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 staffing of captains Felicia Barnes, Emily Murphy and Katja Lancing marked the first time all three captain positions at one station were held by women
Much like directors guide actors, leaders can direct members to display positive interactions that reflect well on the department
EMS leaders should set the example and model the behavior that is best for the department and the crews
Find your anchor, continuing spinning radials and orbs that strengthen your career path, and be mindful of poisonous prey
A box truck ran a red light and struck several vehicles before bursting into flames
The Arizona Attorney General’s Office is looking into the operations of a fire department that gets it’s named from the 1970s TV show “Emergency!”
Broward County Fire-Rescue Capt. Terryson Jackson, 49, was on board and died following the crash, as well as a female on the ground
A Broward County Sheriff’s Office fire rescue helicopter crashed into a structure shortly after takeoff
A Wrangell Fire Department ambulance made several trips to transport patients to a hospital
How fire/EMS leaders can learn from key principles advocated at The Citadel
Maui Memorial Medical Center clinics are treating burn patients and people needing prescription refills
A mobile morgue and additional coroners have arrived in Lahaina as death toll reaches 106
One person died from their injuries after they fell from the sixth-floor of the burning Brooklyn apartment building
Searchers and cadaver dogs have covered 25% of the burned area of Lahaina
Officials say the wildfire that destroyed Lahaina and killed 96 people is 85% contained
Maui County officials sent alerts to cellphones, television and radio stations, but it is unclear if it was before widespread power, cellular outages
Officials in Maui County say 271 structures were damaged or destroyed and dozens of people injured
Burn patients from the blaze in Lahaina have been flown to various hospitals
The Springdale Volunteer Fire Department is able to send EMS-certified personnel to medical emergencies
Traverse City voters will decide if they want to tax themselves more to have the FD takeover transport from Mobile Medical Response
12 people were injured including four firefighters in the Manhattan collapse
Four civilians and two firefighters were injured during the collapse of the crane in Manhattan
Doorbell camera shows the moments after an explosion in St. Charles burned 3 adults, 2 children
As donated vehicles are destroyed by hostile action – more ambulances, fire trucks and SUVs are needed
2 people and a dog were rescued after an explosion sent them into the water at Gloucester Harbor
The Ventura County Fire Department is adding four ambulances for use when AMR response time is at least 10 minutes
Researchers said once the AI model was familiar with firefighter-specific medical data, it was able to identify 6,000 abnormal ECG samples with 97% accuracy
Five takeaways for mass gathering planning from a carnival ride malfunction in Wisconsin
Springfield is building 4 new firehouses as EMS calls dramatically rise
Mental Health Services for Clark and Madison Counties is working with firefighters, police officers to get ahead of crises and reduce suicides
Planned Senate hearing, bills find new interest as smoke from Canadian fires reaches D.C.
It took police, firefighters and EMS working together to get this patient to the ambulance
‘They’re not ready for prime time': San Francisco fire chief says robotaxis interfere with responses
Robotaxis have run through emergency tape, blocked firehouses and proved almost impossible to move out of the way