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
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
Gruen died trying to help others, killed in a wreck on his way to assist at another crash
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The French soldier is recovering from his injuries and has been released from the hospital
Village officials say more funding is needed to save fire department
The volunteer EMT department began a new system that has two of its 16 EMTs on call from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m.
60 bottles of morphine and 163 packages of Fentanyl were allegedly gone
Two children remained hospitalized with serious burn injuries after a 32-foot boat they were riding in burst into flames
Many firefighter-medics in their 50s are nearing retirement and more job opportunities are now available as a result
A MedicAlert bracelet ensures critical medical information is available to emergency responders in minutes
The rescuers were trapped on the rocks by rising waves for about five hours, getting sprayed by the ocean and battered by winds
A spokesman for the Scottish Ambulance Service confirmed the figures but did not speculate on causes
Ideas to help staffing issues include combining EMS districts and also paying volunteers
Jennifer Landmesser can no longer work as a paramedic, but she refuses to allow her disability the upper hand
Two other cars were also involved in the wreck, but no one from either was hurt
The National Transportation Safety Board has begun an investigation into the cause of the cargo train collision
Plans called for rescue workers to canvass the woods and divers to use sonar to search a big, murky pond where the bulk of the twin-engine aircraft was submerged
One passenger suffered a collapsed lung and another suffered fractures to both shoulders
Angel Flight is a nonprofit group that arranges free air transportation for sick patients from volunteer pilots
McClay was taken to the hospital by air ambulance, but died later from her injuries
The girl was crushed by the body of a 38-year-old man who leapt from the 11th story of his apartment building
Former mechanic Peter Corbett was unconscious for three months following the crash
Matthew Bielecki shook his head in shock as each of the new 29 counts of sex-related crimes
Tim McCormick died in February when a car crashed into the ambulance he and his co-worker were riding in
Tom Gruen and another EMT were on their way to help at another crash when police say they lost control in a rain storm
Officials are optimistic that there are no other victims
The woman, who is technically a patient and therefore will not be identified, has called 300 times in the past 18 months
Montgomery County rescuers worked to stabilize the structure for more than four hours to free a second worker
Herbert Schaible, 44, and his 43-year-old wife, Catherine, were charged Wednesday with third-degree murder in the April death of their 8-month-old son
At first, emergency responders didn’t know for sure whether anyone had jumped, but the early-morning call kicked off a search effort