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
FDNY’s ‘CPR to Go’ offers free CPR classes at gym locations
Paramedics no longer taking county calls
$1.33 billion plan calls for restoring previously cut EMS allocations
Statewide test will employ a never-used code to be applied in a national crisis
Larry Matkaitis is a 30-year veteran of the Chicago Fire Department
Three callers tell dispatchers of victims’ conditions
Lack of available EMTs prevents rescuers from responding to calls
