Fire-EMS
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Past behavior can get in the way of common sense
Festivites turn tragic and medics bear witness
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Firefighter Randy Hiti was a 26-year veteran with the department; cause of death is unknown
Glenpool’s new EMS provider said the national standard is that the fire department first responds to medical calls, followed by an ALS ambulance
Since the community paramedicine program started in January, none of the 29 patients involved have called 911
Two people were taken to the hospital for evaluation but no one was seriously hurt
Two fire captains violated city and department policies when they punched and cursed at a patient during a medical call
Today’s 911 call centers are staffed 24 hours a day, 365 days a year with police and fire dispatchers and 911 call takers.
More than 20 rescue units spent nearly an hour and a half trying to extract the worker from the trench
One of the explosions sent a fireball at least 300 feet into the air, threatening the local water supply and causing hundreds to evacuate
Medics attempt to extinguish with portable extinguishers; major damage to engine
East Hartford fire department deputy chief and another FF injured, treated and released; vehicle likely totaled
Their injuries were listed as serious, but prognosis for both is good
Some EMTs and paramedics took home more than the mayor and city fire chief as a result of overtime pay
Eric Mitchell Hall was charged for setting the station on fire and for other burglary crimes in the area
He wiggled through an eight-inch ‘wee hopper window’ to save an elderly woman who fell and was hypothermic
The order comes in the wake of the deadly smoke incident aboard a Metro train last month
After firefighters freed the man from the wreckage, he started to fight them; that’s when police subdued him
Time allocation for EMS training is illogical and will increasingly be used to support accusations of negligence and liability
He’s accused of pulling a knife on a coworker and swinging a broom handle at his partner
He said he called out of “drunken boredom” and that he used to be a volunteer firefighter and missed being a part of emergency services
Calif. firefighters woke to the smell of smoke and used a garden hose to put out the blaze
Legislation introduced in state Assembly and Senate toughens penalties for in the line of duty assaults on EMS providers and firefighters
The union boss says the sex was consensual and off duty; reports of sex in the firehouse are unsubstantiated
The wife of a paramedic who died in the line of duty struggled financially, saying EMS providers should get the same state benefits as police and firefighters
It has taken years, but fire departments are making concrete changes to protect their crews from cancer risk
Man barricaded himself inside business, fired on police and then set the building on fire; injured medic in ‘good condition’
Crew was on a call at the time of the fire; station is a total loss
Ken Lehr, 59, was setting up a landing zone when he was backed over by fire truck he was preparing to get on
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