Fire-EMS
The Fire-EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service. Use this page to find news and tips on survivability, ambulance safety, emergency medical response and medical operations.
Lillian Bonsignore draws on her 30-plus-year EMS career to spotlight the financial realities facing first responders
EMS providers are more susceptible to sleep disorders and their inherent dangers and health implications
A month after his son initiated CPR for his first SCA, Wayne Kewitsch suffered a second medical emergency while driving
Spokane County Fire District 9 will begin operating its own ambulance service July 1, becoming the county’s only fire district independent of AMR
A new city audit says a 2019 triage protocol helped slow firefighter turnout, contributing to missed emergency response goals across San Diego for three years in a row
The new fee was approved as Douglas County Fire-EMS looks to recover supply and medication costs from 911 medical calls that do not result in a billable ambulance transport
Beginning July 1, the Lexington Fire Protection District will become the primary ambulance provider for the Octavia Fire Protection District, covering four communities with BLS service
Firefighters rappelled down a cliff near the Cliff House to reach a barefoot woman trapped above the surf
Capt. Brook Hoalton was honored for more than two decades of training, mentorship and leadership in preparing responders for high-level care in a remote region
NTSB investigators have not yet interviewed the firefighters or determined whether they braked or turned to avoid a collision
Launched to prevent a gap in advanced life support coverage after Exeter Hospital’s withdrawal, the Plaistow- and Brentwood-based system now serves about 30 communities
Hosted by the Alabama Fire College and UAB Emergency Medicine, the program uses simulations and high-tech mannequins to help EMTs and paramedics build critical patient care skills
Pilot and copilot killed after an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck crossing a runway at New York’s LaGuardia Airport
A floor collapse at a wedding venue in Tamworth injured six people and sent about 70 guests into the basement
The San Antonio Fire Department earned the certification following policy changes focused on how personnel interact with the public and with one another
Facing million-dollar price tags and years-long delays, fire and EMS agencies are using the Garage marketplace to buy and sell used rigs and fund new equipment
Investigators say an Islamorada firefighter/paramedic took a partially used vial after a call and falsified records
Firefighters, medics and special operations units responded to a bus crash, with one patient requiring a complex extrication
First responders described pushing through to clear the Temple Israel synagogue in West Bloomfield Township, contain the suspect and evacuate children to safety
A growing number of EMS calls routed to a contractor-run nurse line are not subject to response-time standards, prompting concern from officials and labor leaders
Sublette officials say increased demand and lost grant funding are forcing a push to staff a newly deployed ambulance
Lillian Bonsignore, the first former EMT to lead the FDNY, reflects on the department’s uneasy 1996 merger with EMS
The new Quick Response Unit designation allows Ferndale firefighters to respond to medical calls and reduce long ambulance wait times in their rural community
The new free service notifies trained Danville community members when someone nearby is in cardiac arrest, helping start CPR and locate an AED
Flint will put another ambulance in service around the clock as the fire department’s EMS program surpasses 900 calls this year
The Council Bluffs Fire Department has partnered with OneDose to calculate medication doses, helping paramedics deliver faster and more accurate care
Authorities say an armed man rammed a vehicle into Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township before being fatally shot by security
The National Fallen Firefighters Foundation’s new film features firefighters from New York, Idaho and Massachusetts reflecting on the uncertainty, challenges and lasting lessons of the pandemic
An FDNY tower ladder responding to an emergency collided with a commercial van in Brooklyn, setting off a chain-reaction crash involving an Access-a-Ride bus and an SUV
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