EMT, EMS, Paramedic Jobs and Careers
In this episode of Inside EMS, our co-hosts discuss cost of living concerns, EMS reimbursement and industry pay standards
What’s in a name? From dispatchers to telecommunicators or “headset heroes,” social posts show appreciation for the “first, first responders”
In this episode of Inside EMS, our cohosts applaud a Kelly Grayson success story in EMT Trentin Monk and discuss NAEMT’s new Political Academy
Harold Boone, 49, was hospitalized in September and placed on a ventilator, but later contracted double pneumonia and did not survive
Paramedic Rylan Smith’s new baby girl was greeted by a fire crew during her first seconds of life
Shon Matthews, 48, had worked in EMS since 2007, after a family crisis prompted him to switch careers
Greene Township Fire & EMS officials said Firefighter-Paramedic Mike Weissmann’s death came as a shock, as he’d been improving after the kidney donation from Lt. Jeff Williams
Taking action to evaluate, educate and integrate diversity in the EMS workplace
Lakeland Paramedic Steve Connors spent nearly a year receiving treatment for Guillain-Barré syndrome, a disorder that caused him to become paralyzed and experience extreme pain
So far, Missouri has used about $10 million in federal relief funds to provide hazard pay to front-line workers, including first responders and healthcare personnel, but that funding runs out on Dec. 31
The EMS FDNY Help Fund, started by EMS providers and their unions after the murder of EMT Yadira Arroyo, helped EMT Naquavia Robinson pay her bills after she could no longer work as a nanny
Aiken County officials concluded they must “pay what the market demands” in order to recruit and retain enough staff to keep all 10 stations running
St. Louis, which has seen more paramedics leave in the last two years than it has hired, is struggling to hire and retain personnel in what is on track to be the deadliest year in city history
