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I’ve been to several MCIs that in retrospect were managed poorly, but here’s what I’ve learned from experience
Running a kitchen and making a good meal is in many ways like running a call
Because of cold temperatures, firefighters used equipment to blow warm air into the hole during the rescue effort to protect the dog from hypothermia
A woman was also extricated from her car, and all were treated for non-life threatening injuries
Firefighters will check-up on patients as part of a new pilot program to help reduce readmissions
Depending on the collection rate, the city could lose $364,000 or earn $15,000 per year if run by the fire department
The 250-gallon tank of nitric acid exploded and filled the building with a cloud of corrosive vapor, causing burns and breathing problems
Mayor: ‘Words cannot repay the debt of gratitude that we owe these men and their loved ones.... They put themselves in harm’s way so that others may be safe.’
Two crew members made it out safely when a fire started in the back of an ambulance
Officials said they believe the fierce flames may have severed the fallen heroes’ fire hose as they struggled to battle the raging blaze
Eight American Ambulance employees will lead the training sessions, which will be held in classrooms throughout the day
The paramedic reportedly confessed that not only did he steal a dozen hydrocodone pills from a home, but he ingested them on the clock as well
Firefighter Rick Halcomb contracted hepatitis on the job; he medically retired after 9 years
Rumors spread that he authorized an MCI vehicle to shuttle guests to and from a fire chief’s wedding
People once thought missing have turned up safe, but that provided little relief to firefighter McClelland who must bring closure to the relatives and friends of those who have not been found
Lt. Edward J. Walsh had nearly 30 years on the job; Firefighter Michael R. Kennedy was a six-year veteran
In radio conversations, firefighters were heard asking for more water and being ordered out of the building as the 9-alarm fire tore through a brownstone
Mayor Nutter’s proposal will send out ambulances on advanced life-support calls with a medic and lesser-qualified EMT rather than the usual two medics
Witnesses said it stemmed from the firefighter refusing to move his fire truck because he was rendering aid to the patient
The pair fell from the bridge railing, became entangled and fell spinning to the ground, drawing a rescue operation and a crowd of onlookers
Pa. EMT Katheryn Deprill has met her biological mother after a successful social media campaign to find her
Police say they haven’t had a chance to negotiate the extra work that comes with carrying Narcan; firefighters say they respond to medical emergencies and should be the ones administering it
Firefighters and David Snelbaker, an EMT, Chris Bardsley, and Alan Shaw, a paramedic, began to treat the dog, a collie, giving it oxygen via a specialized mask for animals
The woman said she had worked extensive overtime recently and was “extremely tired”
Firefighter Edwin “Jeff” Wentzel, a 35-year veteran of the department, was struck and killed by a train searching for a missing woman
It will open May 15 for families, rescue personnel and others directly affected
“They were constantly bickering back and forth with one another, said patient Rose Preston, who took a train to the hospital
No one suffered life-threatening injuries after an eight-car train plowed and scaled an escalator at an underground station
Both rescuers are dads of young kids themselves and say that’s what prompted the idea while working to free a family from a stuck elevator
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