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
Firefighters and police officers will join other military members to raise money for an Iraq War vet
It is believed Sophie Firth was leaning over a gas fire when it lit her dress on fire
The woman apparently missed a corner and struck a tree
AP looks back at similar incidents in wake of Conn. elementary school shooting
The president was briefed on the shooting Friday morning and has also spoken to the director of the FBI
It has not been revealed if Jacob Roberts left any kind of suicide note
Parents flooded to Sandy Hook Elementary School, about 60 miles northeast of New York City, looking for their children in the wake of the shooting
Fire service holiday stories give us fits of disbelief, laughter and tears
The man was trying to take a photo of the Chicago skyline
The department is looking into new software that can better track equipment and call times
A new patient treatment protocol called “Minimally-Interrupted Cardiac Resuscitation” is being used
The gunman had no connection to the two people he shot and killed
Stacee McWilliams says she had to beg the football player to get his friend out of the burning car
A barged headed to NY from NJ is on its way carrying the crowning spire
Police, firefighters and other professionals were expected to report the alleged abuse of children by a church pastor
NC Firefighter Spagnoletti suffered a major heart attack while on duty
While assisting another DUI driver, a second driver crashed into the scene
6''8" Lincoln Dodd saved a husband and wife trapped in their bedroom
Ahmed Maloud Sidi Alewya was arrested for violating federal immigration law
Both vehicles involved in the crash sustained heavy damage
Researchers will closely monitor 50 firefighters over the two-year study
Firefighters rescue worker dangling from water tank
The Rep wants to end the ‘culture of self regulation’
The woman’s fiance is still in the hospital after suffering burns to 65 percent of his body
Jovan Belcher’s mother can be heard begging for an ambulance
Dan Castrillo was admitted to the hospital over the weekend and passed away a few days later
After Sandy, city officials say the city’s energy systems can withstand a category 2 hurricane
Captain Michael Morse talks about his experiences during his 22 years as an EMT
Two incompatible chemicals mixed at the auto parts manufacturer causing several illnesses