EMS Heroes
The EMS heroes topic covers articles and recent news about EMS providers that go above and beyond the call of duty.
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
Hero Pups, a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization, places therapy dogs with veterans, firefighters, police officers and EMS providers
Their quick actions helped save the life a toddler who fell out of a two-story window two months ago
Officials thanked Sutherland Springs EMS providers for helping ensure speedy treatment of the wounded
James Hubbard already ran a half-marathon for Lilyan, 8, but he wanted to do something bigger
Paramedics Hugh Devlin and Rick Weitsen, both firefighters in other communities, rushed to help after hearing the call about a burning house down the street
Capt. Gary M. Rose risked his life and exposed himself to enemy fire to ensure the safe return of dozens of fellow soldiers during a bloody four-day mission in Laos
Wayne Segundo has never met the 39-year-old Australian woman, but already considers her family
Chris Applegate, who now teaches math and physics at a high school, was helping with powderpuff football practice when a distraught student ran up to him
Dominic Mikowski had a bad reaction to pancakes two years ago during school breakfast; he became fascinated with ambulances after the incident
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
