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.
Lessons from a learning community, Part 3
A fatal mistake. A missed intervention. Learn how EMS leaders are confronting a culture of silence with science-backed strategies to protect providers and patients alike.
From post-9/11 to post-COVID, EMS leaders reflect on systemic cracks — and what must happen now to rebuild a future that works for patients and providers
On Day 2 of EMS Week, we are talking education – both for providers and community members
Four years ago at Chabad of Poway a gunman opened fire during a Passover service, killing one of the congregants and wounding three others
Paramedic says co-response program “is allowing us to become more human with one another”
Over 2,200 unhoused people died in 2021, a sharper increase than in the years before the COVID-19 pandemic
Train your communities to identify, call out and respond to active threats
Your agency should have a policy covering communication with Deaf and hard-of-hearing people; are you familiar with it?
“The outpouring was phenomenal,” Lake Norden Chief of Police Tony Aas said, describing offers for substitute vehicles
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
The Southborough Police Department said that “Trouble Bubble” gum is made with the same ingredient used in pepper spray
‘Emergency NYC’ includes healthcare professionals throughout the city
Parker County Hospital District EMS expressed its commitment to providing high-quality care and being transparent in its actions
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
Finally, reimbursement for community paramedic home visits on the horizon
If approved, naloxone would be available for free in many places, and first responders would be empowered to distribute naloxone kits to the public
Austin’s Robert Luckritz said that most airport patients could be treated on-site, not transported
How “Little Doug,” a friend of Green Bay Metro crewmembers, survived another serious medical issue
The three paramedics and one EMT will each receive $29,999, according to a spokesperson for FDNY EMS Local 2507
The company is also hosting a webpage where people can post condolences
A new Las Cruces, New Mexico, program aims to better serve community members experiencing mental health emergencies
How the latest partnerships between EMS and digital health providers are giving patients faster access to high-quality care through mobile integrated health
Florence Fire Rescue Engineer-EMT Kevin Darby and his family have received more than $3,700 in donations
Cumberland County applicants who met the qualifications received payments ranging from $87 to $250 each
The artificial intelligence revolution has arrived; learn how OpenAI’s most popular innovation can add value to EMS
"[The city] had an overriding interest in preserving the public’s trust in Cleveland EMS’s capacity to serve the public,” Appeals Judge Chad Readler wrote
A nonprofit formed by the fire officers union has considered adding a permanent memorial for Lt. Paul Butrim, Lt. Kelsey Sadler and FF-EMT Kenny Lacayo
“It’s a mixed story” in which some things could have gone better but others went well, said Dr. Tom Frieden, a former CDC director
Viewers could be confused, resulting in harm to an infant, a spokesperson said
With resuscitation in the spotlight this week, the Virginia Beach Volunteer Rescue Squad raised awareness of how the public can help
Community risk reduction and improving mental health resources for providers
