Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
The agency ends across-the-board vaccine guidance and urges individuals, especially seniors, to consult their clinicians
Highlighted by the PWW Advisory Group, the South Dakota Ambulance Association-backed series details funding woes, long response times
Greater Manchester Police say the assailant drove into worshippers, then began stabbing before officers fatally shot him
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
Neither of the victims pulled from the house had a pulse, but medical crews were able to resuscitate both at the scene
Learn about the differences between each strain, how transmissible they are, and what they mean for local communities
Answering key questions about safety, efficacy, mutations, side effects, conspiracy theories, and what’s ahead as new vaccines roll out
Appleton Firefighter Mitchell Lundgaard was fatally shot by a patient in May 2019 while responding to a report of a seizure
Kate Bergen taught herself to paint nearly 20 years ago, but it was the pandemic that turned her into an artist
Personal experience showed me the impact of grants in getting crews the tools they need to help patients like my son
Shreveport Firefighter-EMT Leonard Coney was celebrated by colleagues on Saturday after his line of duty death from the virus
Birmingham Fire Chief Paul Wells said in a letter to state officials that his department’s medics could bring the shots to senior living locations like they did with COVID-19 tests
Federal officials recommended reviewing resources on situational awareness, communication and preparation of personnel and apparatus ahead of the upcoming inauguration
Fire, EMS, police and 911 departments in Porter County are collaborating to apply for funding for the more efficient alerting system