Fire-EMS
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The right messaging and training can give community members the confidence to step up during emergencies
Lillian Bonsignore draws on her 30-plus-year EMS career to spotlight the financial realities facing first responders
EMS providers are more susceptible to sleep disorders and their inherent dangers and health implications
Officials asked dispatch to send a third helicopter and asked for hospitals to be notified in case they needed to evacuate injured firefighters
Three victims are in serious condition and four of those with minor injuries are firefighters
With the recent events in Arizona, departments all over the country are training even harder
The change-up would increase the county’s current five full-time positions to 24 full-time positions with benefits
When disaster strikes, we rescue as many as possible while dealing with the calamity itself
Past behavior can get in the way of common sense
Workers were able to quickly stop the house and back the tire off the man, who suffered a broken pelvis
The mother had a scraped knee and her 1-year-old son wasn’t injured
A man celebrating his 21st birthday stabbed him more than 70 times near a train station
Officials said ambulances could not come too close out of concern that the plane would explode
The majority of Sallisaw Fire Department’s calls are EMS related
On-duty crews have been shifted to the baseball games because volunteers have not stepped up to the plate
He found a neighbor to care for Muffin until his owner got out of the hospital
EMS officials said the injuries included cuts and broken bones but none of the injuries were life-threatening
Festivites turn tragic and medics bear witness
John English is presumed drowned after jumping off a pleasure boat for a swim
Joshua was hailed as a hero for getting help after their car crashed through a guardrail and flipped onto its roof, landing on a sandbar
The girl found on the side of the airplane had injuries consistent with having been run over
Correspondents say such incidents are common in India and are often blamed on poor construction practices
Idea aimed at saving money, cutting response times
NTSB investigators confirmed that the dead included nine passengers and the pilot
Family members saw her exhibiting symptoms consistent with some sort of seizure
182 people were transported to area hospitals with both serious and minor injuries
Four people were listed in serious condition, but their injuries were not considered life-threatening
Firefighters were responding to a crash on the highway but it is unclear why they were stopped on the ramp
Victim remains in critical condition after being found with more than 70 stab wounds
Six others were injured in the crash and prosecutors are considering filing charges against the driver who struck them
The boy was taken to an area hospital where he was pronounced dead
Letter said the agency’s ability to respond to emergecies has been degraded and Ellerbe no longer has the confidence of the people of the district
The teens were taken to area trauma centers, but the driver of the truck was not seriously injured