Fire-EMS
The Fire-EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service. Use this page to find news and tips on survivability, ambulance safety, emergency medical response and medical operations.
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Paramedics Julie Purick and Davin Eshelman were exposed to respiratory injuries that were “secondary to the inhalation of hot smoke and gas,” the union said
Portland firefighters faced a 20-minute ambulance delay while treating a patient experiencing chest pains
Vallejo Fire Department paramedics have used tranexamic acid three times with positive results
Ventura County firefighters used Oxnard police robots during a technical rescue operation
Kern County officials created an Ambulance Patient Offload Time Task Force to deal with wait times
An increase in natural disasters has compounded problems for first responders across Texas and other states
Sioux City Fire Rescue has seen a 21% increase in EMS calls over the last five years
More than 80 firefighters worked on the rescue, along with a “complete medical team,” LAFD said; Two rescuers were treated for heat exhaustion with one hospitalized
Use “when-then” thinking to prepare for the unimaginable
The FDNY added the names of 32 firefighters and EMS personnel to the World Trade Center Memorial Wall
The St. Paul city attorney said an internal investigation was closed with no discipline
When it comes to threats on scene, train your internal response to work for you, not against
Two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School were killed; A 14-year-old suspect is in custody
A fire on the roof of Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Allegheny County was determined to be caused by welding
The lawsuit highlighted St. Paul medics reporting manifestations of Parkinson’s disease and obtaining a refusal from a patient who can’t read or speak English
A gas leak caused an explosion in an East Flatbush house in Brooklyn
Pioneer Ambulance’s regional manager proposes that the Baker City Fire Department regain its ambulance license
Sources said a tire on a plane exploded at the wheel and brake shop
A University of Michigan surgical team responded to the scene in Ann Arbor to prepare for a possible field amputation
The Lebanon Fire District announced changes to single and dual-role staffing as well as reducing non-emergency transports
Chandler city officials are considering purchasing 10 ambulances, equipment and begin hiring in 2026
First responders worked to find signs of life inside an excavator buried under rocks and boulders at a quarry in Sterling
The deaths of two people in the flooding have led first responders to talk about the losses and grief
Santa Rosa firefighters had to dismantle an overhead proofer to free the worker’s crushed arm
A woman was killed and a man injured in a suspected propane explosion in Jefferson Township
Tri-Township Fire and Rescue’s new recruitment effort focuses on non-firefighter EMS staffing
First responders faced several rescues from vehicles and homes as storm system hit states
Tense moments during a Waterford board meeting after changes in the fire and EMS departments
First responders in Livingston County worked to rescue an elderly man pinned underneath a tractor
The Fort Worth Fire Department’s homeless outreach program works to connect people with resources
First responders in Baldwinsville traced the leak to a battery-powered forklift
