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.
Patrick Cullum’s quick and frank openness allows us to better understand the tragic event and its consequences
For medical emergencies that exponentially worsen over time, like excited delirium, rapid EMS intervention may be the difference between life and death
Here’s a look under the hood at Next Generation 911 and how one department has implemented it
After a concerned mother posted on Facebook that her son had no one to play with, the fire and police departments turn up
Catching Pokemon at fire stations poses a threat to fire and EMS crews as well as the public
The fire captain and his firefighter-paramedic wife worked to save their neighbors’ homes even after their own was burned
Two four-car trains collided head on in Italy, killing at least 22 and injuring many others
Taxi services and Uber drivers could be used to transport 911 callers as early as 2017
An EMT’s social media post made after the Dallas shootings has captivated civilians and public safety providers
A paramedic involved in the death of a woman and a $1.2 million city settlement with her family may have let his paramedic certification lapse
Officials said it took firefighters 15 minutes to free the woman from the wreckage
Effective July 1, EMTs and firefighters can now carry firearms on the job
Norman Brooks was placed on leave Wednesday following a slew of inflammatory Facebook posts about police shootings
Fire engines will no longer respond to every call, and it could take longer than for ambulances to reach call locations for non-critical events
Here’s a fire and EMS look at how personnel from the Cincinnati Fire Department handled the rescue call for a 3-year-old trapped in a gorilla exhibit
After a Mich. woman was T-boned by a semi, EMS crews were hit while protecting the scene
The firefighter called for police to be shot following the recent shooting of a black man in Baton Rouge by a white police officer
The couple performed CPR on a boy floating face down in a community pool
1st Alliance has launched 1st Help, a searchable database dedicated to finding emotional, financial and religious assistance for first responders and their spouses
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
Tina Mathenia, 46, was a 15-year veteran who died of undisclosed health issues
The bomb went off shortly after midnight in a crowded shopping area
Two firefighter-paramedics discuss treating and transporting nearly one-third of the total 44 patients taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center
A bus carrying roughly 34 adults and children when it ran a flashing red light and a stop sign before hitting the tractor trailer
The firefighters’ union said the agency’s response time was ‘unsatisfactory'; the mayor said he’s satisfied with the agency’s performance
Diley Greiser is campaigning to end a 10-day meat festival in China where 10,000 dogs are tortured, killed and eaten
Since first responders have been using continuous compressions, the five-year survival rate has been 46 percent; the national average is 30 percent
Emergency personnel at the scene of Tuesday’s collision have moved to a recovery operation
The Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad is donating a recently retired ambulance as a replacement
Numerous EMS agencies acquired by private equity firms, are aimed at making a profit from emergency calls while cutting costs and increasing prices.
The winner said volunteer firefighters twice saved his father’s life
Three crew members are missing and one was injured after the head-on collision Tuesday
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