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
Crew members began to blister, couldn’t breathe
Bikes and equipment cost $2k each; cut back on response time
Winds up to 165 MPH reported
EMTs found the woman on her lawn struggling to breathe
Disaster could overwhelm hospitals, ambulances
There is often a chaotic scene as burn victims are usually pulled out of the fire early, which easily distract responders
Climbers decided to take shelter after becoming disoriented in the fog
2 weeks in Haiti will hopefully strengthen their first response skills
At least 1 flown to Seattle hospital
An Osprey MV-22 aircraft sent debris flying into a crowd as it landed
Paramedic-firefighters only ones available to respond to 3 alarm house fire; both responders in hospital
Search helicopter spotted 41-year-old Michael Hays
5 of the hospitalized people are in critical condition
Emergency medical personnel from Pittsfield, Barnstead and Epsom responded to the scene
Several children were among the injured
Nicholas Blossom is in stable condition after landing headfirst on a spiked fence
Only minor injuries; 58 passengers OK
21 EMS workers could face discipline or prosecution for submitting false training records
Firefighters delivered baby; taking over EMS duties in the town
Witness claims more than 20 people jumped two teenage girls
Drill brings together local, state and federal agencies
Plan is to fix budget gap
Hadn’t been heard from in weeks; listed in critical condition
Thousands of honeybees escaped from a truck involved in a crash that left 2 dead
Melissa Massey admitted the attack but successfully appealed her case
Dense fog may have played a factor
More than 20 taken to hospital; injuries not life-threatening
Emergency service center will house the county EMS, 911 dispatch center and the board that handles administration of the county’s fire department
Firefigher-Paramedic Charles Anthony MacDougall was reportedly stabbed in the back and chest in downtown Los Angeles
Driver reportedly yelled he had no brakes