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Inside the intense rescue operation that earned Hilton Head Island (S.C.) Fire Rescue Truck 6 crewmembers the IAFC Ben Franklin Award of Valor
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The California Highway Patrol said multiple passengers were ejected in the crash
Firefighters said they have been threatened with pipes and broken mops, hit with rocks and physically obstructed from administering care or responding to a fire
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Termination
“Their clinical assessment assumed that the agonal respiration the patient took was the same as being apneic,” said Clearwater Fire & Rescue Chief Scott Ehlers
“The outpouring was phenomenal,” Lake Norden Chief of Police Tony Aas said, describing offers for substitute vehicles
The mobile companion to Zoll Data Systems’ cloud-based ePCR software was designed to improve data quality and advance patient care
The state could add retirement benefits, eligibility for state employee health insurance, tax benefits and training incentives
Theft
The Baltimore City FD truck was stolen during a medical call
Leadership
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Captain Roy L. Sewell Jr., a former Cub Scout, is fondly remembered as a supporter of the local pack
One of the the suing parties’ claims is that an alderman who cast one of the “yes” votes should have abstained since his son works for the Lockport Fire Department
A 2021 disciplinary letter to Capt. Jeffrey Scott Klein states that the patient, who needed a glucose shot, was handcuffed and put in a prone position
Staffing
The Aurora Fire Department is looking to add a fire station, an engine company, two medic units and 52 staff members by 2025
The Richland and Lexington departments’ pact is intended to reduce response times
Lawsuit
“This has nothing to do with the monetary value of the lawsuit, but everything to do with accountability,” Nichols’ mother said
“I am not willing to give our health for him,” Sacramento Firefighter Timothy John Keyes wrote on Facebook, according to a disciplinary letter
Wilkes-Barre FD members returned to class with questions; “It provided timelessness,” said Thomas Franko, Wilkes University assistant professor
The NREMT and the Indiana Department of Homeland Security are investigating Muncie Fire Department staffers
The science of active shooter response is relatively new; is there a better model?
The Rochester plan includes creating an EMS division and building a new station
Train Crash
Five people were transported to hospitals, while others walked to get medical help after the commuter train crash
The newly formed EMS division of Meadville Central Fire Department will take over as the city’s designated primary EMS provider Wednesday morning
They showed their support for a bipartisan measure that would benefit them
Carroll County is working to fill dozens of other positions
Other departments have show an interest in the Colorado Springs Fire Department’s multi-tiered response program
Monterey Park Fire Chief Matthew Hallock said grief counselors and peer support have helped along with the knowledge that lives were saved
The blaze injured 3 firefighters and 3 EMS providers while destroying DNA evidence
How “Little Doug,” a friend of Green Bay Metro crewmembers, survived another serious medical issue
This year’s survey touches on topics such as lights and sirens usage and treatment-in-place adoption, as well as recruitment and retention initiatives
Animal bites and envenomations pose some interesting challenges to EMS providers
A new Las Cruces, New Mexico, program aims to better serve community members experiencing mental health emergencies
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