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
An additional 60 people were injured, many too frail or weak to escape the blaze
Ashley Choate was responding to a call at the woman’s home and stole $100
The suit will be resistant to hazmat and grant superhuman strength
Officers have released the video of the attack where a person threw a Molotov cocktail at a man
The officers were on their way to work at a jail when the accident occurred
The reported agreement to link dispatch systems still sees crews logging slower response times
A car that was drag racing crashed into a SUV holding a family of four
No one is believed to have died from the accident
Both the boy and his grandmother are recovering from burns after the boy carried his grandmother to safety
Jakub Halik lived for six months with a mechanical heart, dying from liver failure
The firefighters allegedly passed off bogus Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support cards as legitimate
The firefighter rappelled from the top of an apartment building to reach the man, who was also carrying a child
Two firefighters were in the ambulance when it struck a car, causing minor injuries
The 14-month-olds have been transferred to the ICU
Ambulance deployment requires a different approach than the one fire departments usually take
Organizers estimate 14 million people, including 9.3 million in California will participate
The man died from his injuries sustained during a Tuesday refinery explosion
The Detroit Fire Commissioner says Jeff Gaglio is being disciplined for an inventory violation
A quick-acting firefighter was able to push the girl from the 12th floor ledge she threatened to jump from
Victim had health issues and used an oxygen tank, which was found in the room
Pharmacists noticed ‘excessive amounts of narcotics were being dispensed to the Princeton Fire Department’
Firefighters will now pick up medical calls; cuts represent a 20% decrease in personnel
The airbags have been reported to not deploy or launch metal shrapnel when used
Officials say that Detroit paramedic James Gaglio is meeting with union representatives to address other work issues unrelated to the “blanket scandal”
The Pa. firefighters do their own rendition of viral South Korean hit
A truck driver accidentally rear-ended the ambulance, causing it to overturn
Tony Lindeman had an unexpected heart failure but miraculously survived after medics running the race helped him
‘Chicago Fire’s’ premiere shows its good and bad; time will tell which will dominate
Emergency medical vehicle and firefighters to staff it were installed at nearby car dealership