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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
Clive Fire Department Assistant Chief Tony Collins happened to be celebrating his 53rd birthday at the pub and rushed forward to start CPR
Paramedics administered CPR and the man was taken to a hospital; officials said he had a pulse and was breathing at the hospital
Richard Newman, 38, was seriously burned when the helicopter crashed and caught fire; he’s in the ICU with burns covering nearly 20 percent of his body
“Allowing first responders to administer Narcan will save lives,” Gov. Chris Christie said
The aim is to give the 26 agencies a tool to track their money in wake of financial troubles and theft
About 80 percent of the calls are medical, and rebranding the department to reflect that can break down artificial barriers between EMS and fire, a city-hired firm said
New evidence shows special recruitment workshops were organized for relatives of department members
Residents of the motel included Superstorm Sandy victims who were staying there because their homes remain uninhabitable
The 39-year-old man was taken to a hospital and pronounced dead; police say he was not the intended target
A decision to change the EMS system must be done in a deliberate way
Firefighters were responding to a medical call when the ambulance got stuck in mud; the firefighter was behind the ambulance when he was hit
The money from his estate will fund a new ambulance and the police K-9 unit for the next 10 years
Emergency medical personnel, state and local police, and firefighters would be able to file claims for mental-health counseling following post-traumatic stress diagnoses by board-certified psychiatrists or psychologists
The National Transportation Safety Board have not yet determined the cause of the leak
The city and fire chief raised concerns about private ambulance companies, citing an abrupt closure of Life Ambulance
Firefighters had to free the 22-year-old woman and she was airlifted to the hospital with a broken leg and dislocated shoulder and hip
The toddler was taken to a hospital for evaluation, but did not suffer any major injuries
The chief pleaded guilty to stealing nine small vials of Diazepam after he was caught on camera taking the drugs from an ambulance
The Md. medic said she just did what came naturally to her when she rushed through the thick smoke, found the woman and brought her outside
The error cost the city $336K/year and benefited about 110 firefighters and EMTs; many feel the adjustment will serve as a de facto pay cut
The helicopter crashed and caught fire on top of at least three vehicles; one person was taken to a hospital in critical condition
Crews had no idea where to go because their radios were incompatible
EMT Jennifer Hesselbein: “Without his efforts and bravery, I can say that I would not be here today”
Police said the 67-year-old man told officers he was doing a transfer to Dallas and was still wearing his hospital gown
Firefighter-medic Wayne Jeffers started his shift on Sunday and died later that morning
The side mirror of an ambulance struck the pedestrian’s head; medics took him to the hospital in critical condition
Oreo, a black and white Labrador, somehow made her way about 40 feet down a 90-foot high cliff; a sheriff’s deputy dangling from a helicopter plucked her up
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