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
Tony Nnonso Obi is the seventh person to be convicted of the crime
After several hospitals on the East Coast had troubling issues with power loss, health officials are looking into disaster preparedness
According to the Department of Labor, the number one injury to EMT’s is assault
The cause of the fire is still under investigation
The 19-year-old firefighter’s phony calls prompted large searches and endangered some dozen people
The project would cost $1.8 million and will use GPS technology
The Rialto Fire Dept. only has three paramedic ambulances and wil only assign a paramedic fire engine to minor medical calls
The 2-year-old who fell into a wild dog habitat did not die from the fall, rather bleeding to death after the mauling
Due to overwork and stress, paramedics are leaving departments at a high rate
New York state sent out an urgent plea for assistance asking for medical and communications help
The aim of the video is to bring attention to the crucial seconds that can be saved if motorists pull over for emergency vehicles
The explosives went off all at once, scattering the crowd
Several people fell ill after a jar of formaldehyde spilled
When crews arrived, one of the family members had already fallen unconscious
The 45-year-old helicopter went down while the police were looking for a 9-year-old boy who ran away from home
The man was trying to ‘get a nice view of the city’ when he got his legs stuck to the fence
Quick action from responders save this man’s life after he jumps from a building in an apparent suicide attempt
The woman is a Black Belt in the Korean martial art and punched the shark so hard it swam away
The boy’s grandfather started violently shaking and sweating; the boy found his cell phone and called 911
After Superstorm Sandy destroyed an island’s only road connection, crews must now travel by ferrie
Millions still remain without power, access to gasoline, and adequate public transportation
The new policy is drawing criticism because some say it violates First Amendment rights and was created unilaterally
The firefighter paramedic has developed a belt that will help first responders while lifting heavy patients
The storm has claimed many lives, including those of police officers and firefighters
The storm’s effects are finally easing after killing dozens of people and causing up to billions in damage
The task force, including paramedics, firefighters, and search dogs, is working with FEMA to coordinate the effort
The device contains six cameras that can take two photographs per second and send them to a laptop or smartphone
East Haven’s mayor is a retired firefighter
Officials say there was no specific incident that prompted the policy change