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.
It is in our healthcare system gaps in coverage where the community paramedic lives and can show their worth
The Steubenville, Ohio Fire Department answered its community’s needs, launching EMS in under a year
Learn to ask for and accept help when needed, even after years of believing you have mastered your craft
More than two dozen injured men were transported to hospitals in “delicate-serious condition,” said the National Immigration Institute in Ciudad Juarez
A female suspect is dead; the Nashville Fire Department said it responded to an “active aggressor”
Carroll County is working to fill dozens of other positions
Other departments have show an interest in the Colorado Springs Fire Department’s multi-tiered response program
Monterey Park Fire Chief Matthew Hallock said grief counselors and peer support have helped along with the knowledge that lives were saved
The blaze injured 3 firefighters and 3 EMS providers while destroying DNA evidence
“You, chief, were expected to set the standard, and you let this department and our community down,” said Cohanzie Director of Fire Services Michael Howley
A department spokesperson warned the public to be aware “of trees, wires and standing pools of water”
EMS providers transported the children and two adults to a hospital
Two other people were transported by ambulance, and a third was airlifted to a hospital in Barrow County
In the battle to save the historic Victory Baptist Church, 10 firefighters experienced near misses
Firefighter Walter Stewart lost his youngest and oldest kids following the deaths of their brother and mother
Robert Long told the state Emergency Medical Services Board that officers refused to remove Nichols’ handcuffs, which would have allowed EMTs to check his vital signs
The Tennessee Emergency Medical Services Division found that JaMichael Sandridge and Robert Long violated state rules of emergency aid and treatment
Your main role on a fire scene is to keep firefighters safe, which may include telling them they aren’t safe to return to duty
A new Las Cruces, New Mexico, program aims to better serve community members experiencing mental health emergencies
Meadville just hired its first EMS coordinator, and the fire department already has applications from paramedics
The fire “has dramatically impacted our staff and the community over the past nine days,” according to a statement from Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital
One Lockport alderman described the process of restoring EMS as a battle to save the fire department after budget issues and the layoff of five firefighters
A legal and ethical deep dive into the firing of 2 EMTs, fire lieutenant in Tyre Nichols’ death
Boston Fire offered Duxbury Fire Department its Critical Incident Stress Management team to help the responders and their families
Multiple ambulance strike teams are transporting patients to alternative facilities in the area
“We ... hope this exemption helps efforts to attract more volunteers to our fire and ambulance companies, to enable more life-saving work that benefits us all,” a Rensselaer County executive said
Los Angeles County is sending dozens of search-and-rescue crewmembers, along with six search dogs and three structural engineers
Nearly 100 Los Angeles County firefighters and structural engineers and a half-dozen specially trained dogs were sent to Turkey to help with rescue efforts
Captain Ashley Losch explains the endless coordination at play, identifies the biggest hurdles ahead, and even spills a little big game tea
Chief Gary Ludwig joins to discuss the role of public safety leadership in preventing tragedy on scene, and weighs in on the EMS body camera debate
These Guilford County providers respond to lower-acuity calls, and fire departments are handling minor calls without ambulances
Compassion elevates emergency medical care to a ministry of kindness
“Our guys felt like they didn’t exist,” said Chief Matt Hallock. “I have several paramedics who aren’t back to work, and I don’t know if they will come back”
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