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.
FDIC presenters offer up tips on coordinating critical care team delivery, and adopting transformative actions once considered heresy
The science of active shooter response is relatively new; is there a better model?
Your main role on a fire scene is to keep firefighters safe, which may include telling them they aren’t safe to return to duty
Here’s an overview of what naloxone is and how responders are helping curb the opioid epidemic
One teen was critically injured after falling 30 feet inside the intercontinental ballistic missile silo in Arapahoe County
A debate forms over what is an emergency for a Longview man and first responders
An engine from Chuckawalla Valley State Prison/Ironwood State Prison Fire Station, staffed with two incarcerated firefighters, responded to a child’s cardiac arrest call
Here’s an overview of what EMS chaplains do and how you can become one
Officials in Fort Worth recommended a fire-based EMS system as the solution to overhaul the city’s EMS
The Albert Lea Fire Rescue community risk reduction program provides follow-up with EMS patients and has the interest of other agencies
The driver and three passengers were able to escape as flames overtook the bus
Floyd County officials unable to agree on EMS coverage as ambulance contract expires soon
Sam Orbovich was unconscious, trapped in his burning car on I-94 in St. Paul
The Lockport Fire Department has a revenue amount of $800K compared to $872K spent to start the ambulance service
Sunnyvale has relied on AMR for paramedic service since February
Fire, police responses to five hotel shelters led an advocate to call one site a “warzone”
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Charlotte County Fire and EMS has started a program to add ambulances during the busiest times of the day
Fire, EMS crews in Whitman faced an unusual rescue
Two Newport News firefighters were terminated after an investigation found they ignored protocols
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Use this guide to determine when to activate air EMS and transport to a level 1 burn center
Officials in New London hope a SAFER grant will allow them to staff, operate an additional ambulance
The Denver Fire Department believes cross-training firefighters will help patients as Denver Health fails to meet response time goals
The West Covina Fire Department unveiled three new ambulances and a new fire truck
DNA from the urine on the medic’s CD player strongly supported it came from a Kansas City firefighter
New Haven Fire Chief Fire Chief John Alston said the department has 15 paramedics compared to 50 the department normally has
The Normal Fire Department announced that paramedic-level care is now on all of its front-line fire engines
Floyd County Commissioners voted to pursue negotiations with AmeriPro Health as council members consider fire-based EMS
Arlington Firefighter Brady Weaver was shot while checking on children heard crying inside an apartment
Veteran Somerset Officer/EMT Kevin Huzsek broke a window and crawled into a bedroom to rescue the resident, a woman in her 80s
The Moscow Administrative Committee recommended the city council approve a FEMA grant application that would lessen the cost of the three new hires
Here’s an overview of how to keep your eyes safe during a solar eclipse and where to find reputable vendors for solar eclipse glasses
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