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
Kenneth Berumen replaces James Randy Loflin in overseeing emergency medical care
The tributes are to honor those who died, those who served, and the emergency responders who risk it all every time they answer a call
Classical bleeding control sometimes doesn’t completely work, and in these cases a tourniquet may be just what you need
Tourniquets can be an important part of EMS on the fireground if you know when to use them, which types to use, and how to remove them
Erika Larsen jumped into the water and swam to the first victim only to find that she knew him
Responders have spearheaded a drive to get a classic memorial monument raised in honor of regional firefighters and paramedics who have died in the line of duty
Firefighters banned from administering the more-advanced procedures that authorized paramedics normally perform
Dispatchers received reports of multiple explosions, which were still ongoing when responders arrived
The boy fell onto the bike, and the handlebar pieced the top of his leg, lodging several inches inside
Driver died after emergency responders removed her from the 2007 Ford F350 bus
A crew member used dry chemical to extinguish the fire and inhaled some of the chemical
The rehab vehicle is a former ambulance that was used by the Bedford Fire Department
Santa Barbara fire Capt. Gary Pitney says the truck was carrying a double load when it destroyed the home and buried some sections in gravel
A police cruiser’s dashboard camera shows the car flying through the air, slamming into an overpass and turning into a shower of parts
Eight ambulances were needed to transport injured passengers to hospitals
Emergency medical services account for more than 60 percent of the 800 calls the department responds to per month
He was taken to a local hospital for treatment but his condition was undisclosed
The dispatcher who took the 911 call could hear the child screaming in the background
Scotty Wolfe was confronted with the possibility of losing a close friend who was electrocuted
The addition of new firefighters/paramedics will give some needed relief to the existing firefighters who staff the department’s emergency units
About a dozen people were evaluated at the scene
Harold Lamb is asking for the fire chief and two top responders to also resign
Emergency crews recovered 10 of the 11 people who were in their vehicles when the storm-swollen Mud Creek washed them off the road
Combining forces saves money and improves coordination
A dozen student-athletes were hurt, some critically
EMS personnel set up a tripod over the hole, and lowered a member of the River Rescue squad to the woman
An employee emptied a container of laundry chemicals into another container, creating a gas cloud
Firefighter-paramedics who were helping fight a fire answered the EMS call; woman already giving birth
2009 crash killed patient, off-duty firefighter-medic
The brownout will affect 23 of the city’s 56 fire/EMS stations