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
A Nelson official Friday said the company does not believe the memo is authentic
Hillsborough Fire Rescue crews arrived to find 8-year-old Sade Carter bitten in the head and face
An arriving deputy saw a single dog still attacking the jogger and tried to chase it off
The bus ran off the right shoulder, then swerved to the other side of the road, rotating 180 degrees before rolling on to its side
His drill instructor asked her to volunteer to be “rescued” in a demonstration of how firefighters save people in trapped buildings
The ceremony paid tribute to four firefighters who died in service last year and recognized 23 firefighters for acts of bravery within their communities
All the members of Smith’s family are devoted volunteer firefighters and they passed that dedication on to her
The man was pronounced dead a short time after he arrived onshore
Lakes Region EMS Executive Director Aarron Reinert admitted there are some challenges to staying in line with health care reform and providing effective emergency services in a less-than-robust economy
Cody Jenkins filed a $500,000 claim against the city in February
The collision sent four people to the hospital and caused the evacuation of an elementary school in Murdock
Hillsborough County sheriff’s spokeswoman said the uncle was not in the room when the shooting happened
Johnson was last seen Friday when he went hiking, and friends became worried when he didn’t go to work on Monday
He said the last time he remembers being stranded was when he and his troops got lost in Paris for six hours during World War II
She kept quiet until she saw a recent investigation centering on two young female cadets who accused two instructors of sexual harassment
The city will fund an extra 11 ambulances without the need to reassign firefighters
Dozens of “rest in peace” and “heartfelt condolences” messages poured into the women’s Facebook sites
Two firefighters pulled over and saved a heart attack victim they saw as they were driving back to their station
The collision that resulted in airlifting all four victims involved an 11-year-old driver
Brittany’s mother explains the outcome should show her daughter died a hero, not from a drunk driving crash
It remains unclear who was driving, but eight of the 10 passengers were children ranging in age from 18 months to 17 years old
Authorities searched for answers Monday, hoping to learn what sparked the blaze and why five of the victims killed Saturday night couldn’t escape
The 6-year-old boy, found on the bottom of a pool, was talking to nurses when the EMS crew left the ER
The women appeared to be in good health and were taken to a hospital to be evaluated and reunited with relatives
Gillian Randall, 42, was pronounced dead at the scene after her ambulance struck a tree on April 26
Dispatch, a homeless man, medics, firefighters and ER staff all played their part in this save
Police say the mother and two of her children, ages 1 and 2 years old, are in critical condition
Coordination for rescues like these take a huge amount of effort
Mandatory overtime has been imposed to make up for the shortfall