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.
Assess and improve the health of your team on a regular basis to combat the physical and mental demands of a career in firefighting/EMS
The “public safety president” can use the bully pulpit to do much, much more for EMS and other public safety personnel
The communication center’s call volume increased 10% between 2015 and 2018 with 1,103,407 incoming calls in 2018
The Palm Coast United Methodist Church saluted first responders by dedicating a service to say thank you
The two medics inside the rig were unharmed but the driver of the vehicle — who cops said was driving without a license — was transported to the hospital with a leg injury
Last year, the Chattanooga Fire Department received 1,320 calls for non-emergency citizen assists, which include lift assists
Crews have responded to the airport multiple times for “hard landings,” usually resulting in sprains and or fractures
President Trump honored more than a dozen first responders at a White House ceremony for their bravery while protecting their communities
Canton Firefighter/Medic Benjamin Lasure was awarded Paramedic of the Year for action he took when called May 6 to a burning house
“Do not automatic dispatch EMS to a fire scene,” the memo reads, listing reasons to send a unit
Remember any patient can turn violent, and make a patient assessment/search a part of your situational awareness approach to scene safety
The Topeka Fire Department plans to transition from providing basic life support to providing advanced life support as firefighters respond to emergency medical calls
“We need to stand together as EMS providers and ensure we are no longer put on the back burner,” Derrick Caranci, who started the petition, said
A procession was held overnight in Milwaukee as the firefighter’s body was brought to the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office
New York City Fire Department officials said the pilot was being treated for a non-life-threatening injury after the helicopter landed in the river
A Cuyahoga Falls firefighter/paramedic is being praised for an unexpected act of kindness
Focus on front-line operations, structured scalability and agency-specific enhancements
Councilman Charles Kirby believes the conspiracy is born out of the Fire Department’s jealousy of the Police Department because it can generate revenue with traffic citations
Those with severe brain injuries who were treated with the new protocol before they reached the hospital survived at twice the rate of those who didn’t get this new treatment
The addition of bikes to the fire department would allow paramedics to respond more quickly and efficiently to medical emergencies
The team will respond to calls involving people dealing with behavioral crises, substance-abuse issues, chronic or less-acute medical issues and social-services needs
Lillian Bonsignore, a single mom barely out of her teens when she started as an emergency medical technician in 1991, becomes the first woman to hold the rank in the department’s 154-year history
This is the third time in 15 years that the Venice Fire Department has sought to take over ambulance service within the city
The school district will purchase and install 690 radios on buses and equipment on 12 tower sites, all tied to the county’s existing 800-megahertz emergency system
The show “Live Rescue” follows firefighters, paramedics and EMTs from seven cities live as they respond to rescue calls
Unions representing fire, police and paramedics have complained for years about problems at stations, including sinkholes, leaking roofs and sewage backups
Under the new position, Chief Brian Wilson will manage the fire department, the EMS department and emergency management
Mitigate fentanyl fears with NIOSH guidance and basic PPE precautions
Each of the city’s five fire stations has one or two ambulances and is staffed by at least one paramedic and one firefighter/EMT
Robert Gala, 26, unsuccessfully argued that his oxycodone addiction was a disability that should have spared him termination after five years on the job
The East Peoria Fire Department found a satisfying way to upgrade its ambulance fleet and save the city money at the same time
Data analysis is important to evaluating MIH programs, but it will never show the whole picture of community paramedicine success
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