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
Two other responders were also badly injured in the collision
Brittany Despins was involved in the crashes that killed an EMT last week
Victims begged 911 operators for help
The 23-year-old man fell from a hotel balcony party, with paramedics unable to save him
Fire crews had to extricate the man whose car flipped upon impact
Crews had to remove part of the roof of his house to reach him
The pig is believed to weigh as much as 1,300 pounds
An SUV slammed into an ambulance head on just as crews finished loading a patient
Beaverton police say he was arrested for DUI and would be taken to jail when he leaves the hospital
The Stutsman County Sheriff’s Dept. have the AEDs thanks to a Homeland Security Grant
Member who broke department protocol by responding directly to the scene says he wasn’t responding as a firefighter but as a civilian
Investigators say the float began crossing the train tracks even though warning bells were sounding
The 10-week online program is developed by a local cardiologist that combines heart health, diet, exercise and stress reduction
There were six executives charged in total and were to appear in court Monday
He was pronounced dead after a second vehicle drove through the rollover accident scene
The 32-year-old East Millinocket native sees a need for several changes within the department
Medical calls like chest pains or allergic reactions may not be automatically answered by firefighters with the new policy
The pair remember when all they had was a sedan to transport patients
He alleges he was given dangerous assignments and was threatened with physical violence; the dept. says it is nonsense
Julius Palazzo collapsed right before halftime, off-duty medics and a firefighter rushed the field to save him
Clinton Lowman started serving his community as a volunteer firefighter in 1962
Koregan Quintanilla was abandoned at a Texas firehouse 10 years ago when a firefighter found him
As the war begins to wind down, field medics still deal with gruesome injuries and casualties caused by IEDs and explosions
Firefighter Dawn Brown had adopted the mastiff that fatally attacked her just a week ago
Chad “The Grave Digger” Griggs has been a firefighter for over a decade
Like ethanol, there should be clear guidelines and standards to protect the public
Jessica Lanier had drank three beers before driving and hitting the men
No injuries were reported after the plane was forced to land when the engine lost power
The driver of the ambulance was not at fault but an investigation revealed he had not re-validated his license after a DUI
While giving a traffic update, an SUV was hit by a swerving vehicle, striking the apparatus
