Fire Service Awards
The Adam Finseth Memorial Scholarship will be awarded to students majoring in the Emergency Medicine Paramedic or Emergency Medicine Technology programs
More than 30,000 firefighters attended the annual training and education conference in Indianapolis
The Miami-Dade Fire Rescue captain was recognized for his lifelong commitment to training and fireground safety
He was awarded for his outstanding leadership and management practices and contributions to the fire service
The system will play a recorded messages over an AM frequency
Brainstorming different causes that lead to an effect or problem your EMS agency wants to fix helps make a strong case for your funding request
The grant will help support the department’s maritime and all-hazard efforts
A UTV carrying a fire-suppression pack is among the new equipment purchased with the funds
The funds will go towards a system-wide overhaul of the county’s dispatch center
The funds will reduce expenses for basic certification in the hopes that individuals will pursue more specialized training
The grant will be used to purchase new breathing and technical rescue equipment
The grant also funds CPR and CCC education in 48 churches and community centers
Private companies often have more flexibility for allocating funds, so don’t get stuck in the government-resource bubble
Ambulances and hospitals will be equipped with the devices that improve survival rates among cardiac arrest victims by reducing ‘rescuer fatigue’
A Texas search-and-rescue dog is also a semi-finalist; people are allowed to vote once a day
Along with county funding the $13.5 million facility is scheduled to open in the summer of 2016
Part of the funds will cover a mobile training unit equipped with materials to simulate a burning building
The organization, which works with more than 40 public safety agencies and nearly 1,200 dispatchers, is upgrading its 911 system in the coming months
The $50,000 AFG grant will pay for exhaust-removal systems at two of the department’s stations
Dinnell Clarke: “If they wouldn’t have done their job or came any later, I would’ve died.”
The $58,249 will help fun equipment, gear, vehicles, training and more to firefighters and EMS providers
The grant money aims to help EMS providers to come together and provide better structure to the system in York County, Pa.
Michael Sitler received a certificate for bravery and a merit bar for helping get emergency aid for his unconscious mother while watching his younger sister and dog
They won the Motorola Solutions’ Benjamin Franklin Fire Service Award for Valor that was presented at FRI
For the third year in a row, Michael has asked family and friends to make donations to the department in lieu of gifts for his birthday
Grant rejection letters are never easy to take; here’s a deeper look at the three types of letters and why they are sent
Sara Shaffer is the first woman from the department to get the award
Ricardo Martinez risked his life to rescue a 65-year-old man through a second-story window
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration offers EMS funding for data-driven initiatives focused on motor vehicle and public safety
The updated equipment was paid for by a Bureau of Worker’s Compensation grant
They turned an old building into a state-of-the-art ambulance center through a nonprofit school that helps former high school dropouts learn a trade
Randy Leonard, who left Portland Fire to take on politics, remembered his training
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