Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
One resident escaped by climbing to the roof of the Freeport building with four children and her 76-year-old mother before crossing to a neighboring building
Haines City firefighters say a 79-year-old man became combative during treatment and produced a firearm
Organizations say the ongoing shutdown has left federal firefighters working without pay, blocked vital fire and EMS grants, and cut Medicare ambulance reimbursements
“Into the Unknown: The Paramedics’ Journey” will tell the story of modern paramedics on the ground
Amid case surges, fire department medics will be authorized temporarily to transport patients suffering heart attacks and other related symptoms
Clearwater Fire & Rescue is “getting squeezed” as they work to meet the demand of emergency calls amid the virus surge, Chief Scott Ehlers said
Melbourne Fire Department Driver Engineer-Paramedic Scott Allender contracted the virus in early July
The certification will also be a funding generator for the city, Terra Haute FD Chief Berry explained, as it will be able to charge outside agencies who send firefighters to be trained
Cyclists of bay2brooklyn gathered at the beginning of what will be a 36-day cross-country trip that will finish just before the 20th anniversary of 9/11
Eric Jabbusch, 51, was rescued after being pinned beneath about 10,000 pounds of steel sheet pilings in July 2020
“This was a highly technical, very dangerous, complicated rescue,” FDNY Deputy Assistant Chief Joseph Ferrante said
Elizabeth Township’s Amanda Jo Gogoel was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s Lymphoma in September 2020
Under the new law, police will no longer be the primary responders to welfare checks or psychiatric calls unless a crime has been committed
As part of the Community Assistance Response program, paramedics and mental health professionals, rather than police, are at the forefront of non-violent crisis calls
Breaking down the basics of community paramedicine and the biggest shifts in fire-based EMS
Battle Creek responders rescued a man trapped waist-deep inside the trench in 100-degree temperatures
When responders heard the boy’s mom scream, they jumped to action, literally, hopping the fence because “We don’t have time to use key cards”
Surfside condo collapse search concludes after a month of work with 97 individuals confirmed dead
EMT Jacob Dindinger continues to fight while recovering from injuries suffered in Tucson shooting
An armed suspect pointed his gun at an EMT and forced a firefighter from the ambulance
Fire Chief Tracy Thornton said Decatur is the only department in the state that does not compensate firefighters for being paramedics
As the Delta variant accelerates in the U.S., first responders should be aware of the differences in the latest strain
10 principles the band followed to make the business end of their long, strange trip successful
With so many divisions among personnel, it’s time we learn to embrace our fellow first responders
“They didn’t want to give me a ride home,” Desai Billingsley can be heard saying in the video
What firefighters must understand about downed power lines and other energy sources
“We train for responding to an active shooter event, not being part of one,” the fire chief said
A cop, an EMT and two corrections officers – one of whom is also a firefighter – were on the right road at the right time
A man shot a firefighter and two members of a Tucson ambulance crew, and killed a neighbor, before he was shot by police, officials said
Red Lodge Fire Rescue Firefighter Dan Steffensen was flow to a burn center in Utah after a fellow firefighter escaped and notified the IC
A first responder in Caledonia was punched in the groin after arriving on scene to help police transport a female truck driver in possession of illegal drugs
New Medical Rapid Access Transport (MRAT) all-terrain vehicle can reach patients in a crowd or wooded areas, Tidewater EMS says
