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 dangers to EMTs/medics are less well known to the general public than firefighting, even at times to the agencies where they work
Data analysis pinpoints at-risk populations that can be targeted for community risk reduction strategies – if your agency has the bandwidth
It is in our healthcare system gaps in coverage where the community paramedic lives and can show their worth
The fire department is investigating to see if the crew of Engine 1 violated policy by not responding to a crash two blocks away
A witness described the scene in Hillsboro as “a real war zone”
Kern County Medic Squad 63 had ROSC with a cardiac arrest patient prior to transport
Officials in Traverse City have begun working on recruitment, apparatus and transitioning from Mobile Medical Response
Utilizing special tools and the prompt assistance of a backhoe, the 24-year-old mare was successfully extricated
Auditors estimated that bills from LLockport ambulance services totaling $266,154 were more than 90 days past due as of Sept. 30
The Waterloo fire chief also hopes to lessen stress on his crew by buying a new front-line ambulance for Station 3
Capt. Jeffrey Scott Klein was in charge of a 2020 medical response that led to the death of a patient who was put in a prone position
“I don’t want to just throw fire engines at EMS problems. I want to throw fire engines at fire problems,” said Medford Fire Chief Thompson
Medic Squad 63 of Kern County Fire Department resuscitated a cardiac arrest patient before transporting them to the hospital
Oskaloosa Fire Department Captain Dan Hoy says the push for certification comes out of a desire to serve the community in as many capacities as possible
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Marcellus Ambulance personnel faced a driver pinned upside down in a burning vehicle
Six people were killed when a semi crashed into a charter bus carrying high school students
Cheshire County officials used pandemic relief funds to create county EMS after failed bid to buy ambulance service
A charter bus carrying students was struck by a tractor-trailer in Licking County
Traverse City voters chose the fire department, over Mobile Medical Response, as the primary ambulance service
Organizers have seen a decrease in unplanned emergency department, hospital visits in the first year
A gas explosion collapsed part of a multi-family structure in Wappingers Falls
Whitesburg Fire Department Assistant Chief Joe Back suffered a heart attack during an EMS call
An explosion in Orland leveled one home and damaged two structures
An independent study recommends the Santa Fe Fire Department add more ambulances, placing them at specific firehouses for increased demand
The uncertainty of complex problems requires flexibility when crafting responses
Children jumped from windows to escape from the Brooklyn apartment fire
Smoke from wetland fires mixed with fog to create a “super fog,” causing several crashes on I-55 near New Orleans
Austin-Travis County EMS treated three adults, one suffering from life-threatening injuries
The Mobile Fire Department has begun providing ambulance service to approximately 20,000 new residents after a referendum on the annexation
Miami Beach officials approved the deployment of 12 firefighters overseas
Position papers on neuroprotective CPR and pre-hospital transfusion of blood products were previously endorsed at the annual NFPA Urban Fire Forum
Emergency services organizations are struggling to meet the escalating needs for medical supplies, equipment and vehicles
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