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.
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
The explosion at Nyack College blew out windows and sent a door sailing
Conrad knew he was likely to be injured or killed sitting in his car, so he got out and ran
When Khyati Shah gets the results back from a neurologist, she will decide if she wants to move forward with the lawsuit
EMTs and medics are governed by a patchwork of rules from state to state
The funding will cover the cost of courses including firefighter safety and survival, wildland firefighting and incident command
A witness told officers that the wounded man and the suspect had been arguing that morning
The 13-year-old sister jumped into the water to help her brother, but she also struggled against the current
James Holl was the first EMT to be employed by the department in 1979
None of the students was seriously injured, but the bus driver was taken by ambulance to the hospital in critical condition
A generator for jaws of life needed for one of the squads was stolen last Thursday night
The river’s current was moving very quickly, with a temperature in the low 50s, when Kalman disappeared
Investigators have not yet determined how Townsend ended up in the canal
New policy tells 911 operators to start a fresh ticket when a call that’s waiting for an ambulance gets upgraded to high-priority status
The main cuts in funding would be in the amount that goes to fire departments
The local medical examiner’s office says three victims died at the scene, while the fourth died at a hospital
The incident in D.C. renews the push to have emergency vehicles exempted from the EPA rules
The stickers will link to a copy of the car’s schematics so emergency responders can safely see how to save injured occupants
Two men and two women were flown to Tucson hospitals with injuries described as serious but not life threatening
For 12 minutes Wednesday, call takers had to scribble emergency messages onto slips of paper and hand them off to runners
The man had completed a week-long EMT refresher course, but was not certified as an EMT, officials said
Kyle Dube said he intended to kidnap Nichole and hide her and that he would later find her and be the hero
Rescue attempts failed to bring him down to an altitude where helicopters could land
Police said the woman was threatening store employees
Officials said the trailer disconnected from the rig and slammed into the van, ripping it apart
A made-up account of two canoeists in distress resulted in Eau Claire and Township fire departments spending 94 personnel hours at a cost of $7,600
MOST POPULAR
- DC firefighter investigated for Facebook rant over La. police shooting
- La. signs into law protection of first responders in hate crimes
- Firefighter-paramedic resigns after X-rated selfie surfaces
- La. set to expand hate-crimes laws to include first responders
- 150 rescuers on scene where 19 trapped in cave by rising water