Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Five soldiers were shot at Fort Stewart, prompting a brief lockdown before the suspected shooter was arrested
A Denver rail worker suffered severe injuries and had his leg amputated after being trapped by a derailed train car at the BNSF Globeville Yard
North Babylon Fire Chief Peter Alt was caught on video shouting profanities at a 10-year-old girl during an emergency call
After awakening to his house on fire, a father ran through flames to rescue his three young daughters, and his teenage son jumped from a second story window to escape the blaze
“For the amount of calls our paramedics run, there should be eight [ambulances] in service, and right now we are fighting for a fifth”
Video from the scene shows multiple patients being loaded into ambulances as others limped away
Firefighters had just finished dinner when they heard a loud bang and ran outside to find out what happened
Coral Springs firefighter-paramedic Christopher Randazzo was shot dead after refusing to unlock his iPhone
Chicago has the largest number of women fighting fires and working on ambulances of any city in the country, but they make up less than 10% of the department’s total personnel
Long Beach fire spokesman Jake Heflin said responders arrived to a scene “filled with chaos”
Legislators said they have seen how hard it is to recruit and retain volunteers and that the paperwork required with fulfilling requests would be “burdensome”
The Bethesda-Chevy Chase Rescue Squad is providing financial incentives to volunteers who live at the station in return for increased duty requirements
Officials said no ambulances were available due to an influx of calls around the same time as the toddler’s drowning
Once crews have gone through the light, the system will change back to its regular traffic cycle
Chief Dan Miller has no memory of dialing 911 on Sept. 18, opening the door of his home to a paramedic he’d trained six months earlier and dropping to the floor
Police said the slaying followed an incident hours earlier at a motel in a nearby town
The threats led to brief evacuations of five EMS stations in Manhattan; police responded to similar threats at two EMS stations in the Bronx
Firefighter-EMT Brett Wilson, 23, was killed after coming in contact with downed power lines
Police said the three suspects fled the scene of an attempted homicide in a different county prior to murdering Christopher Allen Randazzo in Broward County
The car sustained heavy damage and immediately caught fire; two students were transported by ambulance to a hospital
Firefighters Brian McCluney and Justin Walker went missing in August while fishing out of Port Canaveral
The Broward Sheriff’s Office has not yet identified the suspects arrested or given a motive
The Res-Q students can give basic first aid and critical care, including stopping bleeds and administering CPR
Length of service awards, college loan forgiveness, tuition assistance and local property tax credits may soon be among the incentives available to responders
Kenyatta Mwambu, 17, was hit by a Monroeville Volunteer Fire Company No. 4 ambulance in May while crossing a street
On-scene considerations for EMS assessment for evaluating lift-assistance calls and making transportation decisions for geriatric fall patients
“Mayor de Blasio, you need to do more to protect the men and women who protect and serve this city,” EMS Union Local 2507 president Oren Barzilay said
The victim told officers he used the vehicle to escape the home, where he said he was tortured and kept in a dog cage
Amid the open case, the Broward Sheriff’s Office hasn’t released additional details about the killing
A package of 23 bills are aimed at addressing the well-being of responders and providing incentives to recruit and retain volunteer and career responders
Christopher Allen Randazzo, 39, was found dead after deputies responded to an unknown medical call
“This family, this crew, these team members ... if it hadn’t been for them, I wouldn’t be here right now,” Sgt. Darrow Harden said
Photos show a collapsed roof and debris, but Dallas Fire-Rescue officials said no firefighters at Station 41 were hurt