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.
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Some first responders take the unique experience of serving the public into the political arena
Create an experience people want to be a part of and share community impact to inspire potential members
As we face more and different disasters, communities must consider the special needs of the pediatric portion that makes up one quarter of the population
NIMS provides nationwide guidelines on utilizing the community to manage emergencies
Valley Regional Fire and EMS teamed up with the Fraternal Order of Police Christina Lodge 84 to help their brothers and sisters in Texas in time for Christmas
Traditionally, counties would collect all households’ landline phone numbers and send out mass alerts, but landline usage has decreased
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the top news stories from the week
The naloxone will be provided to the school district for free; the school nurses said they want to help save lives
Our co-hosts discuss the challenges of educating and training citizens in light of the Las Vegas shooting
A parade of tow trucks carried an honorary casket representing first responders fatally struck by cars at emergency scenes
Research found that despite knowing what AEDs are, people don’t feel comfortable using them
First Medical Response of Texas’ new ambulance features a hint of the team’s 90’s “Fiesta Colors” and a custom Spurs logo
The store hosted a “first responder day” before they opened to the public
The unidentified man was bleeding from his injuries but wanted to finish
“There are some evenings where, and I’m not exaggerating, an ambulance can come by every six minutes,” resident Vicki Loevy said
Nick Riordan said he’s taking things day by day after being diagnosed with neuroendocrine carcinoma
Paramedic Amy Benson, firefighter Jessica LaMer and police officer Sylvie Boy wanted to symbolize “what those guys and gals have to carry every day”
A local restaurant donated 15 percent of their proceeds to Rory Barros, who is currently hospitalized after being hit by a drunk driver
A resident’s recent flight bill was $34,000, but the town’s membership covered what insurance would not pay
A daylong event featuring musical acts and ending in a candlelight vigil for those affected by heroin overdoses brought the issue to the forefront
The goal is to provide the bar and restaurant owners the antidote in order to help addicts who overdose – often in bathrooms
Here’s a roundup of what EMS providers wish the public knew in order to separate fact from fiction
Being a reliable and engaged community partner takes your EMS organization to lead agency status and makes you the authority when it comes to community health care
Ben Schultz was injured during a training exercise in June; the money will help pay for medical and travel expenses
Priority topics include use of opioid antagonists and therapeutic hypothermia following cardiac arrest
Chief Travis Myklebust offered strategies to create community partnerships and collaboration to achieve a reduction in 911 calls the fire service responds to
Fire Up A Cure featured teams of firefighters and paramedics competing in events such as tug of war and a relay obstacle course for the Cure It Foundation
Several community events have been held this year to put the focus on the opioid addiction issue in the region and to discuss recovery solutions
The goal of the event is to give kids a chance to interact with responders, their vehicles and their equipment in a fun, relaxed way
The autism ambulance is the second ambulance specially wrapped as a joint project between the Whitley County Fiscal Court and Whitley EMS
