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A Ellerbe firefighter was shot in the leg when crews arrived at a property for a fire alarm call
The arrests came during a federal investigation that led the Bureau of Land Management to end contracts with two Oregon-based forestry companies
Border Patrol said two firefighters who were in the country illegally were detained during an ID check at the Bear Gulch Fire after BLM terminated contracts with their employers
State Senator Javier Valdez said the bill would help address current job shortages and “promote diversification of Washington’s public service”
The workers were pronounced dead on scene, and EMS providers transported one patient to a medical center
The Henderson city council also approved 3% raises for public safety union members
Several pieces of construction equipment were set on fire at the site for the Atlanta Public Safety Training Center
Robert Long told the state Emergency Medical Services Board that officers refused to remove Nichols’ handcuffs, which would have allowed EMTs to check his vital signs
The Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Division found that JaMichael Sandridge and Robert Long violated state rules of emergency aid and treatment
The Manchester-by-the-Sea Fire Department has been without a crew since last summer
At least 10 people started to feel ill, including three Syracuse police officers, a firefighter and two AMR staffers
The home “literally exploded ... within a couple minutes of their entrance,” a Pompton Lakes Volunteer Fire Department spokesperson said
Taney County EMS providers treated and transported two occupants of a damaged “Dukes of Hazzard”-style orange Dodge Charger
“We can’t plan for everything, but with the right people, policies, training, and supervision in place we can best handle whatever may come our way”
A new Las Cruces, New Mexico, program aims to better serve community members experiencing mental health emergencies
Crew members returned from a call to find the man “in possession of personal property of the firefighters on duty,” a police spokesman said
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Two Tennessee National Guard helicopter crewmembers were killed in the fiery crash
A Colorado Springs officer and a paramedic held Kevin Dizmang on the ground after they saw him walking in the middle of a street, speaking unintelligibly
Hundreds of law enforcement officers and about 200 firefighters will be on hand, and two emergency medical tents will be in place
Coral Springs public safety service members have turned to therapy, peer counseling and charity work
Mercy Flight EMS providers transported the injured child to Oishei Children’s Hospital in Buffalo
Dozens of police, fire and EMS vehicles have responded, and a unified command post has been established on campus
“The eagle was officially grounded for the second time in one night,” wrote the Martin County Sheriff’s Office in an apparent reference to the Eagles’ Super Bowl loss earlier that night
Five hours after the initial call, the man started to run along the railing and attempted to jump over the bridge’s edge
State police said both sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the Route 9 incident
Boston Fire offered Duxbury Fire Department its Critical Incident Stress Management team to help the responders and their families
The actions were not the “final disposition of this entire matter,” said Matt Gibbs, an attorney for the state Department of Health
A Charlotte Fire crew, not EMS, was dispatched after police first called for help; once on scene, firefighters called Medic to treat Jovontay Williams, who later died
Compassion elevates emergency medical care to a ministry of kindness
Our initial and ongoing assessment of patients should be no different than our initial and ongoing assessment of fire scenes
I know Memphis Fire, and while the inactions of three members should not reflect on the entire FD, we must learn from these fatal errors
EMTs Robert Long and JaMicheal Sandridge “failed to conduct an adequate patient assessment of Mr. Nichols,” according to a FD statement
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