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
Medic will stand trial on charges that he tried to keep a fire lieutenant from entering a bar where he had been called to help a man who had been assaulted
The exercise was aimed at helping local emergency medical services and hospitals prepare for real disasters
The matter involves an emergency call that went unanswered by Dudley EMS
Houlton Fire and Emergency Medical Service personnel were on-site to assist with fire suppression and medical needs if they arose
Authorities allege that certification refresher courses were rarely taught in full
Emergency efforts were hampered as fire engines found it difficult to navigate the narrow alleys of the residential neighborhood
A hunter called Massachusetts Emergency Services on Friday morning after discovering the crash that killed two people
Firefighter-paramedics refused to help a patient bleeding to death because scene wasn’t officially cleared
Some feared the oxygen tanks inside might explode
After helping the construction workers who had been injured, responders searched the debris for anyone else who might have been trapped
The allegations indicate some department members received a study guide in advance that turned out to be the actual test
None of nine Fire Rescue employees on scene found the victim’s body in a partially submerged car
For paramedic David Byrd, delivering babies was nothing new
Among the injured were those who attempted to help the victims
More than 40 firefighters were involved in a search operation for several hours over fears that other residents could be buried under the debris
The issue has pitted career responders against volunteers and even led to a court ruling
Emergency crews spent more than an hour digging out the second man under the rubble
Thomas Eden was charged with driving while intoxicated, and using or being under the influence of a controlled dangerous substance
Documents show 15 minutes after the first call for help, the closest ambulance was hiding from the scene
A secret memo reveals they have been told by bosses not to try to rescue victims from car crashes or fires if they arrive at call-outs before the temporary crews
Department trying to bring back its ALS program, which would give firefighter-paramedics authority to use drugs and enhanced medical techniques in emergencies
A Hoffman Estates senior living facility honored four Barrington firefighter-medics as heroes for saving the life of one of its residents
A draft deal calls for Dunwoody to pay $1.2 million a year for three years for the center, called ChatComm, to handle its emergency calls
Firefighter-EMTs claim they were falsely accused and they were never given the opportunity by the state to be heard
State investigation looked into whether the district broke a Fla. statute by falsely advertising itself as an emergency medical service provider
The bus driver and 18 high school students all were taken to hospitals with minor injuries
Emergency vehicle being used to transport a patient when it erupted in flames
Responders received eight-hour suspensions for misuse of a district vehicle
Change slow because fire and EMS issues have been politicized rather than dealt with responsibly
Mayor said responders found to have fraudulently obtained their EMT recertifications can expect to face severe penalties, including the likelihood of lengthy, unpaid suspensions and fines and possible termination
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