Fire-EMS
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Fire commissioner: “If you want to be union, grab your stuff and go somewhere else guys, because it (isn’t) going to work in Williston”
Boston EMS Incident Commander Neil P. Blackington shares his strategy and lessons learned from the blaze that killed two firefighters
A decision to change the EMS system must be done in a deliberate way
The fire chief was placed on leave after an investigation revealed responders may not have proper training to use the equipment
Crews plan to become more vigilant about their surroundings after a bullet grazed the side of a firefighter’s head as he treated a patient
Timothy Graves went missing on June 28, and was struck and killed by a train in Ohio; his car was found parked nearby
The firefighter suffered a graze wound to the head as crews responded to a patient having trouble breathing
The state is investigating allegations that CPR, fire and EMT training records were falsified
Patrick Mahany, 64, was a decorated Vietnam veteran and flew for Flight for Life for 27 years
2 other crew members have non-life threatening injuries from crash that occurred as helicopter departed hospital
The last five years has also seen the lowest number of deaths in any five-year period since record keeping began in 1916
A retired firefighter revived a woman, her pregnant daughter and an 8-year-old boy; at least 127 were rescued and 26 are missing
Voters passed a ballot item to consolidate the two agencies, which includes adding two paid EMS employees to the volunteer department
About 5,000 people within a 2-mile radius of the fire are evacuating
Responders flew a drone with a haul line attached to it to the middle of the river, and an 18-year-old used it to pull a life jacket from the shore before being rescued
County officials cut about $1.8 million in EMS funding over a three-year period at the beginning of the recession
Sean Patrick Farnand, 46, a paramedic captain, was fired after coming to work with bloodshot eyes and breath smelling of alcohol
The patient and medic crew in the ambulance were taken to a hospital with injuries following a collision with a car
When a family began screaming, he jumped over a six-foot fence and performed CPR, resuscitating a girl who drowned in a pool
Both injured firefighters were released from the hospital within 48 hours of the stabbing and are expected to make a full recovery
The argument started over a custody battle; the police and fire department are investigating the incident
Fire caused by powder thrown into the crowd from the stage; hundreds of people, many with serious burns, are hospitalized
The woman, eight months pregnant at the time, claims that volunteer firefighters convinced her to submit to a cervical exam and they used dirty gloves
Co-hosts Chris Cebollero and Kelly Grayson discuss whether an EMT who refused to respond to an infant in cardiac arrest should be held criminally liable for the infant’s death.
An uptick in bizarre calls involving patients who are often naked and delirious from flakka use puts responders in chaotic, dangerous situations
The department reduced shift length based on a review of four years worth of response data
They were stabbed while assisting an ‘intoxicated’ man; the firefighters were listed in stable condition
Three firefighters fixed the disabled minivan when a man became ill and couldn’t complete the job himself
He read on Facebook about a person donating a large sum of money to the victims, so he said ‘This person ought to be praised for his good deed’
Austin fire and EMS leaders were surprised to see a discussion for a merger on the city council agenda, and say more research is needed
The girl was stabilized at the pool before being taken to the hospital
