Fire-EMS
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The deaths of fire, law enforcement, corrections and EMS leaders and personnel will have a decades-long impact on department operations, safety and capability
“With every role we take during our career, in a way, we are auditioning for the next”
Words of wisdom to help avoid those common pitfalls of taking on a leadership role, aka entering the ‘minefield’
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
Canyon Lake Fire and EMS Department Battalion Chief Jason Rush, “Skippy,” died on Saturday
A Crisis Car pilot program is pairing three disciplines: police, mental health and EMS to respond to behavioral emergencies
Lawyers for former Aurora Fire Rescue paramedic Peter Cichuniec asked a judge to review the evidence linked to 11 charges, including manslaughter and assault
The goal of the standalone station is to reduce response times for medical calls
The Rialto Fire Department crew members “insisted the patient had to be brought outside the facility before they could provide any sort of treatment,” police say
City officials said Denison and LifeNet were unable to come to terms that fit the needs of both parties
Deputy Fire Chief Scott Vivier says hiring eight paramedic ambulance response operators should decrease wait times
“We already have long delays without EMS units because of staffing issues, crowding at the hospital,” said local union president Rich Langford
“That was all part of us trying to change our culture and really heighten the importance of the EMS,” said Hall County Fire Chief Chris Armstrong
Both Goshen Fire Department Firefighter Megan Berry and Firefighter-Paramedic Hannah Estes have experience working in the fire service
The plan calls for Aurora to revamp its use-of-force policies and launch new training programs in an effort to combat bias in the ranks
“This is something I’ll have nightmares about for the rest of my life,” said Alex Pollak, who worked at the concert
“Firefighter [Christopher] Augustin served honorably until his passing,” the Evansville Police Department said
Pflugerville leaders hired Acadian Ambulance Service after voters chose not to join an emergency services district
Officials are looking into the cause of a crowd surge that resulted in the death of eight concertgoers
Polk County Fire Chief Robert Weech said the union’s claims of service downgrades are “untrue and misleading”
Riverside Fire District Chief Rob Bowen was tending to a patient in the back of the rig when the incident occurred
Elijah McClain, 23, died after being put into a chokehold and administered ketamine in 2019
Kyle Vess was charged with assaulting a paramedic before a video was released that shows the paramedic kicking him repeatedly
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