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
Officer Julio Mercado was hospitalized for smoke inhalation, along with 4 others, including toddler in critical condition
Dollar value of each point awarded workers for type, severity of their illnesses was just recently set at $7.36
Firefighters from Pebble Beach Community Services District responded, found man dead in his vehicle
Explosion was powerful enough to knock unidentified man into water, damage boats as far as 75 yards away
Members of small Brazilian church outside Atlanta are trying to find ways to pay for bringing bodies of members killed in pile-up
The definition of a concussion is controversial because of the implications for athletic activity, work and liability
In a new book by Linda Willing, women firefighters tell their stories
Process to free pinned man took about 1 hour, during which time he received ongoing medical attention from paramedics
Actress was “semi-conscious, barely,” according to a female caller on the recording released by Los Angeles fire officials
Fire officials said single-engine propeller plane was en route to Hemet airport from Palomar Airport near Carlsbad
Chief “needs to be focused on recruiting and retaining paramedics and rebuilding the apparatus fleet”
Brittany McMahon believes she was denied chance to be firefighter paramedic in Carlsbad because of her gender
Fire chief reorganized how emergency medical services trucks operate from city’s firehouses rather than find more money in budget
Arlington firefighters in survival suits waded into pond with rescue sled to reach victims, while police stayed on shore with buoys
Of 2011’s total calls, 72% were ambulance-related, 10% were MVA-related, 9% were alarms, 3.5% were investigations
Non-profit organization SEMS is expected to cease ambulance operations soon because of financial problems
Paramedics ‘quickly hit a career ceiling,’ while firefighters are said to undervalue calls for medical emergencies
6 women say Brian Hess posted pictures of scantily clad firefighters in office, rubbing his crotch on their backs, went through their purses, pretended to unzip his pants in front of employees
Tip came not from management but from ambulance worker frustrated that managers had not acted on earlier suspicions
Rescue swimmer from fireboat pulled man from frigid water; medics took him to hospital to be treated for hypothermia, undergo mental evaluation
AMR says it will save $250,000 by being given two more minutes to arrive at emergencies if firefighters arrive on scene first
Legislative proposal to charge fees for emergency medical responder certification has local fire chiefs worried it will drive away volunteers
Fire Station 4 is back in business because of a $2.3 million federal grant that’s paying for its first two years of operation
13-year-old victim had been climbing on rocks near beach when large boulder came loose, trapping, pinning him
Officials: When crews in water rescue suits reached woman’s small passenger vehicle, she was alert, moving
The Energy Infrastructure and Impact Office has $2 million to award to counties, cities, rural fire departments and ambulance districts in the third round of its grants
Jason Weeks was fired as a battalion chief in October after his involvement developing and maintaining a private, union-backed website while on town time, using town equipment