Fire-EMS

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Community Awareness

First on the scene: Empowering community members as ‘first’ responders

The right messaging and training can give community members the confidence to step up during emergencies

May 18, 2026 10:06 AM

Bill Carey

FDNY

‘We have to right the ship’: FDNY commissioner doubles down on EMS pay parity

Lillian Bonsignore draws on her 30-plus-year EMS career to spotlight the financial realities facing first responders

March 20, 2026 11:33 AM

Rachel Engel

Fitness & Health

Prevent, identify and treat sleep disorders in EMS providers

EMS providers are more susceptible to sleep disorders and their inherent dangers and health implications

March 17, 2026 03:13 PM

Sara Jahnke, Ph.D.

CT scans used in Fla. ERs to rule out heart attacks quicker

November 19, 2009 02:16 AM

Power surge causes move of W. Va. 911 center

November 18, 2009 01:23 AM

Training & Education

UK medic gets taste of American EMS response

Mark Glencorse, Justin Schorr and Ted Setla discussing filming a pilot episode of a new EMS reality series

November 17, 2009 09:19 AM

New fire-paramedic partnership benefits NC residents

November 16, 2009 04:00 AM

Ind. fire department gives up ambulance user fee collections

November 13, 2009 10:24 AM

Reedy Creek Fire Operations Section

November 13, 2009 05:29 AM

Paramedic MARC Program

November 13, 2009 05:24 AM

Search ends for 3 missing NJ fishermen

November 13, 2009 12:46 AM

Fla. man calls 911, asks for sex

November 13, 2009 12:33 AM

Jewish medics claim discrimination by Md. fire department

November 12, 2009 03:57 AM

Paramedic: Dive in pool saved burned Fla. teen’s life

November 11, 2009 08:41 AM

Fort Hood responder came to wounded officer’s aid

November 11, 2009 04:31 AM

Maine woman rescues man from burning van

November 11, 2009 03:38 AM

Rescued dogs in Colo. learn search skills

November 11, 2009 01:24 AM

NH experiments with 1,200 sq. mile regional EMS

November 10, 2009 02:49 AM

NH communities rely on decentralized, unpredictable EMS system

November 09, 2009 03:34 AM

Research challenges link between quick EMS response and survival chances

November 09, 2009 03:29 AM

Fla. EMS captain dies on duty from heart attack

November 09, 2009 03:16 AM

Former Ohio paramedic reunites with family he helped with 1983 birth

November 06, 2009 11:29 AM

EMS and Rehab at the Fire Scene

November 06, 2009 08:09 AM

NY responder finds daughter near death

November 06, 2009 03:41 AM

10-year-old NM boy tells 911 he shot his father

November 06, 2009 02:27 AM

Ind. first responders to get swine flu vaccination

November 05, 2009 03:31 AM

Advocates for EMS Applauds Reinstatement of First Responder Notification Provision

November 04, 2009 09:31 AM

Fla. paramedics get new diagnosis tool

November 04, 2009 04:11 AM

Calif. firefighters spend majority of time on EMS calls

November 04, 2009 03:52 AM

EMS car jacks sink in wet grass, Pa. man crushed by Buick

November 03, 2009 02:02 AM

Md. Fire-EMS crews rescue pregnant woman

October 30, 2009 05:18 AM

Wis. city looks to cut costs by merging fire, ambulance departments

October 29, 2009 04:51 AM

EMS EXPO: Former Fla. fire chief emphasizes injury prevention programs

October 28, 2009 08:32 AM

Fire-EMS

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