Fire-EMS
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Band employee jumps in a swamp to assist with cardiac arrest
While celebrities should be treated just like any other patient, there are unique privacy and media challenges to consider
Paramedic Shea Lathrum and EMT Brandon Busch were returning from an out-of-county transport when they saw a car leave the roadway and catch fire
Tappahannock VFD, Tappahannock Rescue Squad, Hanover Fire-EMS’ Technical Rescue Team, Chesterfield Fire and EMS and Life Evac worked together to rescue the 16-year-old
Multiple agencies responded to the wreck and uninjured drivers were taken to the Pendleton Convention Center
A paramedic and a social worker will join the Richmond Fire Department
Investigators finished the on-scene work last week and the structures that burned in the fire that killed three were demolished
Carroll County’s newly established Department of Fire and EMS is preparing to hire up to 200 employees in the next two years
Area agencies donated two fully-stocked rigs after the fire left Parke County EMS with only one functional ambulance
Inside our department’s process to restructure and rebrand to better reflect our service to the community
“The quick life-saving measures of that EMS supervisor was able to probably stop the bleeding,” said Jeffrey Levy, assistant fire chief for Lauderhill Fire Rescue
The Vermont senator met with fire and EMS members in January to hear their concerns brought on by the pandemic
The driver of the Jeep was pronounced dead at the scene, and its passenger was transported to a hospital in Shreveport for severe burns
The Advance Fire Department is investigating the alleged inappropriate actions, which include unwanted touching, wine-making and loud behavior
Vidal “Max” Fortuna was a 20-year veteran of the Stockton Fire Department
Take action to implement efficiency models and grow the shrinking workforce
In an effort to increase staffing and expand the Mount Desert Fire Department, the town is taking over from Northeast Harbor Ambulance
Firefighter-EMT John McMaster was released from the University of Maryland Medical Center’s Shock Trauma Center and greeted by waiting colleagues
Kelsey Sadler was acting in the lieutenant role during the fatal Stricker Street fire that killed two fellow firefighters
Genevieve Hansen, who was off duty, said she got louder and began swearing because Floyd “needed help and he wasn’t getting it”
Friends, colleagues share memories of Lt. Paul Butrim, Firefighter-Paramedic Kelsey Sadler and EMT-Firefighter Kenny Lacayo
Officials confirmed the deceased members include Lt. Paul Butrim, Firefighter-Paramedic Kelsey Sadler and EMT-Firefighter Kenny Lacayo
Robert A. “Bobby” Jones had an “unshakable sense of calm and amazing sense of humor,” said IAFF Local 5184 President Michael Karolenko
The approval for new AEDs, cardiac monitors and CPR devices follows an inspection showing that most Eddy County fire vehicles lacked working AEDs
Chief Tina R. Watkins will lead the Petersburg Department of Fire, Rescue, and Emergency Services after a number of interim leaders over the years
“I’ve been here 30 years, and I’ve never had this happen,” said Captain Jon Moore with the Mesquite Fire Department
The time has come for EMS leaders and clinicians to take a data-informed look at how we operate apparatus and the risks involved
Firefighters’ “oxygen tanks were empty, and they still pushed through the smoke” to continue making rescues, said Mayor Eric Adams
The department details what its members faced that day and thank DC police for their work to protect the U.S. Capitol
In Caledonia, the volume of calls for senior care facilities has gone through the roof since 2018, Fire Chief Jeffrey Henningfeld said
First responders transported two people to medical facilities; officials said the four smoke detectors in the three-story rowhouse were not working
Assistant Chief Joshua Kusek served with the East Thompson Volunteer Fire Department
