Fire-EMS
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Ambulances were sent to the scene as a precaution, but no injuries were reported.
Years of budget cutbacks mean the fleet has grown dangerously old, union officials say, and breakdowns are frequent
The death toll has climbed to 104, including 21 firefighters, making the disaster the deadliest for Chinese firefighters in more than six decades
New city firefighter is the first graduate from a partnership program that trains low-income young people to become EMTs
This week, five of the county’s 11 ambulances were out of order, several of them for ongoing issues
A total of 701 people were injured, including 71 in serious condition; the number of missing is unknown
The fire department is called out only when a patient is in a life-threatening or critical condition
Hundreds injured and 32 in critical condition; shockwaves were felt miles away
Tara Kimberly Lindquist admitted to taking the money from a victim’s wallet to pay for her electric bill; two brothers, ages 18 and 14, died in the crash
The 10-year-old boy was stuck on the cliff about 100 feet above ground; officials aren’t sure how he got there
Officials said about a fourth of the departments have vests available to them and have been helpful on more than one occasion
Among the injured: seven Miami firefighters, two children and their grandmother, and two people in a car clipped by the spinning wreckage
The lawsuit filed last summer said that Ye Mengyuan, who was hurt during the crash, was left in a dangerous area and was run over by two firefighting vehicles
Five ambulances and more than 80 firefighters responded when Steve-O climbed a 100-foot crane to protest Sea World
Paramedic services were suspended in May due to a lack of a coordinator, expired medications found on ambulances and lapses in drug record-keeping procedures
The year-long pilot program sends a nurse practitioner to treat patients on scene who don’t need transport to the hospital
Four adults and three children, a 1-month-old boy, a 2-year-old boy, and a 16-year-old girl, were hurt in the crash
There was a significant post-crash fire; officials don’t know the cause of the crash
Dewey Fire Chief Dale Little won the 2015 Harvey Conner EMS Instructor of the Year award from the Oklahoma Emergency Medical Technician Association
The $136K in federal funds will help integrate EMS services into the department
The department will replace 33-year-old tanker truck
The petition was launched on the heels of N.Y.’s minimum wage increase to $15 per hour for fast food workers, which is more than what many public safety workers are paid
The cash-strapped city of Edna may hand over services to the district, EMS could also be placed on the local hospital
Some employees suffered minor injuries; one was transported and the others were treated on scene
To combat the heroin epidemic, firefighters developed “your life matters” cards with help line numbers for addicts they treat
The NH fire marshal said it’s unclear why a circus operator proceeded with a show minutes after a severe storm warning was issued
The volunteer firefighter about to enter Philadelphia’s fire academy left a note in his car
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