Fire-EMS
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Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson bring expert perspective to hot topics, clinical issues, operational and leadership lessons to EMS personnel and leaders to be safe and successful
With no long-term plan and a lack of vision, the department has barely evolved since the 1970’s
Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson bring expert perspective to hot topics, clinical issues, operational and leadership lessons to EMS personnel and leaders to be safe and successful
The volunteer firefighter about to enter Philadelphia’s fire academy left a note in his car
He was convicted of setting several fires at multi-occupancy dwellings in 2013 and received four to 14 years in prison
Fire chief also announces the department will start giving crisis intervention training to all firefighters and dispatchers next week
Matthew Sanchez told a frantic caller, who was trying to save her friend’s life after being shot, to ‘deal with it yourself’
EMS and fire crews performed a logistically difficult rescue to extricate uninjured man from the truck’s bin
The ordinance passed by the Spokane City Council affects a pilot program that sent sent single-person crews to lower acuity calls
Matthew Sanchez was removed from his position at the dispatch center and reassigned after officials became aware of the conversation
The EMT has worked a high-paying desk job for a year instead of returning to the ambulance as an EMT
Fire chief: “If they know they’re going to be charged, they’re going to be less likely to call in. They could put themselves in more danger”
Keeping fire and EMS personnel safe in low-probability, high-risk situations like those involving active shooters takes preparation — and a lot of it; here’s what the experts say volunteer chiefs can do to be ready
The blast leveled the factory and the death toll may rise once responders gain full access to the site
Rescue task forces and tactical medics offer different, yet more aggressive approaches to active-shooter incidents than standing by until all is clear
Nicholas Hemingway, 23, was honored during funeral services Thursday; he went into cardiac arrest at the fire house at the end of his shift
A group of Lexington police, firefighters and paramedics will travel to Johnson County to help repair property and assist with emergency medical services
In response to a comment about a video showing firefighters being stabbed on a medical call, he posted: “Sadly, I will delay treatment for more of them as well.”
US attorney Bill Killian calls killings of four at military sites an ‘act of domestic terrorism’
The impact of the blast hurled machinery across the building; one person was in critical condition
The way we have provided emergency medical services in the past will not work in the future
The agency recently hired the fatigue management consultation company Circadian to examine several aspects of how it conducts business
The audit criticized medics for failing to complete medical records after delivering emergency care and directs officials to launch a retraining effort
Police said Nicholas Daniels was thrown from his vehicle as a result of not wearing a seatbelt; his death has stunned the department
The paramedics turned on the ambulance’s emergency lights in an effort to get the vehicle off the road before a crash occurred
The Kansas City (Mo.) Fire Department has invested $25,000 in scholarships to attend paramedic school, and is targeting minority students to diversify its team
One man suffered serious burns and was in critical condition, and others were suffering from smoke inhalation; the cause of the fire was being investigated
The 25-year veteran is accused of forging his doctor’s signature on medical records to extend his time on sick leave
A total of $9,240 should have been collected from the classes, but only $2,980 was recorded
Since July 4 three fatal incidents involving the launching of a mortar-type firework by resting the tube on the body have been reported
The firefighter said he knows the risks of the job, and being grazed in the head by a bullet will not keep him from the work he loves
The father was critically injured and died after he was rushed to the hospital by paramedics