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.
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Officials tell lawmakers that calls have doubled while volunteer ranks shrink, leaving hundreds of vacancies and slower rural response times
The North Babylon Volunteer Fire Company will revise policies for handling minors and require sensitivity training after Chief Peter Alt was filmed cursing at a youth during a call
Four Given Coffee employees were hospitalized after their truck exploded outside Winston-Salem’s Joel Coliseum
Dozens of Miami-Dade Fire Rescue crews responded to a spill at a shared semi-truck depot
A video of a patient encounter sparked outrage, calls for termination and debate among EMS1 readers about discipline, bystander response and cultural accountability
Anderson will deploy a fourth ambulance to cut response times and ease workloads amid 13,000 runs in 2024
Firefighter/Paramedic Jerry Guzman was assigned to Station 32 in Azusa
Portland firefighters rescued a resident and, with the ambulance 10 minutes out, transported the patient themselves
The St. Charles City Council would add firefighters, build new stations and discontinue the city’s ambulance service in favor of expanded coverage by St. Charles County Ambulance District
Lake County Fire Rescue and First Response Training Group graduated 16 firefighters from an accelerated paramedic program
A single-engine plane veered out of control while landing at Kalispell City Airport, smashing into parked aircraft and sparking a runway fire, but all four aboard escaped with minor injuries
U.S. Steel says it is still investigating the blast as hospitals report treating at least 10 workers, including burn victims, from the 1,400-employee Mon Valley plant
The blasts at U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Works killed one worker, left at least two unaccounted for and injured dozens as black smoke billowed over the Pittsburgh area
More than 100 volunteers joined police, firefighters, EMS and school staff in Springfield for a full-scale drill designed to test emergency response
Faced with a steep, rain-soaked slope and no driveway access, Haywood County EMS and multiple fire departments used a rope-and-pulley system to lift a patient to safety
Dells-Delton EMS, Reedsburg Ambulance and Baraboo Area Fire and EMS have each administered blood in the field since launching their transfusion programs in May
A contractor and subcontractor working on powerlines died when their helicopter hit utility lines, crashed into a barge, igniting a fire and multiple explosions
The AP reconstructed the July 4 Texas flash flood rescue using responder audio and survivor footage, revealing a chaotic response as the disaster killed 136 people
The Redding Fire Department is retroactively charging residents for non-emergency lift assist calls, with plans to expand the fee to all EMS responses
Moses Lake officials have launched a study to explore keeping the current system, forming a new city fire district or creating a regional fire authority
A Denver rail worker suffered severe injuries and had his leg amputated after being trapped by a derailed train car at the BNSF Globeville Yard
North Babylon Fire Chief Peter Alt was caught on video shouting profanities at a 10-year-old girl during an emergency call
A new partnership in Joliet embeds paramedics into patient care teams to connect residents with vital resources beyond traditional medical care
In a two-day joint exercise with Auburn University and emergency agencies, first responders simulated an active shooter scenario to sharpen tactics
California firefighters airlifted an endurance runner from Razorback Ridge Trail after he fell and broke his femur
Marin County is holding a scavenger hunt to locate unregistered defibrillators and add them to the PulsePoint app ahead of its Aug. 16 CPR event
Dallas Fire-Rescue personnel evaluated over a dozen passengers after a DART light rail train caught fire
The second installment of the Maine EMS Sustainability Program funding will help Biddeford firefighters attend EMS school and may fund simulation training tools
Pivotal’s lightweight, electric vertical takeoff aircraft is drawing interest from Marin fire departments for its potential use in wildfires, search-and-rescue and EMS response
The U.S. Coast Guard has launched an investigation into the Biscayne Bay crash that killed two girls, critically injured two others
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