Fire-EMS
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On the eve of this U.S. holiday, we should all be grateful for the work EMS, fire and police are doing to protect to those in Ferguson
EMS1 video producer Ray Kemp was ‘sickened’ watching buildings burn to the ground
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The SUVs will be staffed by four firefighters for EMS calls; the goal of the smaller vehicles is to reduce wear and tear on larger, more expensive fire trucks
The program puts students on fire trucks and ambulances for training before they graduate high school
The survival of fire-based EMS may rest upon delivering services before 911 is called; it’s a tough proposition, but a doable one
The family lost a kitten, dog and a ferret to the fire as well as all of their belongings; a GoFundMe page has been set up to help the family
The new plan is set to go in effect on April 15; there has been major opposition from the city council members and residents
The ambulance was donated by a disability resource facility; they said the department would get more use out of it
The SUV crashed through a guardrail and fell 30 feet before landing upside down in the bed of a pickup truck
The two were using a small propane cylinder to make a model rocket when the cylinder exploded; an 18-year-old was critically injured and died at the hospital
The helicopter appears to have been coming down the side of a mountain when it crashed at the foot of it and caught fire
City officials unanimously passed a resolution to show support for keeping the mutual aid agreement with non-profit ambulance services in neighboring towns
The driver became disoriented, exited the vehicle and was struck by a passing tour bus; he was transported to a hospital for treatment
No one was injured and the cause of the fire is under investigation
Brad Tate was fired in 2013 after officials found he provided substandard care, intimidated and bullied patients and falsified records to show patients who called 911 refused care
More than 30 passengers were sent to hospitals when the train derailed; none of the injuries were considered life-threatening
The $140,000 ambulance was bought with a grant and donations; the rig will be put to use since nearby stations have discontinued ambulance services
Carrie Lynn Spann, 38, was driving on the wrong side of a highway when she struck an SUV; she was returning home from a shift at work when the crash occurred
It took the first responders nearly an hour to free the man who was trapped between the bucket and the body of the construction vehicle he had been driving
Firefighters and paramedics responded to the call within six minutes but were unable to find the train for nearly half an hour
The fire truck responded after no ambulances were available; the ambulances were stuck at the hospital waiting to hand off a patient
They each proposed to their girlfriends following their graduation from the FDNY EMS Academy
The mayor announced the plan to end the agreement in March; a city council chairman said there is no need to fix something that isn’t broken
Pilot Chad Hammond, critical care nurse Stasi Cernadas, critical care medic Jason Snipes and patient Zachary Strickland were killed in the crash
Dwayne Woodbridge was accused of twice raping a friend and coworker after she asked him to donate his sperm so she could be artificially inseminated
Derek Lankowski was driving when high winds blew a tree onto his truck; he was pronounced dead at the scene
County commissioners introduced a proposal that would change EMS shifts; the paramedic said it would cause experienced medics to seek work elsewhere
EMS runs by the Springfield Fire/Rescue division have increased by 40 percent in a decade; officials say the trend cannot continue
It will likely take several months or as much as a year or longer for the NTSB to determine the cause of the crash
The armed man who was shot by police and a bystander hit with shrapnel were transported to the hospital
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