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.

Fire that badly injured SF firefighter is called arson

February 13, 2009 06:31 AM

Australia feels new urgency for fire alert system

February 12, 2009 06:36 AM

Australian official: Wildfire deaths will pass 200

February 10, 2009 05:24 AM

Raging wildfires kill 108 in Australia

February 08, 2009 06:30 PM

SF paramedic/firefighter battling for his life after house fire

February 06, 2009 12:19 PM

7 firefighters sue Houston FD over alleged discrimination

February 06, 2009 08:26 AM

Conn. investigates possible fire service phone scam

February 05, 2009 03:58 AM

Fire-EMS

IAFC announces 2009 Safety, Health and Survival Week theme

February 04, 2009 10:37 AM

Fire-EMS

27 Ga. firefighters called in sick on Super Bowl Sunday

February 03, 2009 06:18 AM

CDC releases new field triage guidelines for EMTs

January 29, 2009 06:20 AM

Fire grant workshops to be offered across U.S.

January 26, 2009 07:57 AM

Dog survives; owner dies after Colo. rescuers pull from lake

January 23, 2009 08:21 AM

NY Sinai hospital fire forces evacuation

January 22, 2009 06:48 AM

A Job Well Done and the Associated Pain

January 21, 2009 07:54 AM

Fire-EMS

DC Fire-EMS rises to inauguration challenge

Inauguration of President Obama posed an immense challenge to even the most experienced of personnel at DC Fire and EMS

January 21, 2009 07:33 AM

Fire-EMS

Controversy erupts after Tenn. fire crew refused to help EMS

January 21, 2009 06:25 AM

Get Ready to Chill in ’09

December 30, 2008 06:40 AM

Mike McEvoy

Functional Exercise: The Squat Reach

December 22, 2008 10:04 AM

Bryan Fass

Denver firefighter: ‘Holy cow! This is the real thing’

December 22, 2008 05:14 AM

Study: 2/3 of NY civilian deaths occur during overnight shifts

December 16, 2008 06:26 AM

AEDs

Developing Successful Public Access Defibrillator Programs: Part 2

Understand and how to address the training components of a public access defibrillator program

December 15, 2008 11:17 AM

Special oxygen masks save cats after fire in Mich.

December 12, 2008 12:12 PM

New tougher EMT exam raises alarm in D.C.

December 10, 2008 06:55 AM

Fla. county fire-EMS consolidation to move forward

December 08, 2008 10:21 AM

Ga. budget crisis may reduce fire-rescue services

December 05, 2008 06:09 AM

New Book Documenting the History of Rescue and EMS to Also Benefit Fallen Firefighters and EMTs

November 24, 2008 07:47 AM

FHWA Modifies Federal Rule for Firefighters

November 21, 2008 08:58 AM

Two firefighting districts may merge in Ill. area

November 20, 2008 07:18 AM

Wildfire chases patients from L.A. hospital

November 17, 2008 05:18 AM

EMS Today Conference and Exposition Announces 2009 Program

November 14, 2008 07:45 AM

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.