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.
Your agency should have a policy covering communication with Deaf and hard-of-hearing people; are you familiar with it?
Chief of Training Brian Brush encourages first responders to trust the public’s unquestionable faith in fire/EMS members to power an unquenchable passion for the mission
Whether using social media as an individual or as an agency, it’s important to consider the impact your words can have on you and the organization
The EMS Roaddocs riding club event raises awareness of PTSD, depression, and substance abuse among EMS professionals
The recalls are related to sudden engine shut down and malfunctioning handles that may cause doors to open during a crash
Ed Smith spent months renovating the fire safety house used to teach kids what to do in a fire; he only agreed to the nomination because it comes with $10,000 for the department
Use these tips as the framework for a social media and digital imagery policy
Local partnerships and community support are the keys to success for Lake Havasu City (Ariz.) Fire Department’s program focusing on reducing patient readmission rates
Leaving the home after speaking with the man’s family, officers found firefighters finishing the mowing
The countywide ambulance would operate as a support to the existing paid and volunteer squads in the county
Around 50 responders created a CPR chain to keep the effort going after a neighbor pulled the boy, who has also recovered neurologically, out of a creek
A former correctional officer trained in CPR was in the right place at the right time when a cyclist collapsed to the ground and stopped breathing
A contract with Humboldt General Hospital has been severed; festival organizers are exploring options for emergency medical services
Responders saw the same problem during last year’s spring thaw, and have received safety complaints from neighborhood residents
In a 911 call released by police, a male restaurant employee tells the dispatcher: “I need cops, I need ambulances, I need everything”
Emotion-provoking videos and images intended to educate public about the vital services provided by medics
The subject of North Shore-LIJ’s “I’m a Paramedic” video finds inspiration in treating patients from all walks of life, and preparing for an evolving EMS future
The newborn incubator could be showing up hospitals, fire stations, churches and selected nonprofits under legislation that would give mothers in crisis a way to safely and anonymously surrender their children
They pulled the ambulance up behind two cars on a highway shoulder, believing a collision had occurred, and saw a man stealing from a broken-down vehicle
Realize the benefits of regular outreach by making positive press releases a routine
The chief, who is also the soccer coach, started CPR and revived the boy; he was taken to the hospital and will be OK
Hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson say most agencies don’t have enough resources, and discuss the importance or raising awareness about mental health issues among EMS providersHosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson say most agencies don’t have enough resources, and discuss the importance of raising awareness about mental health issues among EMS providers
Self-harm might be most overlooked and under-addressed EMS occupational risk says former paramedic and professor
EMS1 readers add to list of 10 things the New Orleans EMS “Nightwatch” cast wants the public to know about EMS
Three school-aged girls remind us that kids can make a life-saving difference in their community
The public loves heart-warming stories of EMS reuniting couples and saving lives
Culturally and ethnically diverse volunteers to learn skills to help with emergencies in their community
