Rick Markley

Full list of Rick Markley results

• Why pitting fire trucks vs. ambulances is off mark

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  The most crucial part is to ensure the rigs you have or are requesting are matched to the threats facing the community

• Rapid response: Spotting senior abuse on EMS runs

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  As first on scene from the outside, firefighters and medics have an important role in stopping nursing home abuse

• Trump wins: The elephant in the fire, EMS dayroom

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  Fire and EMS providers have many questions heading into Jan. 20, but one big question can very well dictate how the others play out

• EMS incident command: Dallas police shooting

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  One chief tells how quarterbacking an MCI with police fatalities changed her professionally and personally

• What increased passenger vehicle miles mean for EMS and fire departments

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  EMS and fire departments should pay attention to new driver-behavior data and its likely impact on increasing roadside dangers for personnel

• Paramedics, firefighters need more suicide response training

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  A recent story shows the importance of understanding how to handle patients threatening suicide and that we've got a lot of opportunity to improve training and response

• Getting to the root of the fire services' misogynistic weed

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  Eradicating harassing behavior toward female firefighters and paramedics will take more than good policy and practice

• Prayer shame for lawmakers blocking 9/11 responder bill

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  Those using the Zadroga Act as a political bargaining chip need to be called to task for their actions

• Rapid Response: Clear and concise radio communication is key to MCI management

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  Radio traffic between dispatch and responding units during Oregon college campus shooting highlights how it's done

• Lessons from a line-of-duty death

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  Patrick Cullum's quick and frank openness allows us to better understand the tragic event and its consequences

• Why everyone should watch 'Nightwatch'

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  One hopes that a show like this will build empathy for its firefighters and medics and spread to the larger first-responder community

• Fire, EMS responders share lessons from Ferguson

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  Trying to protect civilians and ourselves is a difficult proposition, as those on the ground in Ferguson will attest

• Breast pumping story is about dignity, not special treatment

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  Responders are built to help, and we should be asking how we can help our fellow responders, not why do they want special treatment

• How Obamacare can boost fire-based EMS revenue

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  Although EMS is never mentioned in the ACA, the law has several revenue and service opportunities for fire-based EMS

• Thwarting violence against firefighters and medics

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  Violence against emergency responders is an old and ugly problem, but preparation and awareness can keep you safe