Diversity
Dr. Candice McDonald shares her personal journey of overcoming adversity to inspire fire and EMS leaders at ImageTrend Connect
Creating a mindset to achieve diverse, equitable and inclusive hiring practices
Lexipol Editorial Director Greg Friese guest hosts this episode with cohost Kelly Grayson as they discuss diversity in EMS education
Each $1,250 award is part of a NAEMT commitment to an EMS workforce that “more closely reflects the communities we serve”
Medical Directors Emily Nichols and Meg Marino join The EMS Educator podcast to share their strategies
Tanir Ami, CEO of California’s CARESTAR Foundation on diversifying the prehospital care workforce and improving health outcomes
The program would focus on recruiting people of color and women to become firefighter-paramedics and supporting them financially while they complete the academic work necessary to qualify
The inspector general’s report found more than half of female employees and 87% of Black employees surveyed reported harassment or discrimination
The Columbus Division of Fire program launched two years ago to provide more opportunities for women and people of color
The program will cover tuition for 40 EMT students in the New Orleans area
The EMS director said the pins are meant “as a reminder to us and our patients that we are committed to providing compassionate, culturally sensitive, and socially equitable care”
Boston EMS officials hope reducing financial barriers to education will increase inclusivity among all ranks at the department
The New Britain police, fire and EMS departments are hoping to recruit more women and people of color through a free hiring workshop
The Hamden Fire Department’s Sam Jones Scholarship is named after the first person of color to join the agency as a career firefighter
Taking action to evaluate, educate and integrate diversity in the EMS workplace
The new Capital City (Juneau, Alaska) Fire Rescue rig exterior was designed by Indigenous Tlingit artists and represents healing and balance
Local activists said the upcoming contract decision is an opportunity to improve racial equality after past complaints about response times in more diverse areas
The National Association of State EMS Officials announced its commitment to eliminate racism and promote racial equality
Dozens of FDNY members spoke in a demonstration on Sunday, and an FDNY engine honked in support of a group of protesters on Saturday night
GEMS EMT Andrew Molby says he has faced challenges due to dyslexia and dysgraphia but is on track to advance his career
Council members raised concerns over hiring practices after noting the low proportion of minority first responders in the minority-majority city
New York Fire Department EMS Chief Lillian Bonsignore credits the support and encouragement she received from the women in her life for her success in emergency medicine
Officials say they are seeing more emergency calls in Spanish and Burmese, and that translation services can interpret up to 150 different languages
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
Researchers suggest early recruitment efforts to improve the lack of diversity in EMS, which has cultural divide, communication implications
Having a diverse EMS crew enables EMTs and paramedics to lower the language and cultural barriers, providing patients a higher level of care
In his liaison role, emergency medical technician Tracy “TJ” Boyd Jr.’s duties will include training first responders on health care conditions that frequently affect LGBTQ people
The Proactive Diversity Recruitment and Training Program was designed to help bring economically disadvantaged and minorities into the fire services
Spokane County Fire District 8 firefighter-paramedics Meg Williams and Jennifer Raudebaugh said the milestone felt like just another day on the job
Filmmaker Paula Eiselt’s documentary “93 Queen” follows a group of Hasidic women forming their own volunteer EMT service
“There is some progress with some of these issues, but it is extremely slow,” an anonymous Vancouver Fire Department firefighter said
The Tulsa Police Department hired Katheryn Ericsson as their first female tactical paramedic on their Special Operations Team
Hannah Lindemuth said she was inspired to join the fire service after first responders helped her say goodbye to her dying father
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