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.
It’s hard to sit back and watch when so much work needs to be done, but your team needs stability, not more chaos
It is our responsibility to respond, no matter what the potential hazards may be, so what is your agency training on?
As the world prepares to root on their athletes at the Games, learn about these seven first responders who served their communities and represented Team USA
The lawsuit highlighted St. Paul medics reporting manifestations of Parkinson’s disease and obtaining a refusal from a patient who can’t read or speak English
A gas leak caused an explosion in an East Flatbush house in Brooklyn
Pioneer Ambulance’s regional manager proposes that the Baker City Fire Department regain its ambulance license
Sources said a tire on a plane exploded at the wheel and brake shop
A University of Michigan surgical team responded to the scene in Ann Arbor to prepare for a possible field amputation
The Lebanon Fire District announced changes to single and dual-role staffing as well as reducing non-emergency transports
Chandler city officials are considering purchasing 10 ambulances, equipment and begin hiring in 2026
First responders worked to find signs of life inside an excavator buried under rocks and boulders at a quarry in Sterling
The deaths of two people in the flooding have led first responders to talk about the losses and grief
Santa Rosa firefighters had to dismantle an overhead proofer to free the worker’s crushed arm
A woman was killed and a man injured in a suspected propane explosion in Jefferson Township
Tri-Township Fire and Rescue’s new recruitment effort focuses on non-firefighter EMS staffing
First responders faced several rescues from vehicles and homes as storm system hit states
Tense moments during a Waterford board meeting after changes in the fire and EMS departments
First responders in Livingston County worked to rescue an elderly man pinned underneath a tractor
The Fort Worth Fire Department’s homeless outreach program works to connect people with resources
First responders in Baldwinsville traced the leak to a battery-powered forklift
Dr. Michael Copass was known for founding Airlift Northwest, shaping paramedic education programs and demanding that every patient be treated with respect
The East Baton Rouge Parish First Responder Safe Room and Training Center meets FEMA safe room requirements for natural disasters
The 2024 moving memorial made several stops over 15 days through at least 18 states during the journey to Arlington
Triathlete Carson Clough visited first responders who rescued him in a boating accident
“Someone needs to inform the new FDNY Commissioner that he represents the largest EMS system in the entire nation,” EMS Local 2057 President Oren Barzilay said
Amherst County Fire/EMS sees the most new first responders joining the department at one time
Firefighters in Harford County were responding to a call for an outside gas leak when the house exploded before they arrived
One patient was flown to Ryder Trauma Center after an oven exploded inside the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens
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