Fire-EMS
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Chris and Kelly also talk about a Texas EMS agency that’s pushing back on fire-based service
Those ordinary calls make you stop to appreciate the world outside your own
Chris and Kelly also talk about the 911 dispatcher who has come under fire for her brusque replies to a woman who called to report a rape
More than 100 firefighters responded; six people were pulled from the rubble and transported to the hospital
The fire truck was struck while protecting the scene were medics and a rescue squad worked a vehicle crash
After treating the 12-year-old for bumps and bruises, they decided to rally around him and boost his confidence
The plane was reportedly flying low before the crash, which destroyed a mobile home in Florida
David Lodarski and his paramedic son were going off-roading when a vehicle struck their ATV, sending them tumbling toward oncoming traffic
Firefighters say they often have to wait 20 or 30 minutes for a Rural/Metro ambulance to arrive
The firefighters had just carried 2 civilians out on ladders when the Kansas City apartment building wall collapsed
The fire truck isn’t active, so people won’t see it at the site of an emergency; it can bee seen in parades, community outings and school activities
Thanks to a partnership between a college and the local fire department, students will be able to access careers in fire and EMS
The wearable technology tracks and reports the location of responders without the need of radio or communications
The decision came after two infants in the same week were transported to the hospital in fire trucks
Robert Gotay pocketed about $16,000; he resigned after the missing money was noticed and confessed that he had a severe gambling problem
Sources say a firefighter allegedly designed a website to help colleagues housing actual pediatric advanced life support exam questions
There are three things every EMS provider needs to focus on to get the job done confidently and competently
The consolidation of fire and EMS services from seven municipalities reduced the number of stations, vehicles and firefighters
The 16.6 inches of rain in Columbia on Sunday was one of the rainiest days in the US in the last 15 years
Brody Channel was honoring his father who died in the line of duty last year; he pulled to the side of the road to help an officer perform CPR on an unresponsive 9-month-old girl
The paramedic/firefighter made it past the qualifying round and is headed to the semi-finals
A smartphone video captures a 71-year-old man enter a river to assist a man collapsed on a rock and partially submerged
Diana Gilboy, 43, had been a paramedic/firefighter with the Casselberry Fire Department for 10 years
Two children were home alone when they were found hiding while their house was on fire
To make its service more efficient, the new agency requires that all EMTs are also certified firefighters
The private ambulances would help handle less serious calls so that DC Fire and EMS can respond in a timely fashion to every emergency call
First-of-its-kind research of medics in the U.S. fire service reveals troubling rates of obesity, binge drinking and smokeless tobacco use
A fifth grader, whose dad works as a firefighter, came up with the idea to put decals on his football team’s helmets to honor EMT/firefighter Dennis Rodeman
The ambulance was parked on the side of the highway, responding to a rollover, when it was struck by the tractor-trailer
The fire department is changing its policy to focus on more urgent emergency situations
They removed the patient from the ambulance and pushed the gurney two blocks up the steep hill to a hospital
Stuart Hardy, 31, suffered an extensive brain injury; he leaves behind a wife and three young daughters
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