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
Efforts resulted in the station only staying closed two months instead of five months out of the year
Firefighter witnessed head-on collision and began administering aid but was told to clear scene when police arrived
Doctors attribute man’s ‘reversible psychosis’ to antibiotic; officer said he thought firefighters were demons
During hour-long rescue, firefighters used axes, crowbars, air chisel, rotary saw to get teen out
Two locomotives on the 80-car westbound train and a locomotive from the 108-car eastbound train caught fire after the collision
Girl was lit on fire by a neighbor, responders arrived at the house 3 minutes after being dispatched by 911
Motorcycle club made of former first responders is granted a piece of WTC
Firefighter allegedly wouldn’t move his truck out of lane of traffic despite being asked 4 times
Car went through brick wall tail-end first, crashed into living room
Department responds to an average of 50 wrecks per year
Brought in to analyze LAFD’s response time reporting, Jeffrey Godown called for dramatic changes data analysis approach
Officials recognized that new EMS director would have authority to arrive at emergency scene and take over
In 2008, Department of Justice claimed she was not certified firefighter at time of death
Longer response time and ambulance availability worrisome to fire officials
Incident less than two miles from local fire station, but surrounding town’s medics called first; fire dept. not notified until 18 min passed
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Battalion chief was driving to assist ambulance crew with worsening patient while other medic unit was busy
New campaign video focuses on Republican’s ‘job elimination plan’
Victims are in serious condition with 2nd- and 3rd-degree burns to their arms, faces
Search and rescue operation Monday cost at least $88,000, lasted about 4 hours
Responders used a hoist to lift motorized wheelchair out of electrical vault
Mayor: Colorado Springs 911 system logged more than 600 calls in 2 hours
1st phase of statewide conversion will be finished this year with entire project slated for completion in 2016
Paramedic Diley Greiser and fire apparatus engineer Nica Vasquez are featured
Virginia Beach officer Bradley Colas was accused of stabbing, shooting at 2 firefighters who tried to treat him at auto accident
No firefighters will be laid off; rig, firefighters will be relocated to another station
Shasta County sheriff’s deputies, Redding firefighters, some fishermen aided in rescue
Emergency operations centers coming under one roof for the first time
After a nearly-six month pilot project, next week at town meeting voters will decide whether to make the fire department’s new emergency medical services unit business as usual