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.
How to add intranasal drugs to the BLS scope of practice, and why it would be a valuable addition to the BLS toolbox
Ken Bouvier, NRP, offers the dos and don’ts to treating household hazmat scenarios and emerging threats
How to identify, onboard and manage community paramedics to succeed in their unique role in improving community health
Dallas Fire-Rescue put paramedic Brad Cox on administrative leave after the video became public
The Iowa City Fire Department launched the Navigator Assistance Program last month to connect residents in need to Steve Nachazel, the county’s first social services navigator
Pflugerville could terminate its EMS service with the fire department in favor of the private ambulance company
Under the new program, engines, trucks and ambulances will no longer be sent to low-risk medical calls in downtown Portland and outer Southeast Portland
All 60 members of the Ames Fire Department are on track to be EMT-certified by January
Palm Harbor Fire & Rescue Firefighter-Paramedic Lt. Ashley White was struck while retrieving equipment from the staged apparatus
“It’s a big scary mess, and we honestly don’t know if the help is there beyond waiting out the current circumstance and hoping more people come in to the medical field”
Firefighter-Paramedic Sarah Roe, a 20-year veteran of the Amherst Fire Department, is searching for the perfect organ donor
The death of firefighter trainee Peyton Morse is a tragic reminder that we need to change our culture, mindset and response to complaints of respiratory distress
Atkins Firefighter-EMT Tara O’Connor spent 20 years seeking a diagnosis for her condition, and she hopes her story raises awareness
DFR is hoping to cut down on burnout, response times and overtime with single-role paramedics
A military plane crashed in a Lake Worth suburban neighborhood
Ambulances from several towns and companies could be seen parked along Main Street on both sides of the hospital
Anthony Palato, described as having a “true servant’s heart,” was diagnosed with a cancerous tumor in 2017
Firefighter-Paramedic Miguel Angulo, a 15-year veteran of the Phoenix Fire Department, died after contracting the virus
If Decatur Morgan Hospital’s application is approved, the city will have two ambulance services for the first time in seven years
Officials are using American Rescue Plan funds to pay a $250 vaccination incentive for full-time EMS employees
Orange County Fire Authority Firefighter-Paramedic Joe Park finished cooking breakfast for the woman after assisting, including “eggs made to order”
Years of preplanning aided the incident command of an MCI, building fire, technical rescue, hazmat, and terrorism crime scene all in one
Paramedic Kyle Martincic is the White River Township Fire Department’s first line-of-duty death
Fla. counties are launching new ambulances, using fire rescue vehicles to transport patients amidst, high volumes, hospital bypasses
Wilmington Firefighter Cecilia Escobar-Duplan, 25, was hit by a pickup truck while she was attempting to render aid at a crash scene
The Mission Fire Fighters Association noted firefighters heavily pushed for fire-based EMS because of high call volume and the lack of a secondary provider
The vaccine requirement applies to salaried and volunteer responders in Skagit County fire districts
High call volumes and medical transports in Seminole County due to the recent increase in COVID-19 cases has put ambulance availability “below acceptable levels” in recent months
While Vicksburg does use a company for medical billing, it does not have a process for collecting past-due bills
With EMS short-staffed, overcrowded Brevard County emergency departments are typing up critical personnel waiting to offload patients
A spike in COVID-19 hospitalizations is causing an ambulance shortage as personnel are forced to wait up to 12 hours to offload patients
Clearwater Fire & Rescue is “getting squeezed” as they work to meet the demand of emergency calls amid the virus surge, Chief Scott Ehlers said
Melbourne Fire Department Driver Engineer-Paramedic Scott Allender contracted the virus in early July
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