several people during a fast-moving fire in six rowhouses
Douglas County firefighters entered without a hoseline and found the man in a bedroom
Lawrence firefighter Miguel Baez focused on recovering as quickly as possible and committed himself to being upbeat
Two Prince George’s County firefighters were inside their ambulance at an earlier accident
3 boys were killed and their mother wounded in a shooting in Monroe Township
Over 130 firefighters fought a top-floor fire that quickly spread into the cockloft
Two workers were assessing the roof of the abandoned Blairsville school when it collapsed and they fell three stores
First responders from several agencies responded to a report of an ammonia leak in a Lancaster food warehouse
When it comes to firefighter mental health, does your department have a “consequence-management” model?
Lockport fire officials release new details of the rescue effort following a tour boat’s capsize
Macomb Universal Ambulance Services will provide up to 18 ambulances over 4 months to manage the summer call volume and avoid FF burnout
Authorities in Longmeadow say muriatic acid was stolen from a nearby pool building and poured on the slides
St. Paul’s EMS Academy started in 2009 for low-income adults interested in a profession in EMS and firefighting
Rescue workers breached the wall to the cave with a sledgehammer before shimmying through the hole to help rescue people inside
Columbus officials recognize the importance of EMS outside the city as well as the cost to city taxpayers
Topsham Fire Rescue program will focus on seniors and non-emergency calls
The Lucia Bend fire engine was stopped at the intersection, waiting to be noticed when the collision occurred
Medical helicopters flew 5 teens to Memorial Hermann hospital in Houston
The patient left the McLaren Macomb Hospital, fully disrobed and swam across the Clinton River, then climbed the tower
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