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.
Training, PPE and scene assessment will minimize the risks of opioid exposure to fire and EMS responders
NFPA 3000 isn’t a tactical document or a policies and procedures manual; it’s a framework to develop programs that integrate planning, response and recovery to active shooter hostile events
From memorial statues to challenge coins, first responders are feeling the love from states around the country
The split between 911 coverage and interfacility transfers seems to be causing the biggest frustration for local emergency officials
Uhrichsville fire officials presented a report with two options to the city council detailing the costs and benefits of fire-based EMS services
Lake County Fire Rescue EMS Chief Dan Miller is in critical condition after experiencing cardiac arrest
First responders worked together to help evacuate 82 residents and five staff members from a three-alarm fire at a senior living facility
Fire Commissioner Adam Thiel’s efforts to align how fire and EMS responses are measured includes “pot of meat” fires, dispatch time
The fire department will use the funds to replace power stretchers and stretcher hoists in its ambulance fleet
The Bella Vista Fire and EMS Department among first in the nation to launch cerebral oximetry machines in two of its ambulances
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Boats like the Conception are required to have a crewmember keep watch at night
Video showed more than 10 train cars derailed and flames shooting from the wreckage
Virginia’s police chief wants to raise the retirement age, but survey results of about 1,000 public safety employees show first responders are against the idea
Fire Chief Pedro Cruz responded to the vehicle crash that killed country singer Kylie Rae Harris and his 16-year-old daughter
The American flag, raised by NYC firefighters at Ground Zero shortly after the terrorist attacks on 9/11, was discovered years later in Washington state
Chief Niles Ford said the city will recruit firefighter-EMTs, eliminating separate recruitment tracks
The dive-boat Conception became fully engulfed in flames as 30 passengers on a recreational scuba diving trip slept below deck
Medic 2 crew returned to the scene of an earlier medical call to finish up mowing for the owner
The fire department would use the funds to implement new response protocols to more appropriately respond to mental health emergencies
The all-terrain response units will also be used at the 9/11 Memorial Bicycle Ride
The city of Apopka has also filed a lawsuit against National EMS Billing alleging fraud, breach of contract and unjust enrichment
The Akron Fire Department is launching a paramedicine program to offer free, in-home consultations to help residents and reduce non-emergency calls
A recent government study of 15 agencies found they struggle with too few firefighters, not enough money and ambulance services that are stretched thin
Firefighters will be carrying two doses of naloxone after the department administered the drug on 223 calls in one year
A team of firefighters, medical crews, and hazmat specialists will provide search and rescue support, medical support, communications and damage assessment
Fredericksburg’s City Council set a priority in 2014 to establish around-the-clock advanced medical service to address the burden of increased medical calls
Jai Ginn, wife of Bradley Ginn Sr., filed a federal lawsuit alleging that the parties violated her civil rights to due process
BFD responded to an average 154,800 EMS calls compared to 34,900 fire calls over the last three years, prompting changes to the how the FD responds to calls
KCKFD will refund up to $5,000 for students taking a paramedic course, as well as provide a monthly stipend of $2,300
A court ruled that Paramedics Joseph Stracke and Stephanie Cisneros did not act in a grossly negligent way when they “inaccurately diagnosed and treated” Kerry Butler Jr.
Firefighters grappled with a 120-gallon propane tank against the rear of the home that was blowing off pressure with a 40-foot fireball while battling the blaze
The initiative launches at the end of the month and will provide 24-hour assistance for those seeking to be connected with treatment and recovery options
Jeffery Henson, 57, lives with a genetic neurodegenerative disease and called the fire department more than 90 times in one month
