Fire-EMS
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The grant will be used to reimburse state and local agencies for overtime and regular salary costs related to the response
The volunteer fire district now blocks roads at crash scenes after a newly minted medic was hit and killed by a truck
Some chiefs believe merging departments and increasing MABAS might be necessary if departments can’t raise funds via taxes
Members of the Traditionalist Worker Party and counter protesters were treated for stab wounds, cuts, scrapes and bruises
The Heart and Lung Act compels employers of public-safety workers to grant full pay and health coverage during time off for an on-the-job injury
A track meet competitor tripped and was stabbed in the eye by a javelin; someone removed it before firefighters arrived
Officials said someone erroneously called 911 reporting hundreds of people needed medical attention for severe burns
Initial rescue efforts were complicated by heavy rains and the threat of more tornadoes and hailstorms
Officials said the tanker truck did not stop and yield to an ambulance that had its lights and sirens on
Now that he’s on the transplant list, Mike Bramhall will wait two to four weeks to receive new lungs
The fire dept. sent more than 80 personnel and 34 vehicles, but they were forced to remain outside
The new program targets those in the population who repeatedly call 911 and use the hospital’s emergency room to address chronic illnesses
The first responders fee was newly implemented to prevent fire station brownouts
The man fatally shot a volunteer firefighter as he was responding to an emergency call
Attorneys said the paramedics did not check the woman’s vital signs, connect her to an EKG machine or follow cardiac arrest protocol
Thousands of firefighters saluted a flag-draped casket passed carrying two tiny vials of blood, the only known remains of a comrade who died in the Sept. 11 attacks
More than half of children who’ve died from heat strokes in vehicles since 1998 were forgotten by their parents or caregivers
The controversy over Lockport’s ambulance service took another turn as the council gave the fire department a green light for ALS service
The firefighter paramedic watched an alligator attack and kill his playmate as a young boy
Orlando firefighters treated and sheltered victims at a station fewer than 200 yards from the nightclub
City officials quickly decided to use the 311 call center as an alternative but debated for at least a half hour how to let the public know about the problems
The private ambulances have eased D.C. Fire and EMS’s ability to respond to emergency calls
The department’s certified peer counselors will provide counseling for firefighters who responded to the shooting
The motorcycles will allow first responders easier and quicker access when reaching those in need
The union president said the 2014 grievance has yet to be resolved and could lead to requiring the city to reinstate the ambulance service
Along with citing the need for more minority positions within the departments, there were significant gaps in the hiring of female candidates
Individuals who call four to eight times in a year would be charged a $25 fee for each emergency vehicle that responds
The company handled 2,308 fire calls, 7,436 EMS calls and auxiliary members put in 733 hours on emergency calls in 2015
It can take less than 10 seconds for an average adult to become completely submerged in a grain bin accident
The man fell out of his boat and was spotted 50 yards off shore yelling for help
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