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.
The effects of sleep deprivation are akin to alcohol intoxication; build a safe sleep room and a culture of watching over tired medics
Immersion in cynicism takes a toll on the mind, body and spirit and those who sense their values slipping to often get off the ambulance and onto a fire company
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Investigators said initial indications were the blaze was accidental and possibly started in a wood stove in the kitchen
The facility will treat responders who suffer from PTSD and other work-related mental health issues
The ambulance was acquired last year, but the department only recently received funding to staff it full-time
Officials said the crash sparked a wildfire before emergency responders could reach the wreckage
Seven firefighters, an engineer and the pilot were killed during a training flight
The two people who escaped the fire, believed to be an adult and a child, were taken to a hospital
Officials said the firefighter-paramedic earned more than the fire chief and city manager due to an extraordinary amount of overtime
Paramedics Nate Stine and Jeromy Yadin were in their ambulance when they saw smoke
A volunteer firefighter was assessing a patient when he passed out and fell face first onto the floor
Paramedics applied tourniquets to his legs, but the teenager lost both of his feet
The president of San Antonio’s firefighters association said his city is starting to feel the strain of only having 34 full-time rigs
Michael Norton, 38, was found at home in medical distress after working a structure fire
Stacey Pierce survived the fiery crash and was seriously injured while her parents were both killed
Forecasters said up to 95 million people are potentially in the storm’s path as it moves toward the mid-Atlantic states and southern New England
Chief Matthew Graves said the gear is needed given “what’s going on in our society,” but some residents disagree
Dan Buelow performed a sternal rub to test consciousness before beginning CPR
The Gulf Coast Carnival Association parade was halted so that an ambulance could get to the man
Gino Ascani said he ran toward Neilson Rizzuto’s vehicle after he plowed into a crowd of 32 people
A teenager was thrown from a back seat of the plane but suffered only minor injuries
Increasing call volume, a growing population and a shrinking department have spelled trouble for the city’s emergency medical responders
Video footage at the scene posted online shows debris strewn all over the side of the highway as firefighters worked to remove the victims from the cars
When team members do not mesh well, it can add stress to an already stressful environment
Volunteer firefighter-EMT Ron Savage, 63, suffered a cardiac event while training Saturday
Ron Savage, 63, was well-known throughout his community as a firefighter-EMT and news anchor and reporter
After arriving at the hospital, the youngest patient told crews he lost his pet turtle in the crash
As first on scene from the outside, firefighters and medics have an important role in stopping nursing home abuse
A GoFundMe page has raised nearly $50,000 for the family
Kevin Davison and Doug Folkins said the song aims to raise awareness and help other responders dealing with mental health issues
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