Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Port Edwards’ first responders-only program has increased membership by focusing on those who do not want firefighter training
As a fire engulfed her home, she made a desperate 911 call: “Oh God, I can’t get up and can’t breathe. Hurry up.”
The Richlands firefighter/EMT was on his way home from paramedic class when he was involved in an MVC
Strike teams, search and rescue crews, aircraft and convoys of ambulances headed to the Gulf Coast area before and in the aftermath of the Category 4 storm
Tavares Fire Department Lt. Carsten Kieffer said a fellow paramedic on the boat used his belt as a tourniquet
The man’s wife filed a federal lawsuit after 11 fire department employees admitted to performing 15 “tube checks” on his body on the floor of the fire station
The firefighter’s 10-day suspension is part of a “progressive discipline” process after he was previously suspended for leaving work
Using a ‘personal 360’ can help minimize the mistakes that compromise the public’s trust in the fire service
Medics determined the woman “did not have signs of life” after performing CPR for 30 minutes
It’s vital for chiefs, company officers and firefighters alike to help members manage both immediate and cumulative trauma
Paramedic school is a commitment, so it’s important to invest time in a quality program
FDNY EMS Local 257 President Oren Barzilay said the city’s plan to eliminate hundreds of EMS positions will put lives at risk
Advance your career and better serve your community by leveraging the right training and certification programs
An investigator wrote that the fire chief submitted “a bulk renewal recertification” for 20 firefighter-EMTs when only seven met the requirements for renewal
“Community paramedics hold a unique skill set to address the overlapping mental, medical and social conditions that homeless individuals may be presenting”
It’s not always the big incidents that cause safety problems for fire service personnel
EMS agencies are encouraged to report their unmet needs, such as personnel or PPE shortages, using the online form
Valley Stream Firefighter-EMT Mike Field, a past FDNY member and 9/11 responder, will be honored with a memorial bridge on Long Island
Four primary lifesaving missions that fire service leaders need to manage mass violence
Hawaii Fire Department Equipment Operator Eric Hayashi, 49, died Saturday from a suspected heart attack
Reviewing the impact of civil unrest, the need to coordinate with other agencies, plus training on active shooter and fire as a weapon
Fire crews must work with EMS, police and other agencies to prepare and prevent independent operations that could compromise responder safety
Skip the “my backyard” mindset and instead advocate for consolidation, cooperation and collaboration
CP/MIH provides outreach, promotes wellness and navigates patients into and through the healthcare system as part of a greater objective – community risk reduction
First responders rescued a 2-year-old child who remains on life support; a 15-year-old died
Marissa Sauble, a firefighter-paramedic, is the daughter of fellow firefighter and EMT Morris Leondar, Grapevine Fire Department’s first father-daughter combination
Oak Corners Volunteer Fire Company EMS Capt. Danielle Day and Deputy Chief Zachary Rey paused their wedding preparations to respond to a two-alarm blaze
Natick Firefighter-Paramedic Jake John Francis Feeney IV, 30, is remembered as “kind, strong and true” and a “conscientious hard worker”
The community paramedicine pilot has demonstrated that expanding paramedics’ job capacities can meaningfully reduce pressure on emergency department services
MCHD medical directors discuss three promising treatments for COVID-19, return to work guidance and complications presenting in pediatric patients
How fire officers can manage the 5 stages of grief experienced during the pandemic
Newburg Fire Department EMTs saved “one of their own” after a firefighter went into cardiac arrest, officials said
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