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.
One central question is just how much risk responders should be expected to take on?
Attorney General Eric Holder plans to bring PSOB functions, including legal, under one roof, in an effort to ensure that fallen or injured officers and their families receive benefits in a timely manner
Originally announced in 2010, the merger will eventually lead to a single Division of Fire, Rescue and Emergency Medical Service
Salt Lake City Fire Department investigation finds no difference in the interruption to compressions between video and direct laryngoscopy
The department will send out SUVs ahead of ambulances to areas experiencing high call volumes
The woman had suffered a head injury not related to the accident earlier in the day
Waze users reported a Texas interstate accident that appeared on a dispatch center’s feed 11 minutes before a 911 call was made
The consultants will research the Memphis Fire Department’s high call volume issues and come up with solutions
Two adults and four children were found by a relative; a generator was being run in the basement of the home
EMS medical directors discuss integrated health care programs to serve frequent 911 callers at Gathering of Eagles
Responders treated eight gunshot victims spread out over several miles
An off-duty firefighter saw smoke and called in the fire, but was unable to rescue the woman
The department hopes the new vehicles will decrease the stigma of calling for an ambulance
The ballistic vests and helmets are to be worn in active shooter situations
The ambulance features classic green stripe and gold lettering to mimic the department’s ambulances from 1976
The bag valve mask obscured the victim’s face while his firefighter son performed CPR
Firefighters from across the country call for changing the protocol that prohibits certified medical first responders from using epinephrine
All five people on board made it out of the helicopter; the 18-year-old had to be cut from his seat
One firefighter fell through the floor while battling the blaze
The department will install 30 ambulance-charging stations throughout the city to reduce engine idle times
A recent state law allows paramedics to use an EpiPen, but not certified medical first responders
The additions will increase the department’s ability to provide advanced life support rather than just basic services
The driver ran through a crash scene and fatally struck another driver standing in the median with police and firefighters
Fire Chief George Sheets said the firehouse is not a place for reckless “Animal House” behavior
The paramedic allegedly diverted narcotics and refilled the vials with saline; a criminal investigation is underway
The mayor plans to add 30 part-time dispatchers to help manage the calls and cut down the wait time
Every medic that worked with Brian Shepler, 44, has a story to tell about him as a leader, problem solver and mentor
To move out of crisis mode and on from dire consultant studies, volunteer EMS needs less analysis and more action
A car crash set off a series of collisions involving 16 cars on a foggy Central California highway
Fire departments can use the program’s money for terrorism response training
The crash involved at least 50 commercial and private vehicles
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