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Separating community health care and 911 response will help distinguish EMS as first responders
New TV series on first responders falls flat with the fire service, bows to stereotypes and inaccuracies
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
The city of Baytown issued a shelter in place that lasted for about three hours for residents living west of the plant
The ambulance, dubbed Aid 1, is staffed with two firefighters-EMTs that will respond to more routine or minor health emergencies
The ambulance was transporting a patient with major injuries at the time, along with three firefighter and two AMR paramedics.
The ordinance would charge First Response with fees for elevated response times, and situate the agency as being overseen by the city fire department
The 37 donated animal rescue kits included three sizes of pet oxygen masks, restraints, a blanket, instructions for wound care, pet CPR and rescue breathing
Volunteers cleaned the station, brought in an exterminator and treated the area with high temperatures to get rid of the bed bugs
Durham Fire and EMS Station 17 is the first fire station in the city that can generate its own electricity from the sun
The oxygen tank explosion left one EMT with minor injuries
A 41-year-old man has been taken into custody and told police he had scattered “fluid-like petrol” at the site
The agreement pays Gold Cross a $400,000 subsidy for the remainder of the year, a $600,000 subsidy in 2020 and $650,000 in 2021 and 2022
While London’s mom was being treated by paramedics, the firefighters took London’s attention and gave him a tour of the fire truck and let him play with the water hose
Officials approved the new building due to the need for a 911 communications center that can withstand man-made and natural disasters
St. Joseph County is the second area in the state to use the app, made possible through a partnership between Ind. cities, townships and the 911 dispatch center
Blocked train crossings causing 10-minute wait times forced Sheffield city officials to approve a new fire station and several EMS stations on the other side of the tracks
Texas officials plan to create Emergency Services District No. 3, which will cover rural communities, to keep pace with rising costs for emergency services
The names of late Det. Lou Alvarez and Firefighter Ray Pfeifer are being added to the new bill to restore the 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund
Authorities have not named a suspect at this time and officials said it is not clear how anyone gained access to the narcotics
Since 2010, the city and Tri-C have swapped an old ambulance, SCBA packs and old fire hose for tuition credits
The Santa Fe County’s new harm-reduction unit aims to provide access to treatment, education and the necessary drugs before they become a statistic
There have been thousands of aftershocks after the recent 7.1 and 6.4 magnitude earthquakes
Students receiving the scholarships must be enrolled in an emergency program such as EMS, fire, medical or in the health or emergency field
First responders are investigating the explosion and report multiple injuries
April Manyon, a former competitive bodybuilder, plans to donate a portion of the prize money to organizations aiming to help first responders
MedStar bike medics are providing treatment to the injured resulting is a dramatic reduction in ambulance and fire calls
Maplewood first responders teamed up to create the program in response to the escalating mental health crisis
The program focuses on beach safety procedures that can be tweaked during the season to prepare for shark bites care
Denison Mayor Janet Gott said the city is using this as a temporary measure to fill the employment gaps while the department can get its staffing back up to full levels
Luis Alvarez assumed the spotlight to push Congress into action to aid first responders who developed life-threatening diseases from the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks
Officials found evidence that a kitchen fire started and was extinguished before firefighters arrived on scene and believe that it was a contributing factor to the house fire
LAPD officials said the ambulance was traveling at normal speed without emergency lights
