Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
Senate Bill 466, passed by the House, would allow job training credits to count toward Firefighter I Certification and grant EMS agencies a grace period for state reporting
Rock Hill first responders teamed up with the community to collect enough cereal for tens of thousands of servings during the Healthy Over Hungry Cereal Drive
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Three Philadelphia rowhouses collapsed after a fire and explosion in Nicetown, leaving one person dead and two others hospitalized
FACT*R provides supplies and training to first responders so they can administer blood transfusions in the field
Rutherford County Fire & Rescue firefighters administered first aid and applied bandages to Pepper
Battalion Chief David Porter was enjoying the sun and sand in St. Petersburg, Florida when he jumped into action
Many were treated on scene after reports of a possible shooting in Los Angeles’s Hyde Park
Anchorage Fire Department plans to shift staffing next month to adapt to an ever-rising demand for emergency medical responses
James “Woody” Woodman was critically injured in a crash on Oct. 5, 1999, while on duty
Pelican’s newest lightweight and durable case is built specifically for EMS and fire needs
Mansfield was recognized for its ongoing commitment to using CPR and defibrillators to save lives
LifeStar Ambulance Service Inc. is asking for help from Madison County 911 to regain a “fair market share” of business after the fire department expanded
City consultants recommend reducing the number of “low-priority calls” by the fire department and overhauling the city’s dispatch center
Austin Pugh, a six-year firefighter and paramedic, has brought 11 people back from a flat line, an “incredible” record, according to his peers
“The results will tell us if we’re sending the right resources on emergency calls and if the resources being sent are appropriate,” City Manager Patrick Urich said
Firefighters fought to successfully revive an 81-year-old driver who went into cardiac arrest after a two-vehicle crash
Most state rules direct EMS providers to the closest hospital with a stroke unit, regardless of the attack’s severity, and some states limit providers from choosing out-of-state hospitals
New York Fire Department EMT Yadira Arroyo was killed in 2017 after a man stole her ambulance and ran her down
Milwaukee Fire Department Lt. Odell Minor died after serving 24 years as a paramedic
Beginning in 2020, Flirtey, a drone delivery service, will begin sending AEDs to cardiac arrest victims identified by 911 dispatchers
Board certified emergency medicine physician Bryan Bledsoe says EMS providers rarely need to administer naloxone
Lou Franchino was having breakdowns, erupting into tears at a moment’s notice. He felt trapped as a car passenger.
When the Orleans Fire Department recently sent out the call for a new paramedic the response was anything but rapid
Tyran Young’s plan to shoot at paramedics was part of bizarre scheme to receive reduced jail time for a prior offense
Wes Weysham, a retired firefighter-paramedic, Navy veteran, and volunteer K-9 search and rescue handler, was honored at a funeral service this week
Polk County Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Bobby Bohn is under investigation for allegedly cheating on a paramedic exam while the county is paying thousands for him to attend the course
Joe Halaska, Adam Benson and Halaska’s retired firefighter dad Mike had stopped at a resort for food when a man collapsed nearby
The Beulah Fire Protection and Ambulance District in Beulah received a significant upgrade to its response capabilities in the form of a new station
Paramedic Field Chief Patrick Fitzmaurice said the added ambulances were a “Band-Aid on a wound that needed a tourniquet”
With violence against paramedics and fire-rescue personnel becoming more frequent, training must include simulations of responding to “everyday” calls gone wrong
The county will pay $7,600 for Bobby Bohn’s school, and will also pay him to take 1,200 hours of classes, 450 hours of ambulance rides and hospital hours
A Harrisburg Fire Department crew stepped in to watch two boys after it was determined their parents needed to be transported to the hospital
Aurora officials recommended buying ballistic vests for firefighters who are part of special tactical units weeks after a mass shooting
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