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
Complained of feeling light-headed or dizzy hours after extinguishing an apartment fire
Pay attention to what each NREMT exam question is asking; study high-yield ‘nooks and crannies’
Qualified firefighters would be able to start medical treatment at accident scene prior to ambulance arriving
Man is 3rd person known to have survived 180-foot fall without safety device
Fire chief: ‘We get better each time we do one of these’
One department which does not respond to medical calls found to be active only 33 minutes of 24-hour shift; trend seen nationally according to NFPA
Firefighters union has filed grievance requesting arbitration of merger’s details
Delay is as much as 20 seconds in San Fernando Valley since budget cuts closed some fire companies
Dozen students, 2 teachers complained of itchy rashes
Special election to decide upon $3.5M tax levy which would create EMS division within fire department
Racing hero Pastor Maldonado rescued his young cousin from pits blaze just minutes after becoming 1st Venezuelan to win
Fire stations opened doors for Fire Service Day tours, demonstrations, other activities to increase awareness of services offered
Union president: ‘It may not be today. It may not be tomorrow, but one day the citizens will suffer’
License will allow qualified firefighters to begin medical treatment at call prior to ambulance crew arriving
Deputy chief who is also state-certified EMT responded within 1 minute of call
Satellites, new technology will ensure responders see more green lights on way to emergencies
New take on old diving method comes in wake of SUV crash in Kanawha River, killing driver
Utility worker fell 15 feet into canyon; rescuers rappelled down, built pulley system
Since the 2011 suicide, Alameda Fire has beefed up its water rescue equipment and training
Ambulance company promised jobs, but low pay leads some to seek greener pastures or leave field entirely
Firefighters first tried luring out feline with some ham
EMS will need to continue to focus on areas like this
Firehouse Subs donated $19,000 of Res-Q-Jacks, Paratech systems purchased with customer donations and fundraising auction
Research found that the mixture reduces by half the number of heart attack victims who have cardiac arrest
Local residents can stop by these basic preventive-care clinics for such things as blood pressure and blood sugar checks
Helicopter appeared to fall almost vertically onto roof, then slid off, landed in tree, witness said
Small tissue was said to be for training a cadaver dog
1-year-old Darnell Brown’s foot slipped into drain; he then rolled 20 to 25 feet to bottom
Police: Coroner allegedly gave human remains to Chief Vincent Salerno, 50, for ‘noncriminal use’
Evolution of an agency told through its history