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
Search in progress for 15 possible missing people
Rescuers pulled victims out from under the steering wheel and passenger side glove compartment of a boat
She said North Port Fire Rescue refused to transport her, making her wait three hours before another company took her
Bonita fire officials have been exploring the idea of adding ambulance service to the district for years
Firefighters are being investigated for alleged ‘falsification of clinical hours and procedures’
‘Every leader should look at themselves and evaluate their current abilities’
Dan Dailey responded to treat a domestic violence victim
Called her security company instead when she realized she wouldn’t get immediate help
Calls that reveal ‘personal suffering’ will be excluded from public information
Members said the forcible removal of vehicles on private property amounted to theft
Departments in Pinellas County could shrink to 2 or 8; down from 18
Federal investigators begin work Monday to figure out cause of explosion
Paramedics Plus could take over American Medical Response
Under evaluators’ watch, administrators evacuated about 300 students for the school and firefighters searched for victims
The bill would provide workers’ compensation; senators rejected attempts to make the bill apply only to volunteer responders
Department officials are asking city leaders for cash to pay for more emergency response vehicles and medics
Officials still unsure when crews can enter
Largest earthquake in the region in nearly 18 years was followed by aftershocks on both sides of the border
55 rescuers needed 4 hours to rescue the victims
City and county officials have been negotiating a new ambulance contract
Still in weekly rehabilitation and therapy since being crushed by a truck, he wanted to personally thank the responders that saved him
The mayor and fire chief-EMT are concerned a jurisdictional clash between law enforcement and fire service is jeopardizing the public’s safety
3 helicopters dispatched to transport workers to the hospital; conditions unknown
When CPR wasn’t enough, they grabbed the Automatic External Defibrillator
Thomas Bennett had to wait 5 days until weather allowed rescuers to search for him
Students are taken through a progression of certifications so that they can reach their full potential
Speeding vehicle crashed into a minivan, killing the 81-year-old driver
An initial report says critical structural supports may have been removed
Number of first responders with cancer is in line with general public
The state’s fire union is behind the proposal, which the EMS commission calls “preposterous” and a threat to patients’ lives