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.
Look for these signs and symptoms to identify patients suffering from smoke inhalation and cyanide poisoning
You are staged at a house fire when you are advised that a victim has been located
It’s time that we all get real and accept the uncomfortable truth that scene safety is and always has been a myth
The system is able to override a vehicle’s loud music and send an “emergency vehicle approaching” warning through its speakers
A GoFundMe page has raised over $7,000 to help pay for Leonardo Moreno’s medical bills
Review from The BMJ confirms what many paramedics, firefighters and police officers already know about shift work and its effect on sleep
The bodies of two adult men, an adult woman, and a 5-year-old boy were discovered as crews investigated the 12-unit apartment building
Footage from the scene showed the plane’s nose stuck inside a brick house and large chunks of debris scattered around
Participants rotated between being a rescuer, acting as a rigging guy, working the belay rope and between the haul team
The firefighters union claimed ambulances from AMR are frequently unavailable to cover their response area
Authorities say ice contributed to a southwestern Kansas wreck that killed an Oklahoma man and injured several others
Friends and members of the community left notes, photographs and teddy bears to remember those who died
When emergency workers arrived, they found the badly burned and injured man at the foot of the building
Forecasters issued ice storm warnings from the Oklahoma and Texas panhandles into southern Illinois, with up to 1 inch of ice expected in some locations
When responders arrived at the scene, they saw the woman leaning halfway out a window yelling for help
The proposed contract shows the top raises will go to paramedics, who have a high turnover rate
A preliminary investigation revealed the substance was probably residue from the aircraft’s de-icing system
The children killed were two boys, ages 9 months and 2 years; 3-year-old twin girls; and two girls, ages 10 and 11
Dispatchers would send the ambulance or fire truck that would arrive the quickest, a computer calculation based on mapping and the use of automatic vehicle location devices
Amy Cupples, 41, died Jan. 7 from surgery complications after having an aortic valve replaced
Discuss your duty to extricate a patient from a remote location and what equipment is available to you
Fire officials said the man had significant injuries and was taken to a hospital
A woman and two of the children are in critical condition and the third child is in serious condition
About 2,000 people in a rural community near Sacramento were asked to leave their homes Tuesday evening as emergency crews worked to try to bolster a levee
The storms are part of an “atmospheric river” weather phenomenon that draws precipitation from the Pacific Ocean
The woman was home alone when she called 911; crews arrived around five minutes later
The home was a total loss; a GoFundMe page has raised over $9,000 for the family
Public records and interviews show commanders didn’t know about Ryan Mueller’s history of drug abuse when he was hired
Here’s an overview on how the iPhone changed the course for fire and EMS departments
The caller said the dispatcher told her 911 doesn’t handle animal rescues, and was told to hang up and try dialing 311
Lindell Marbut witnessed the wreck, banged on the windshield with his cane and helped to pull the driver from the car as his caretaker called 911
Responders were inside a home providing medical aid when the ambulance was stolen
A GoFundMe has raised over $9,000 for paramedic Robby Hudson and his family