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
One critically injured; all taken to hospital in ambulance
Three were seriously injured in the two-vehicle crash
Chief’s request for money to buy a used ambulance failed to reach a vote
The bus was carrying 15 people, including the driver and an aide
An officer and 11 passengers sent to the hospital
Plane appeared to be descending for a landing when the pilot pulled up, crashing at a nearby commercial strip
Kelvin Buggs, 21, had been partying earlier in the night when a quarrel broke out
A 14-year-old boy was in cardiac arrest when emergency crews arrived and was pronounced dead at a local medical center
Donald W. Tees died at home last week of brain cancer; was exposed to one of the worst illegal checmical dumps in ’78
Investigation launched after a 79-year-old woman died as a pair of EMTs stood just feet away outside her locked front door
Under the plan, firefighters and EMS personnel would be cross-trained to fight fires and provide emergency medical services
Three were taken to burn center by helicopter and one was taken in an ambulance
George Smitherman said if elected, he’d strike a task force looking at ways to fuse the two emergency services to allow firefighters to perform more basic life-saving procedures
Car in garage left running for hours; one person died and six more injured
Five people were transported in serious to critical condition, three were in fair to serious and 11 had minor injuries
Matrix Consulting Group has recommended Pomona move forward with a reconfiguration proposal
The total number of injured was initially thought to be 22, but has been reduced
Responders found man in outhouse in full cardiac arrest; attempted CPR
Men involved in altercation with medic treating a woman with chest pains; reasons unkown
Took about two hours for responders to free five service members; accident under investigation
More than 60 swift-water rescues on Monday
Jovan Palmieri’s was stunned and frustrated after a woman was killed when an ambulance backed up and hit her
At least four adults and three children on the third floor of burning triple-decker were left homeless
Man made cryptic 911 call saying he had cyanide in a glass of water
Lawyers urge victims to take the deal rather than wait for the potential federal bill
Charles Anthony MacDougall was hailed as a hero, now faces questions
Could take more than a week to add information back into system
3 women, a young girl and a toddler were flown to Dallas’ Parkland Hospital with burns
Paramedics will need agreement with county medical officials before using advanced lifesaving techniques