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
A volunteer firefighter tried to assist but could only stand by as flames spread
The EZ Life Rescue System is designed to make patient transportation less strenuous on firefighters
Chief among the debate is whether guns would make EMTs and firefighters safer or create more problems
Kunis was stuck in a NYC elevator for 45 minutes with 10 strangers
Alexey Bykov wanted to his girlfriend to ‘realize how empty her life would be’ without him
Spotsylvania County’s fire and rescue volunteers would receive pre-membership and random drug and alcohol tests, according to a proposed policy
Paramedics responded to a call where three people were stabbed during a fight at a large house party
Sabattus will now contract with Lisbon to dispatch on weekends
The boy was at home with his parents, who are both city employees, when he picked up a gun and shot himself
The 27-year-old driver of a SUV was distracted and lost control of her vehicle crashing into another car
The fire caused significant damages to two ambulances and a squad building
Commissioner says that reducing firefighting efforts is not an option
The Shock Trauma Center in Baltimore and Motor Vehicle Administration have created a video encouraging drivers to not text and drive
The improvements will help balance the work between firefighters and EMTs
The medics were listening in to a description over a police radio and spotted the suspect and alerted police
A SUV running a red light collided with the ambulance while it was responding to a call
More patients will be eligible for the $4.3 billion fund set up to treat and compensate people exposed to the WTC building materials
With the 10th anniversary of the terrorist attacks passed, many turn their focus to the future
The task force will be trained to identify homes with potential hoarding-related hazards
Ambulance was taking patient to hospital when another car sped by, firing at it and following car
PulsePoint is a free GPS-powered smartphone app that alerts CPR-trained users of nearby cardiac emergencies
Medics took man to hospital, where he had surgery to repair torn tendons
Crystal Dawn Clampitt was displeased with police response time in regards to her reportedly missing friend
Agnecy is using the threat of zombies to encourage better disaster management and preparedness
Resignation letter: ‘It’s a shame so many have paid the ultimate price for your failures. Their blood is on your hands’
The man was only wearing a trashbag after he led police on a high-speed car chase
An ambulance collided with a van then into a home
Firefighter-EMT Froeber allegedly fondled a woman in an ambulance
Five Tulepo firefighters recorded 27 rescues in 3 days
It took rescue crews more than 90 minutes to extricate the woman from the car