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.
Our co-hosts recount the EMS stories that generated the most debate on the podcast during the year; do you agree with their conclusions?
“No matter what happens I will have your back and this patient is going to be OK”
Sandwich (MA) Fire Chief John Burke reflects on how properly disposing medical waste has helped safeguard his community against COVID-19, the opioid epidemic and in-house medical care
Efforts in Lawrence work to turn around the shortage of EMS personnel
Regional agencies cover calls allowing Burnsville officials to focus on the families of the fallen
The Missoula Fire Department stated EMS calls account for 65 to 68% of total call volume
Portage leaders had initially declined to pay Apsirus after it took over EMS
The Crawfordsville pilot program is expected to increase a patient’s chance of survival
First responders prepare for closing of St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls and HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire.
City officials adopted a new policy following the death of a patient who fell next to a snowbank
Gila Bend Paramedic Cody Jordan was critically injured when the cab unexpectedly fell on him
The Rialto firefighters maintained they were strictly adhering to COVID protocols in the 2021 incident
Clarksville officials are considering options to improve New Chapel EMS response times
A Newton paramedic and Kingston EMT performed CPR on the firefighter and regained a pulse
Pilot program in El Cajon diverted some 911 calls to nurses for the appropriate level of care
Video showed smoke filling the Eastern Market station as an insulator under a train began to burn
Tri-Township Fire and Rescue fire chief required EMTs to become Advanced EMTs
Sioux City council capped the number as the fire department moved to hire more FFs to fill vacant EMS positions
EMS Station 37 is expected to reduce wait times in the southwest part of the city, freeing up other units
Officers responded to a 911 call in East Lansdowne about a girl being shot immediately came under fire
The Phoenix Fire Department is investigating the death of a patient reportedly dropped by firefighters.
Officials in Ashtabula County held a drill at Conneaut High School and learned what they can improve upon
Detailing changes to equipment and PPE priority lists
After dropping Empress EMS, the Kingston Fire Department has placed one ALS unit in service and aims to have a second in service
Mission city officials voted to drop Med-Care EMS and switch to fire-based EMS
The medical director for the Middletown Division of Fire stated the paramedics “breached the standard of care and the breach caused” the death
St. Joseph’s Hospital in Chippewa Falls, Sacred Heart Hospital in Eau Claire and all Prevea Health locations in western Chippewa Valley will be permanently closed
Sioux City Mayor Bob Scott opposed the plan saying some people are “excellent paramedics” who may not be able to test to be firefighters
Most of the first Monterey Park firefighters on the scene of the Star Ballroom Dance Studio shooting had less than five years on the job
Lake County firefighters on two units nearest to the site of the Jan. 4 emergency failed to promptly alert dispatchers they were available to respond, investigation revealed
The newest state-of-the-industry survey sharpens the focus on fire department leadership
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