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
Civilian man died attempting to save her before paramedics arrived
District spokesman says high school at fault for not having an ambulance on the site
Joe Reed was recently promoted to the rank of master chief petty officer in the Navy Reserve
Calls that require emergency medical services will now be handled by a computer
87-year-old woman was in the operating room less than an hour after a severe accident
Event tested team’s rope rescue skills as part of the Technical Rescue Challenge
Motorists will be fined for blocking busy intersection
Students on three college campuses effected by tainted lettuce
2 left in critical condition after an SUV crashed into shop
More than 150 township residents gathered at a town meeting this week to find out why emergency medical services have been disbanded
3 girls were hit and dragged between 30 and 40 feet, suffering serious injuries; a male friend was also hurt
Water temperature at around 49 degrees contributed to the number of emergencies, including 16 medical calls
Irvine leaders help design proposal to maintain cost savings while keeping team at fire station
No new fatalities were reported Tuesday
All were taken to the hospital by ambulance because helicopters could not fly because of the weather condition
Chief Kelvin Cochran said the model of fire prevention programs could be replicated to address non-fire related injury and death in communities
Advanced life support techniques offer paramedics a larger complement of tools and techniques for an emergency situation than basic life support techniques
One officer and two residents also treated
The police chief said he just wanted the Fire Department to know police cars are not for advertising points
Fire departments in nearby towns threatened to charge Weare fees unless the town came up with a solution
2 paramedics have filed a complaint against a firefighter saying he put their lives in danger
Two Canadian climbers were flown to area hospitals but are expected to live
Special honor given to EMT killed in a car fire earlier this year
Responders used a helicopter to rescue the woman, but her husband did not survive
The partnership is said to be the first of its kind in the state
He and an accomplice allegedly stole more than $100,000 in jewelry and money from an elderly couple
Paramedics had to crawl under the second bus to reach the man, who was trapped beneath its front end
Man’s condition is unknown; officer was responding to an emergency
3 responders from the Oakland Fire Department were exposed while transporting a patient
Woman also pinned died from her injuries; driver is expected to live