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.
Everyone must be comfortable speaking up, no matter their rank or years on the job
Emergency services organizations are struggling to meet the escalating needs for medical supplies, equipment and vehicles
Author Jeremy Norton shares his experiences from the field, fueled by the belief that EMS offers the best way to connect and help vulnerable community members
Dr. Michael Copass was known for founding Airlift Northwest, shaping paramedic education programs and demanding that every patient be treated with respect
The East Baton Rouge Parish First Responder Safe Room and Training Center meets FEMA safe room requirements for natural disasters
The 2024 moving memorial made several stops over 15 days through at least 18 states during the journey to Arlington
Triathlete Carson Clough visited first responders who rescued him in a boating accident
“Someone needs to inform the new FDNY Commissioner that he represents the largest EMS system in the entire nation,” EMS Local 2057 President Oren Barzilay said
Amherst County Fire/EMS sees the most new first responders joining the department at one time
Firefighters in Harford County were responding to a call for an outside gas leak when the house exploded before they arrived
One patient was flown to Ryder Trauma Center after an oven exploded inside the Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens
Raleigh firefighters worked quickly to save three children in fast-moving water
Protests and riots after the death of Michael Brown thrust the city into the national spotlight
New Chapel EMS will no longer provide service to Clark County residents after receiving a notice to vacate firehouses
Improperly mixed pool chemicals sent Great Wolf Lodge workers to the hospital in Webster
Denver Health teams are prepared to go to the frontlines to help injured firefighters
A person who had called to request a Brownsville Fire/EMS ambulance ended up hopping into the driver’s seat and stealing the ambulance
While Aurora Fire Rescue attempted to extinguish a house fire, a man ran out with a gun and immediately fired upon a responding Falck Rocky Mountain ambulance
The Alabama Legislature passed a bill last year to authorize the use of the boxes in the state, expanding a law passed in 2000 that allowed the surrender of infants at hospitals
AMR’s response times have raised “significant concerns” among Buffalo council members about the reliability and effectiveness of the services, a resolution states
Dorothy Fire & EMS, along with mutual aid, rescued and treated multiple passengers after their boat ran aground in a marsh and hit several trees
Anchorage Middletown Fire & EMS Department Sgt. Christian Smith drowned while swimming at Barren River Lake
It is our responsibility to respond, no matter what the potential hazards may be, so what is your agency training on?
As the world prepares to root on their athletes at the Games, learn about these seven first responders who served their communities and represented Team USA
Training at the Minnesota State University tested the response capabilities
Bluefield officials plan to place EMS, fire and police in a central location for better response times
The Colorado Springs Fire Department is using grant funding to purchase and place 500 Narcan kits on apparatus and be available to AMR
Houston first responders found the baby inside a bag in the dumpster
Syracuse moviegoers complained of eye and respiratory irritation
A FDNY EMS spokesperson said the EMTs were transported to Staten Island University Hospital
North Kingsville officials cut the part-time EMS service earlier in July due to funding
Two of the victims were critically injured in the explosion at a popular dining and shopping area in Whittier
The Chehalis Fire Department begins the use of its new paramedic ambulance service, working alongside AMR
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