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
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
Tatyanna Watkins and boyfriend David Knight thanked Desiree Farrell for walking them through the birth over the phone
Crews delivered baby Timothy with an umbilical cord wrapped around his neck
Captain Dave Galbraith took an elevator to his colleague’s office when he felt pressure coming from his torso
Capt. Gary Rose will be recognized for risking his life while serving as a medic with the 5th Special Force Group during combat operations in Vietnam
The responding crew decided to make the elderly woman dinner after responding to her accidental alert
Paramedic Lester Hernandez encountered a stray, 8-month-old collie mix, who traveled back to Las Vegas in an ambulance with him
Michael Dimond had just finished a game when his friend collapsed on the ice
EMT Jim White pulled the driver out of the car after she hit the back of a propane truck
A paramedic named Johan held Dave Grohl’s leg in place so he could finish the concert
Tim Butler has been a member of McCandless-Franklin Park Ambulance Authority since its creation in 1977
Paramedic Lt. Otis McKay Jr. ran to Officer Jonathan Davis’ aid when a suspect tackled him and knocked his firearm to the ground
Paramedic Karen Elkins returned home to her excited dog after a week of providing aid during Hurricane Harvey
A Facebook video shows a monster truck pulling a U.S. Army vehicle out of deep water
French firefighter Xavier Gourmelon said the princess was conscious when he pulled her out the Mercedes
Academy Sports and Outdoors has hosted more than 400 responders who have traveled from all over the country to help victims in need
Hero Pups, a nonprofit, volunteer-based organization, places therapy dogs with veterans, firefighters, police officers and EMS providers
Elite members of United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit were dispatched to provide mental and emotional stabilization
Deputies had been searching for Christopher Cravets since Aug. 18
Donnie Glenn and his wife Donna are traveling from shelter to shelter searching for people in need of medical attention
Rory Barros was injured when a car pinned him against an ambulance while he was on scene
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