Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Firefighters in New Haven rescued two people from a burning building with hoarding conditions that made the operation more difficult
A Plainville student sparked a fire after intentionally damaging a laptop in part of a TikTok trend police say has led to multiple classroom fires across the state
Dashcam footage shows the moment a car hit a Cotton firefighter as he worked a crash scene in Cumberland County — sending him flying
Nagel helped develop ALS and the country’s first paramedicine program, held leadership roles through the 1980s and was an adviser for “Emergency!”
The passing of Clallam County Fire District 3 Captain Charles “Chad” Cate “was completely unexpected,” IAFF 2933 wrote
The trench did not have shoring in place to prevent a collapse, Allentown Fire Capt. John Christopher said
Lompoc firefighters rescued all three of them, and EMS transported the mother and child to a hospital
The patient’s colleagues and the medical control physician who had been giving a presentation responded
“My biggest concern was never being able to be on the fire truck again,” said Colton Adams, a Centerville volunteer firefighter
A Colorado county upscaled their telehealth program in the wake of COVID-19, leading to better patient outcomes and provider resources
Viewers could be confused, resulting in harm to an infant, a spokesperson said
Rachel Peace’s husband, Gary Peace, died after suffering a heart attack; her lawsuit names 11 defendants
The suit states the city suppressed the salaries of EMS providers and says their work is substantially equal to firefighters’ work
A Greensburg crewmember from Hose Co. 7 experienced confusion
A patient handcuffed to a stretcher reportedly kicked the responder with enough force that he was pushed out the rig’s doors and onto the ground
Community risk reduction and improving mental health resources for providers
Whether NFL player or firefighter, when one of our own goes down, the impacts are amplified beyond our routine responses
The NFL safety “continues to progress remarkably in his recovery,” the team says
“The man grunted, fluttered his eyelids,” said Lt. Adam Jordan after he used an AED on the collapsed man. “I talked to him a little bit, I said, ‘Welcome back.’”
Social media discussions have included information about CPR and cardiac care, plus expressions of gratitude for the on-scene EMS providers
The rescue of four people who survived took hours and involved helicopters and firefighters rappelling down the cliffside
The Bismarck Fire Protection Association thanked fellow first responders for their assistance
“I feel great about the opportunity to serve New York City in this way,” said Michael Fields, former deputy assistant chief of EMS Operations
When Buffalo Bills player Damar Hamlin collapsed on the field in cardiac arrest, he received out-of-hospital BLS and ALS care from team personnel and EMS before transport to the hospital
Firefighters used hydraulic rescue tools, a rope system and a helicopter to extricate and move the two children and two adults
The team included Eldridge firefighters, Medic EMS paramedics, AirCare Emergency Transport medical staff and a surgical team from University Hospitals
Sterling’s city manager is asking organizations to help fill the apparatus with trauma-related medical supplies
Brian Smith says he raised concerns about addresses being flagged as dangerous for first responders based on potentially erroneous information
EMS providers and volunteer firefighters were deployed for a 72-hour shift and responded to 600+ calls on their first night
San Bernardino firefighter-medics descended and began treating the patient, and their colleagues set up a rope system to bring them all back up
Mequon’s first full-time firefighter-paramedic, Josh Lipp, was seriously injured in the incident
Matthias Wirtz, a 22-year veteran of the North Haven Fire Department, received CPR before being transported to a hospital
Another Carbon County EMT was injured Wednesday on scene, and the firefighter had been trying to help rescue a man who fell through ice
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