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.
EMS clinicians are in a unique position to provide proactive education to patients as the only subset of clinicians that enter their homes
EMS Trend Survey seeks input for What Paramedics Want in 2025 report
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
Christmas spirit is all around us, in the cops, EMTs, firefighters and nurses who bring hope just by showing up
Public safety experts discuss how they were able to identify and implement forward-thinking local approaches to address national problems like cardiac arrest and opioid overdose
Members of the Forest City Ambulance Service delivered water to elderly and disabled members of the community due to flooded roads
Located in a rural area and unaffiliated with any hospitals, Gooding County EMS officials feel they can better serve the public as a paramedic-level agency
A Harrisburg Fire Department crew stepped in to watch two boys after it was determined their parents needed to be transported to the hospital
Natacha Davis stood before 300 first responders and told them how the caring she found at a fire station helped her to finally overcome her addiction
Zella Turner hit a bike path railing when an Uber JUMP scooter’s brakes stopped working, resulting in broken bones and a face laceration
EMS leaders can learn valuable insights and perspectives through cross-cultural exchange relationships with other emergency services professionals
These state laws are designed to prevent infanticide and offer parents a safe place to surrender their child without fear of being prosecuted
Greenboro’s GCSTOP prevents repeat overdoses by counseling “persistent users to enter treatment or adopt evidence-based harm-reduction practices”
Oakland Fire Department paramedic Mike Scott urged the community to end the violence, adding that he’s “tired of seeing this” after 20 years on the job
Firefighters, EMS providers and police officers surprised the Pierro family with gifts and well wishes a month after 6-year-old Kierra underwent cardiac arrest
Results from an effort to help responders handle dementia-related calls are encouraging enough that some are already thinking about how to expand the program
From required BLS, to community AEDs and kiosk-based training, communities around the country are becoming better equipped for emergencies
The American Heart Association found that a five-minute CPR lesson at a kiosk teaches people the lifesaving skill as well as a 30-minute class
A panel of experts share their community outreach best practices in educating citizens how to respond to cardiac arrest and overdose emergencies
Paramedic James Shearer’s Emergency Medical Translator is a booklet that contains nine languages and allows patients to point and use yes or no answers
Paul Volkmann encouraged the public to tape emergency information to their refrigerators after paramedics struggled to find his late wife’s paperwork
Cranberry EMS will host “A Matter of Balance,” an eight-week class designed to educate the elderly on safe activities and how to decrease the chances of falling
EMTs gathered with children grades kindergarten to fifth grade to explain what they do, teach them how to perform CPR and give an inside look at their job
Plum Island residents are aiming to make their isolated island safer by raising money to install two AEDs and train community members on how to use them
Visitors stepping into the 911 Emergency Ops exhibit will experience the real-life intensity of a public safety command center and learn about the role of a 911 dispatcher
Reduce your community’s risk by training citizens how to control bleeding
In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, EMTs and paramedics will be decked out in shirts that read, “Hope, Strength, Cure, Faith, Courage”
Safariland instructors showed a group of trainees how to react when “hide and hope” is not an option in an active shooter situation
Our co-hosts discuss two current events that both put a spotlight on the career field and call attention to the individuality of its professionals
The Madison Fire Department crew found the 80-year-old man lying on the ground, and finished his yard work as he was transported to the hospital
After treating a patient, firefighter Nick Plancich offered to play ping pong with Marjorie Harford, who was bouncing the ball alone
Mary Greeley Paramedics used their safety gear to participate in the viral challenge prompted by Drake’s “In My Feelings”
Jenna Newman created cards using the Picture Exchange Communication System that include images broken down into categories
Healthcare coalitions offer EMS a “seat at the table” for regional emergency planning
