By Paul Wagner MyFoxDC WASHINGTON — A veteran D.C. firefighter is speaking out about a growing controversy over uniforms, claiming the fire chief has created a hostile work ...
By Tom Howell Jr. The Washington Times WASHINGTON — The District's new fire chief has ordered members to use a patch with a pre-2007 department seal on their uniforms, ...
By Scott M. Bruner EMS1 Product EditorWhile safety, fit, form and function are all prerequisites for creating the perfect public safety uniform, now departments have the option of ...
EMS1 is focusing on news and information about Personal Protective Equipment throughout the month of February 2009. Check out some of these great products ...
By Calvin R. Trice Daily PressGOOCHLAND COUNTY, Va. — A Goochland County man accused of impersonating an emergency-services worker while tending to a heart attack victim is ...
By Mike McPhee The Denver Post DENVER — The state of Colorado has filed charges against a Wyoming man, accusing him of impersonating a paramedic and practicing medicine ...
In emergency response, it is all about being ready to go — just look at the USAR teams deployed to the aftermath of Hurricane Gustav. And for the rest of us? Well, we go to the ...
EMS is littered with titles and ranking denominations. While these monikers may make us feel important, they actually dilute and degrade our profession. ...
By Brooke Edwards Daily PressVICTORVILLE, Calif. — After years of witnessing firsthand the toll desert heat can take on the body, one local couple decided to do their part to ...
Fully implementing NFPA 1500, especially sections addressing PPE, is a major focus of Fire/EMS Safety, Health and Survival Week. ...
Professional volunteer departments need professional leadership — and it is important to be honest with yourself and your brethren when you decide to become an officer. ...
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9News.com Copyright © KUSA-TVDENVER — American Medical Response is investigating each patient case handled by the paramedic exposed in a 9NEWS report as an imposter.The ...
By Kyle Clark KUSA-TV Copyright 2008 KUSA-TVDENVER — Todd Teel was not a paramedic, but he played one in real life for more than a year, with injured patients entrusted to ...
By Tony Barboza Los Angeles Times Copyright 2008 Los Angeles TimesHUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — A man who had impersonated a Los Angeles County firefighter at natural disaster ...
WTVF-TV Copyright 2000 - 2008 WorldNow and WTVFNASHVILLE, Tenn. — A Nashville man suspected of being a phony firefighter might also wear many other hats.At least that's what ...
By Jamie Pyatt The Sun Copyright 2008 The SunCOWES, UK — Oddball Ryan Nurse posed as a paramedic for 18 months — with his own ambulance, uniform and forged ...
By Jon Cassidy The Orange County Register SANTA ANA, Calif. — A Huntington Beach, Calif., man was arraigned Wednesday morning on charges that he impersonated a firefighter at ...
ABC News Copyright 2008 ABC News SOUTHERN REGION, Austrailia — The cause of allergies suffered by about 150 South Australian paramedics has still not been determined, nearly ...
Associated Press Copyright 2008 The Associated Press HARTFORD, Conn. — State officials say they've charged a New Fairfield man with forging an emergency medical technician's ...
