Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
St. Paul Fire Department’s long-shuttered Station 3 has reopened after a $3 million overhaul
Four people were injured when a pickup truck collided with a Polk County Fire Rescue ambulance transporting a patient
Loveland Fire Rescue Authority Lt. Shelby Vrem survived six minutes of cardiac arrest during last year’s 9/11 memorial stair climb thanks to the rapid CPR and AED response
Part of building crew unity is taking the opportunity to have some fun, but there must be room for training – plus all those EMS calls
The Owensboro city-county 911 facility now transfers some medical calls to an AMR dispatch center
Twin City Ambulance has said it cannot be Lockport’s main EMS service going forward, and the fire department is not allowed to run its own ambulance service
Out of 15,250 total applications the city received, only about 4,971 applicants were invited to take the exam
Greensboro responders are grappling with the tragedy, and the fire department deployed its peer-support team to the scene
Nine Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue firefighters and a medic unit responded after the injured driver slept overnight in the cold trunk as water got into the vehicle
The Chandler Fire Department takes pride in having its firefighters trained and certified as EMTs and medics
The survivors have claims worth more than $10 million, attorneys for the families said
Fire crews from multiple counties fought the Marengo fire, and ambulance crews transported five people to a medical center
With American Rescue Plan Act money, the city plans to offer $3,000 signing bonuses to 550 new hires
“She has broken multiple glass ceilings in her career,” Commissioner Laura Kavanagh said, praising Lillian Bonsignore for her leadership through hard times
Polk County Fire Rescue said that Driver/Engineer Dustin Bovill cleared the child’s airway and rode with the patient until EMS providers could take over
Cache County Fire District members, state troopers and EMS providers were responding to three other crashes at the time
The rig flipped onto its side, and one passenger in the Jeep had to be extricated
Hamden Mayor Lauren Garrett said wants to be sure company changes and that she asked the fire chief to tell members to speak up if they witness misconduct
Palestine FD members provided aid immediately, and the firefighter was transported to a medical center in stable condition, the police chief said
From locally, to Ecuador and Ukraine, EMS and fire organizations stepped up to make a difference both at home and internationally
Penn Hills Paramedic Joshua Smith said Nicholas Theofilis would go on ride-alongs as a teen and shadow medical personnel
LAFD transported seven of them to pediatric medical centers
The donation was made in coordination with the International Fire Training Force, a Chicago nonprofit effort to aid overseas fire departments
A small group is coordinating with the Ukrainian Government to ship ambulances and fire apparatus full of supplies to support Ukrainians, and they need your help
EMS providers resuscitated Saddle Brook Fire Captain Basil Pizzuto at the scene and transported him to a hospital, where his condition worsened
“Our guys did exactly what they were trained to do,” Vermilion Fire Chief Bill Brown said, describing how firefighters, officers and EMS providers responded
The rescue happened more than seven hours after the man “split from another hunter he had been with” and vanished into the swamp
The firefighters and EMS providers are also seeking damages they say they are owed from having to work desk jobs, which pay less, for 18 months
“‘OK, I’m gonna die here,’” thought Brad Elder, a firefighter and professor who was one of the hundreds of first responders dispatched to a grass fire
Nick Theofilis worked for both Penn Hills EMS and White Oak EMS
Sans gear, Nicholas Perri Jr. “gained access to the well-involved vehicle and successfully removed the badly injured female driver,” the Brookfield FD said
Elizabeth Sauls was spending a day off from Kirk’s EMS with her mother and brother when all three jumped into action
Chesapeake police believe “less than 10" people have died, after officers sent rescue and tactical teams inside to render aid