Fire-EMS
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Separating community health care and 911 response will help distinguish EMS as first responders
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Dallas Fire-Rescue Firefighter-Paramedic William An was shot in his arm and leg while helping a victim who was lying in the middle of an East Dallas street
After answering a “career call,” a paramedic was surprised to learn that the woman she saved was a family member
Terre Haute police and fire departments will each receive 60 kits over a six-month period, while the sheriff’s office will receive 12 kits for the six-month time frame
City of Baltimore Fire Department fire trucks are being taken out of service to be on call as medic units, putting a strain on city resources
Facing dwindling numbers of volunteer emergency medical technicians and an increased number of calls, the two entities will work to combine operations
Theodore Mobley, 26, was arguing with a female patient after transporting her to George Washington Hospital, and the argument turned physical once inside
Anchorage Fire Department plans to shift staffing next month to adapt to an ever-rising demand for emergency medical responses
The previous response plan called for EMS personnel to hold up outside the scene until police had made their response and wait for victims to be brought out
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All of the rescue efforts were manual without the assistance of the fire department and extrication tools
City consultants recommend reducing the number of “low-priority calls” by the fire department and overhauling the city’s dispatch center
“The results will tell us if we’re sending the right resources on emergency calls and if the resources being sent are appropriate,” City Manager Patrick Urich said
Thirty people suffered bumps, bruises, cuts and a broken leg before landing at JFK Airport
A 20-year veteran of the Atlantic Beach Fire Department and U.S. Navy veteran, Adam Snyder was injured while skiing on vacation with his family
Wes Weysham, a retired firefighter-paramedic, Navy veteran, and volunteer K-9 search and rescue handler, was honored at a funeral service this week
The Beulah Fire Protection and Ambulance District in Beulah received a significant upgrade to its response capabilities in the form of a new station
Paramedic Field Chief Patrick Fitzmaurice said the added ambulances were a “Band-Aid on a wound that needed a tourniquet”
The county will pay $7,600 for Bobby Bohn’s school, and will also pay him to take 1,200 hours of classes, 450 hours of ambulance rides and hospital hours
A Harrisburg Fire Department crew stepped in to watch two boys after it was determined their parents needed to be transported to the hospital
Aurora officials recommended buying ballistic vests for firefighters who are part of special tactical units weeks after a mass shooting
The Park Ridge Fire Department responded to 5,187 calls in 2018, 3,156 of which were EMS calls
A nurse practitioner will accompany Beverly Hills Fire Department firefighter-paramedics as they respond to 911 calls
The Eli Staton Memorial Scholarship will cover the nearly $5,000 paramedic school tuition for one firefighter-EMT
NH Project FIRST enlists “quick response teams” to return after an overdose call and offer to connect individuals with services at their local treatment hub
Officials said reducing response for minor calls would preserve resources and improve response for “the most severe calls”
Despite attempts by first responders to keep Edna, she was officially removed due to “public health and safety concerns”
Dallas Fire-Rescue firefighter-paramedic Nicholas Granados suffered a collapsed lung, a fractured rib and other injuries after a truck crashed into his ambulance
Hatzolah’s goal is to be able to transport patients and respond to calls using lights and sirens, but this has been opposed by LAFD and its firefighters’ union
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Shorter response times and better patient outcomes are the goals of what officials are calling a high-performance, integrated response system
Former Searsmont Fire Chief James Ames and Joanne Ames, former EMS manager, said conflict and bad feelings prefaced their departures
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