Fire-EMS
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Understanding how carbon monoxide attacks the body is the first step in protecting against it
The suicide of Nicole Mittendorff causes us to ask the question: What is the impact of bullying on emergency responder mental health and suicide?
Our readers’ responses ranged from specific charges to pleas for others to wait for a trial instead of placing blame; where do you stand?
Fire officials confirmed the person’s identity in the photo as a Boston firefighter
Any crime committed against emergency personnel would be considered a hate crime
Leonardo Moreno said he is “set on getting better;" a GoFundMe has been created to help him pay medical bills
Colleagues and supervisors of Shawn Daniel insist he was not in Boston the day of the bombing
The hour-long rescue ended during cloudy conditions with wind gusts topping 15 mph
Firehouse Subs will fund more than $1 million in public safety equipment, disaster relief and more through quarterly grants
An official said two dump trucks and a passenger car had stopped to allow the motorcade to pass, and a third dump truck rear-ended the car
Tyson Mason, 29, was killed after a truck crashed head-on into his vehicle; he leaves behind his one-week-old son
The stipend comes with one condition: Recipients must stick around through at least the start of the next fiscal year to keep the cash
Any crime committed against emergency personnel would be considered a hate crime
Luke Jones, 37, was transported to a hospital with critical injuries after an altercation near a nightclub
Luke Jones, 37, died of his injuries after being involved in an altercation outside a club
Two EMTs in the ambulance were taken to the hospital for minor injuries
The department won’t respond to medical calls in surrounding communities unless requested by another agency
Firefighter John “Skillet” Ulmschneider was fatally shot while responding to a medical call last year
Lt. Jason Adams, 29, was fatally shot while responding to a medical call last year
Fire Chief John Ruh said Halina Kline, 56, acted as a “mom to everyone”
Ross Phoenix, 55, previously served as chief of the Nassau Ambulance Co.; his wife also used to volunteer with the ambulance company
The dispatcher was stumped as to how to advise the firefighting medical team on scene
Life Flight paramedic Tyson Mason, 29, and a nurse were returning from a shift when the vehicle they were in was struck head-on by a pickup truck
Emergency responders searched for survivors for hours after a twister leveled a park in rural Georgia
More than 40 responders from across Mississippi had gathered to search for the dead and injured
Leonardo Moreno collapsed while attempting to rescue three utility workers who died from toxic methane gas exposure
The firefighters and a police officer were taken to the hospital after their carbon monoxide monitor alarm went off
Authorities described the building as having a weak structure and it was built more than five decades ago
The program will serve as a six-month trial of how firefighters and paramedics can assist medical facilities with at-home patient care
The fire captain told the woman to “hug me as tight as you can” before they were safely lifted back into the helicopter
Firefighters, soldiers and other emergency responders are digging through the rubble to look for survivors
Jimmy Hendryx’s cancer is considered a presumptive illness for firefighters under state law
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