Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
About 50 Fresno firefighters battled a blaze in Chinatown, where heavy smoke and flames engulfed a historic building
Henderson Fire Department’s LifeRide program offers residents up to two covered ambulance transports a year for as little as $59
At least 10 residents were hospitalized, three in serious to critical condition, after a fire in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood
The Fairborn firefighter was alert when he was transported to a local hospital, said Battalion Chief Adam Howard
Hingham Fire Chief Steve Murphy said multiple patients were transported, and fire crews were evaluating the structural stability of the building
Two other firefighters sustained minor injuries in the two-alarm commercial district fire in Queens
“We have made a lot of progress, but there is still a lot of work to be done,” said Carter Bevins, chief of the Neon Volunteer Fire Department
Johnny Tetrick, a 27-year veteran with the Cleveland Division of Fire, was transported to the hospital but succumbed to his injuries
Colorado Springs police officers, 34 firefighters, 11 ambulance crews and some FBI personnel responded to the active shooter incident at an LGBTQ club
One of the new offenses took place while Clifford Heiser was still employed by the Wausau Fire Department
The dual roles will come with a pay increase, though the plan will take at least two months to implement due to training
Crews rushed to move the injured recruits off a live electrical wire downed in the crash and stabilize as many patients as possible
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South Montgomery and Spring FD crews rescued a man from the dangling big rig; and EMS providers transported the critically injured box truck operator
Director of the Office of Management and Budget Jake Pawlak blames the delay on inflation, high material costs and the worsening condition of on-site buildings
Albany’s fire chief said Firefighter Edward J. Verhoff died over the weekend while off duty
Firefighter-Paramedic Thomas “Tommy” Harkelrode joined the Niles Fire Department in 2018
Officials said it’s unclear when work on the site might begin but said costs were rising and additional grant money would be needed
The Cronomer Valley crewmember was flown to a hospital
The Long Beach Fire Department said the class was going through live fire training and the blast happened in the structure’s basement as operations began
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One firefighter suffering from exhaustion was transported to a hospital
It’s important to consider the implications before assuming transport-capable apparatus is the simple solution to ambulance delays
“The fire station I’ve been at for the past 10 years is gone. I mean, it looks like just something out of a movie,” said Hughes Springs Paramedic Justin Riehemann
James “Jimmy” Scanlon, 38, felt unwell while driving and later died from a heart attack
A Rialto captain, an FF-medic and an engineer are contesting disciplinary actions taken against them
The apparatus landed on its side after crashing during a non-emergent response
During a welfare check, the firefighters found a woman who appeared to be deceased and reported this to a doctor, but neither had assessed the patient
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Crews with Auburn Hills and other departments were able to extinguish the fire with an exterior attack
Monticello Fire Department crew members extricated a Wayne County EMS provider from the ambulance
Juan Wilson was an 11-year veteran of the Baltimore City Fire Department, according to Baltimore Firefighters IAFF Local 734
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