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
Fire lieutenant was suspended for three days after he told the driver of the ambulance he was riding in not to stop after hitting a truck in March
The influx of hybrid electric vehicles and the recent nationwide release of two electric vehicles came under the spotlight during a session at Fire-Rescue Med
So often as leaders, we feel compelled to do all the tasks ourselves
San Bernardino Firefighter-Paramedic Jason Buchanan set the record to encourage people to donate to a childrens’ charity
While it seems that the AFG process gets the most hype and attention, there are many funding opportunities beyond the Assistance to Firefighters Grant.
While the commission’s vote can influence the aldermen, it is non-binding
Paramedics said the child may have suffered a seizure
Pat McOsker, president of the United Firefighters of Los Angeles City, harshly criticized the new plan
The victim became trapped when machine fell on his leg
Chicago firefighter Tammy Rogriquez used specially fitted masks to perform CPR
In the early-morning hours of Saturday April 9, the Milwaukee Fire Department was called to respond to the Milwaukee Firehouse Pub
Firefighters responded and found a man at the bottom of the escalator whose coat sleeve and hair had gotten stuck in the escalator
This funding will be used to install mobile data terminals throughout the department’s fleet
Calvin Teodoro Foronda faces two counts of aggravated assault on a firefighter and two counts of aggravated assault on a paramedic
South Connellsville volunteer firefighters extricated the woman who suffered the broken ankle from under the pile of collapsed stairs
It took roughly 40 minutes to free the man
Dozens of paramedics and firefighters were called to the scene
Firefighter-medic has started his own company to bring the training to homes and businesses
Under the proposed plan, the South Metro Fire Department would charge nonresidents $577 for a serious crash
Among the injured was a 10-year-old boy who suffered burns to about 20 percent of his body
A spokesman for the Yuma Fire Department says when paramedics arrived Monday, they found the woman sitting on a sidewalk covered in the insects
The fire truck ended up on two wheels resting against a light pole
Union claims the decision was made without its consideration and will cost members out-of-pocket expenses
Nonresidents may be billed as a way to recoup on-the-scene expenses at serious traffic accidents
Officials say Firefighter Paul Newcomb turned down a fair settlement that would have kept his salary at 100 percent while saving the town money on his medical bills
Ambulance was broadsided by a Dodge Caravan, and the van driver got out and ran
Eight were killed and 12 injured at the race in desert last August
EMT was able to get into the wrecked car and adjust the man’s head so he could breathe
The event featured a collaboration of several agencies and a number of students who “died” throughout the event