Community Awareness
Explore our directory of articles on Community Awareness in EMS, designed to help professionals engage and educate the public about emergency services and safety practices. This collection covers public outreach, safety campaigns, and partnerships with community organizations. Building community awareness is essential for fostering trust and cooperation between EMS providers and their communities. For related insights, check out our resources on Community. Enhance your community engagement strategies with expert-driven content.
Inspiring ways to recognize providers’ contributions, educate the community and recruit the next generation
This year’s EMS Week theme is “We care. For everyone.” How is your agency honoring your service?
Join Mike Taigman, Chris Carlson and Daniel Brown to explore how data-driven decisions, BLS units, telehealth and nurse advice lines can reshape emergency services — without risking lives
How to hone tactical athletic prowess, develop specialized skills, embrace teamwork and shine in the spotlight
The impact COVID-19 had, and didn’t have, the changes we’re embracing and the change providers want to see
The dedicated ambulance will make stops along the way for EMS professionals to pay respect to lost colleagues
Leaders cite safety concerns, potential for confusion among non-English speaking patients
After last year’s COVID-19 cancellation, the ceremonies will return to Arlington July 23-25
Multiple departments were recognized for saving Sean Watson, a mostly nonverbal child, trapped inside a burning home
The county plans to offer community trainings in CPR, Stop the Bleed and naloxone administration
In partnership with legal firm Page, Wolfberg & Wirth, the NEMSIS TAC created a quickstart guide for legal considerations for EMS agencies
The second annual “Hero’s for Heroes Run,” an appreciation event for fire and EMS workers, was started during the pandemic amid strict social distancing
The city of Plugerville is seeking an extension on the city’s EMS contract with the Plugerville Fire Department until city officials choose from one of five proposed options for sustained EMS coverage
The partnership is promoting the use of the BE FAST acronym to help people recognize the symptoms of stroke and when to call for help
The Ricardo Torres Jr. scholarship was created from a $50,000 donation to the City of New Haven by Lt. Samod Rankins
The Yuba County Office of EMS held a fair to educate residents on what to do during a natural disaster, and handed out go-bags
A vote this week will decide on creating a new 25-person city ambulance department that would take over service now provided by a private company
The Administration seeks to mobilize an ‘All-of-America Sprint’ to get 70% of U.S. adults vaccinated by July 4
Urge your representatives to pass the Prevent Bleeding Act, to expand access to bleeding control kits
With skills, preparation and clear expectations, EMTs and paramedics can facilitate productive conversations with bystanders at an incident
It’s time for EMS to take the lead in making sure our healthcare partners know who we are
Non-profit First Care Provider collaborated with H&H Medical Corp, Rescue Essentials and TrueClot to produce the educational video
Sellersburg Volunteer Fire Department installed what is believed to be the first Naloxbox in Clark County, a publicly accessible box that contains naloxone kits
“The Vitals: True EMS Stories” tells the stories of EMS providers serving their community through the height of the COVID-19 pandemic
The awareness movement at Medical Transport LLC began with a pink ambulance named after “Miss Vicki” Prescott
Greene County EM Coordinator David Lancaster said gas stations and the community have been supportive in prioritizing first responders
Glastonbury Fire Chief Michael Thurz said the firefighter’s off-duty comment “blemished the organization”
The video shows an off-duty Glastonbury firefighter saying Narcan should not be used and “when people overdose, you let them die”
Clarksville Fire Chief Brandon Skaggs praised the parent for leaving the baby in safe hands
Doctors said the blow to the boy’s chest disrupted his hearth rhythm, causing a sudden cardiac arrest
An Illinois service partnered with the health department to vaccinate vulnerable populations in homeless shelters, nursing homes, jails and congregate living facilities
