Fire-EMS
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Dr. Lori Moore-Merrell announces plans to rename the USFA to the U.S. Fire and EMS Administration
Industry leaders weigh in on celebrating EMS Week amidst the forces shaping the EMS landscape
Your agency should have a policy covering communication with Deaf and hard-of-hearing people; are you familiar with it?
Pilot program in El Cajon diverted some 911 calls to nurses for the appropriate level of care
Video showed smoke filling the Eastern Market station as an insulator under a train began to burn
Tri-Township Fire and Rescue fire chief required EMTs to become Advanced EMTs
Sioux City council capped the number as the fire department moved to hire more FFs to fill vacant EMS positions
EMS Station 37 is expected to reduce wait times in the southwest part of the city, freeing up other units
Officers responded to a 911 call in East Lansdowne about a girl being shot immediately came under fire
The Phoenix Fire Department is investigating the death of a patient reportedly dropped by firefighters.
Officials in Ashtabula County held a drill at Conneaut High School and learned what they can improve upon
Detailing changes to equipment and PPE priority lists
After dropping Empress EMS, the Kingston Fire Department has placed one ALS unit in service and aims to have a second in service
Mission city officials voted to drop Med-Care EMS and switch to fire-based EMS
The medical director for the Middletown Division of Fire stated the paramedics “breached the standard of care and the breach caused” the death
St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls, Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire and all Prevea Health locations in western Chippewa Valley will be permanently closed
Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott opposed the plan saying some people are “excellent paramedics” who may not be able to test to be firefighters
Most of the first Monterey Park firefighters on the scene of the Star Ballroom Dance Studio shooting had less than five years on the job
Lake County firefighters on two units nearest to the site of the Jan. 4 emergency failed to promptly alert dispatchers they were available to respond, investigation revealed
The newest state-of-the-industry survey sharpens the focus on fire department leadership
The public’s First Amendment right to film is strongest when it comes to filming governmental employees engaged in their public duties in public places
Gasoline was poured into a fire pit after the fire did not ignite as expected
Bruce Seidel refers to the Mason City crew as the “The Fearsome Foursome”
Baltimore EMS personnel will be eligible for the retention bonus if they stay on the job for the next three years
Kingston Mayor Mayor Steve Noble says additional staffing is needed for service and billing
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
Renner’s snowmobile rolled over, breaking 30 bones, leaving him in critical condition
Paramedics Julie Purick and Davin Eshelman were exposed to respiratory injuries that were “secondary to the inhalation of hot smoke and gas,” the union said
The 75-year-old Dalton man set himself on fire while using a lighter to open a bag of potato chips
Kingston officials decided not to use Empress EMS, claiming the contract would cost taxpayers over $500,000-$1,000,000 a year
Portland firefighters faced a 20-minute ambulance delay while treating a patient experiencing chest pains
Several patients were transported to hospitals after the two front cars of the train derailed outside of Orinda
Roseboro Rescue and EMS shifted operations after a fire destroyed a rig and damaged their station
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