EMS Heroes
The EMS heroes topic covers articles and recent news about EMS providers that go above and beyond the call of duty.
Ricardo Martinez was 20 when he got his first job as a 911 dispatcher; he quickly found out that the job wasn’t going to get easier but harder
“4.1 miles,” an Oscar-nominated documentary short film, shows a single day of rescues of Syrian migrants attempting to cross the sea from Turkey to Greece
Peter Amato fought through blankets of snow to transport a woman awaiting a kidney transplant, a gift his brother had received 18 years ago
Sara Jo Long refused to leave the gentle giant shaking and injured in the only block he had come to know in his nine years
At the time, EMT Jim Acton, who was 21, had never delivered a baby before
Police said the 13-year-old girl did not know she was pregnant until she gave birth
Robert Marriott was counseling at a camp for burn survivors when he remembered George after hearing the story of his injury
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
Paramedic Michael O’Connor wrested the gun from deputy Justin Johnson after he opened fire without warning in a mobile home park
The pension board told Michael Abramowitz that his asthma developed after Ground Zero cleanup was mainly caused by his weight
Len Glazier was gripping a running lawnmower when Courtney Melanson saw him laying on the ground
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss the top news stories from the week
When paramedics arrived, the officer was holding the man’s head above water after jumping into the canal to save him
The Tampa theme park is offering free tickets to responders and four of their family and friends as a way of thanking them for service and dedication
After responding to a welfare call, the paramedics found the man had been having trouble paying his phone bill and doing other necessary activities
The man did not want to be identified, but used his skills and training to help police officers and firefighters revive the victim
Erin Veronick moved to Las Vegas about four years ago and was one of the first on the scene of the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history
David Hayes and a registered nurse witnessed an impaired driver rear-end another driver, causing his car to flip seven times
While bullets were still flying, Scott Pettersen found an ambulance without a crew inside to help gunshot victims
Doctors said it’s a miracle Christina Kitcat is alive after the bullet tore through her arm and into her heart and lung
Responders from the Las Vegas Fire Department as well as off-duty concertgoers jumped into action to save as many lives as possible
Coach Pete Carroll said the real heroes of Sunday night’s game were the paramedics from Seattle Fire Department, who rushed to the aid of Rees Odhiambo
Firefighter Steve Keyes said “I’ll be fine” when he was picked up by doctor and former firefighter Mike Brown
“People were begging me to take them because they were in so much pain,” paramedic Dean Weber said
In addition to directing Boyd EMS for almost 11 years, Tom Adams served on the board of directors for the Kentucky Ambulance Providers Association
After having her heart revived twice from a heart attack, Andrea Velez is now raising awareness in relatively young women about heart disease
Jet911 airlift service founder Eli Rowe packed the company’s private jet with thousands of pounds of food and 10 volunteers
Police radio communications indicated that workers on the bridge called 911 after seeing the man jump into the water
AMR representatives offer tips for giving back by reuniting patients with their loved ones during the holiday season
Record-setting number of climbers raises $110,000 for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation at 2017 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb in Green Bay
A woman flagged down Codi Parks, also a nursing student, because her husband wasn’t breathing
Trooper M.D. Brooks was on a traffic stop when a man in a Wendy’s drive-through lost his pulse
Twenty-seven members of the Task Force 1 FEMA Urban Response Team have been called to go to Puerto Rico and help rescue and recovery efforts
