As AI tools move quickly from concept to deployment, EMS leaders face practical questions about value, risk and readiness. This series provides clear, applied guidance for chiefs, directors and agency leaders on how to evaluate and implement AI to support clinical care, reduce documentation burden, improve decision-making, streamline operations and simplify workforce management.
Real-time data, AI-powered insights and improved interoperability are helping EMS agencies reduce fragmentation, enhance situational awareness and improve responder safety
SPOTLIGHT ON AI
Commissioner Lillian Bonsignore on recognizing EMS as an essential service with the funding and career pathways to match
LEADERSHIP INSIGHTS
What EMS can learn from the NASA/SpaceX mission and a return to space
The personal risks and magnitude of suffering with the pandemic are something no one should have to face alone
Capt. Frank Leto, deputy director of the New York Fire Department Counseling Service, outlines how COVID-19 impacted members’ behavioral health, and how the department is meeting their needs
EMS Chief Dr. Mike McEvoy reminds, “There is no other component of the fire service that saves more lives than EMS”
Our co-hosts discuss the effect of falling call volumes on EMS staffing levels and how agencies can prepare for the future
NAEMT’s National Survey of Violence Against EMS Practitioners identifies training gaps in EMS safety
A bold proposal to change the way we educate and certify EMS providers
Our co-hosts sit down with EMS consultant and teacher Jon Politis, who shares his leadership style and offers advice for leading during the pandemic
Don’t let the current crisis destroy your previously identified individual goals and departmental priorities