Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Fire service leaders must focus on data, not emotion, when make their case for funding, staffing and more
Naperville’s CART started full-time service in January, responding to mental health crises and community paramedicine calls
Willimantic’s in-house social worker connects patients with resources needed outside of emergency response
Fire/EMS and law enforcement personnel worked together to bring the organs and doctors to Cincinnati Children’s Hospital amid gridlocked traffic
The list of resources includes training videos, a skills checklist and information about the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines
As departments are tasked with moving, packing and unpacking the vaccines, firefighters must be mindful of carbon dioxide dangers
Monroe County Clerk Donald Evans said STAT EMS’s intention is not to take 911 calls away from the Peterstown Volunteer Fire Department and Rescue Squad
Activating the surgical team: A low-frequency, high-risk emergency procedure in the field
Officials said a group of juveniles got inside the rig and started driving it while Sacramento firefighters were on a medical call
The Cedar Rapids firefighters sustained blunt force trauma and one was knocked unconscious, officials said
The New Britain police, fire and EMS departments are hoping to recruit more women and people of color through a free hiring workshop
The former Worden Volunteer Fire Department member said tensions between legacy volunteers and new recruits culminated in the mass resignation
First responders attended to victims in an impromptu triage area outside the Ontario plant
Fire/EMS officials called in a team of surgeons to perform the rare field amputation after a tree fell on the victim’s house, trapping his leg
The Rave Mobile Safety report also includes data about trust in COVID-19 information and willingness to share information with 911
Bronx District Attorney Darcel Clark said the video appears to show the man in “the throes of a seizure”
Some in the Orange County, California public safety community have pushed to change the policy that restricts when a sheriff’s helicopter can be dispatched
The Worden Volunteer Fire Department was left without enough staff to cover its ambulance shifts after the mass resignation
Following news of a firefighter disciplined over patient transport in an engine, Bashoor asks a series of questions if and when this is ever the right decision
An internal investigation by the Beaufort-Port Royal Fire Department cleared the expelled firefighters of misconduct and raised criticism of the training center’s policies
The collision at an intersection caused the ambulance to drive into a snow embankment
The fire put Jeff Davis County 911 and ambulance services out of commission until other counties stepped in to provide coverage
Decatur Fire & Rescue officials said the agency may need to stop responding to medical calls if the city does not take action to recruit and retain more medics
Los Angeles City Fire Department Chief Ralph Terrazas said data shows the department was averaging 15 new cases a day before the vaccines, which has now dropped to fewer than five
FDNY Chief of EMS Operations Lillian Bonsignore called the attack at the scene of a three-alarm fire “unbelievable and despicable”
Brunacini’s impact on the fire service is far-reaching and profound, particularly in the areas of safety, command and customer service
Fire officials expressed concerns that firefighters and EMS providers will need to restart their vaccine process due to a shortage of doses
First responders need to train for prolonged patient care for the calls when ambulances are delayed or unavailable
The University of Connecticut Fire Department stepped in when the Suffield Volunteer Ambulance Association became overwhelmed with a spike in cases at MacDougall-Walker Correctional Institution
Polk County Sheriff Grady Judd said authorities are also planning to arrest the accused Polk County Fire Rescue captain when he returns from an out-of-state work assignment
The deadline for four Congressional Fire Services Institute awards has been extended to Feb. 12, 2021
The parents of the 3-year-old girl who suffered burns in a cooking accident said they waited 20 minutes for an ambulance before the firefighter offered to transport her
Oklahoma City fire officials said the firefighter’s actions went against both protocol and state law