Fire-EMS
The Fire-EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service. Use this page to find news and tips on survivability, ambulance safety, emergency medical response and medical operations.
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The victim was installing a water pipe in Noblesville when sides of the trench collapsed
Firefighters union in Allegany County fights against proposed cuts, layoffs as volunteer ambulance service sets to close
First responders in Waterford were initially dispatched for a person injured in a fall
Portland Fire Rescue said the person survived after possibly coming in contact with a 57,000-volt power line
Salem firefighters were alerted to an explosion and fire at the Tomo Japanese Steakhouse
The Flint Fire Department ambulance is funded by opioid settlement dollars instead of tax dollars
Overland Park firefighters faced a worker buried up to his waist 15 feet below the ground
Waterford administrator offered a plan to create a new EMS department as part of a larger reorganization
The Colorado Springs Fire Department plan would end the 40-year partnership between the city and AMR
An 18-year-old Allen High School graduate collapsed while participating in a citizen’s fire academy training
Larry Ganske and Kris Kruckman look at what has changed in EMS since they started
Listen to her extraordinary story of overcoming personal trauma and how obstacle course racing has helped her in her EMS career
The investigation determined the Springfield Township assistant chief did not adequately investigate the incident
Fire Chief Colin Stowell to start a review comparing the current system with in-house or hybrid EMS service
One teen was critically injured after falling 30 feet inside the intercontinental ballistic missile silo in Arapahoe County
A debate forms over what is an emergency for a Longview man and first responders
An engine from Chuckawalla Valley State Prison/Ironwood State Prison Fire Station, staffed with two incarcerated firefighters, responded to a child’s cardiac arrest call
Officials in Fort Worth recommended a fire-based EMS system as the solution to overhaul the city’s EMS
The Albert Lea Fire Rescue community risk reduction program provides follow-up with EMS patients and has the interest of other agencies
The driver and three passengers were able to escape as flames overtook the bus
Floyd County officials unable to agree on EMS coverage as ambulance contract expires soon
Sam Orbovich was unconscious, trapped in his burning car on I-94 in St. Paul
The Lockport Fire Department has a revenue amount of $800K compared to $872K spent to start the ambulance service
Sunnyvale has relied on AMR for paramedic service since February
Fire, police responses to five hotel shelters led an advocate to call one site a “warzone”
Charlotte County Fire and EMS has started a program to add ambulances during the busiest times of the day
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