Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
A multi-agency partnership transformed a trail access challenge into a rapid-response system built around e-bikes and coordinated mapping
A standoff with a suicidal man stranded thousands of drivers, prompting safety concerns and criticism over traffic management
Students sheltered in place for hours as police searched academic buildings and neighborhoods around the Ivy League campus for the shooter
The DeSantis appointees also said they would help award death benefits to Lesly Dorminy, the widow of longtime Reedy Creek firefighter Lt. James Dorminy
Nearly six years after her death, co-workers cried in the courtroom and shared hugs outside with her family
Robert Long told the state Emergency Medical Services Board that officers refused to remove Nichols’ handcuffs, which would have allowed EMTs to check his vital signs
How “Little Doug,” a friend of Green Bay Metro crewmembers, survived another serious medical issue
The three paramedics and one EMT will each receive $29,999, according to a spokesperson for FDNY EMS Local 2507
The Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Division found that JaMichael Sandridge and Robert Long violated state rules of emergency aid and treatment
This year’s survey touches on topics such as lights and sirens usage and treatment-in-place adoption, as well as recruitment and retention initiatives
At least 10 people started to feel ill, including three Syracuse police officers, a firefighter and two AMR staffers
Taney County EMS providers treated and transported two occupants of a damaged “Dukes of Hazzard”-style orange Dodge Charger
Ron DeSantis signed the bill in a Reedy Creek fire station bay; local firefighters and EMS providers backed him and presented him with a ceremonial ax
“The crew began to experience moderate heat and zero visibility,” the Dover Township Fire Department said
Animal bites and envenomations pose some interesting challenges to EMS providers
“We can’t plan for everything, but with the right people, policies, training, and supervision in place we can best handle whatever may come our way”
According to Care Flight, all aboard died, including the pilot, the flight nurse, the flight paramedic, the patient and a member of the patient’s family
Since the ambulance was impeded by snow-covered streets, Portland firefighters transported the child to a hospital
Central Berkeley EMT Lacey Klein’s video of Barbara Gillespie, 72, touched many after Gillespie fell near Klein’s front door while delivering pizza
A new Las Cruces, New Mexico, program aims to better serve community members experiencing mental health emergencies
Westmont first responders found Matt Heiden unresponsive; EMS providers performed CPR and transported him to a hospital
Meadville just hired its first EMS coordinator, and the fire department already has applications from paramedics
The St. Tammany District 7 crewmember sustained multiple fractures, was extricated from the overturned fire truck and airlifted to a medical center
The increase would offset the costs of inflation and salary increases for EMS providers, officials said
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
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