Fire-EMS
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Deadly California wildfires are latest natural disaster to displace civilians, damage infrastructure and strain fire department budgets
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Four Naperville Fire Department firefighter-paramedics are now working 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday as part of a “power-shifting” program
Officials said the ambulance was on its way to a call when it collided with another vehicle and slammed into a store
“We literally have been waiting for decades for some of these improvements,” Austin Firefighters Association President Bob Nicks said
Firefighters created a makeshift catwalk using ladders to help a man who began sinking into a large mud patch while deer hunting
The emergency responders had to contend with baby Shay’s umbilical cord wrapped around his neck, and after he was born he was whisked away to the hospital
The organization is asking fire service leaders not to sign on to the American Ambulance Association’s newly proposed cost reporting system
Christopher Weeks, a dedicated first responder who died unexpectedly, was paid tribute by his colleagues with a 15-vehicle fire and ambulance escort
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Columbia Fire Department Captain Kareem Spain and Kiah Thomas were playing a pickup game with some high school students when a teen collapsed
Savannah Lovell was awarded the Life Saving Award for her efforts in a 911 call about a fatal fire at an apartment complex
Twenty-five people were taken to hospitals following a series of crashes involving at least two cars and a bus that crashed through a concrete divider
The community of Schoharie thanked the responders for their efforts at a vigil held near the site of a limousine crash that killed 20 people
Police said San Antonio paramedics left the truck running while they tended to a patient, and a suspect jumped inside and took off
“Our mission with this program is to eliminate or reduce casualties in active shooter or life-threatening incidents,” Ping4 CEO Jim Bender said
Project Leave Behind provides Orange County responders with naloxone kits to distribute to the families of those treated for overdoses
The Bethany Volunteer Fire Company firefighters were transported to the hospital after Syed Rahman, who died at the scene, struck the ambulance with his vehicle
Fire Chief Tommy Mayville told officers firefighters were on their way, but after several minutes, officers tried to contact him and got no response
A man ran into a subway tunnel and then attempted suicide, prompting a frantic rush by emergency responders
Several responders from different Haywood County departments all gave their time and talents to aid in the hurricane preparation and response effort
Hamilton Fire Chief Mark Mercer said that move will shave as many as four minutes off of many emergency medic runs to places further west of Station 21
Though an investigation said 11 department members admitted to intubating a deceased patient, only nine of them were actually credentialed healthcare providers
Kansas City Fire Department responders helped Ken Hargis down from the attic and finished his insulation work afterwards
After learning he was suspended, Clearwater Fire Department Chief and EMS Director Scott Cooper resigned and was followed by several responders who did the same
Firefighter-EMT Vicki Kalmar was diagnosed with a fast-progressing form of Stage 3 cervical cancer in May and is currently undergoing her first rounds of treatment
A smaller vehicle operated by the Minneapolis Fire Department may begin responding to some health emergencies around downtown next year
“If the patient is deceased at the scene, it becomes a law enforcement issue,” Whatcom County Fire District 14 Chief Jerry DeBruin said
Firefighters knew one of the shooting victims was eight months pregnant and went inside before police arrived “because they knew they could make a difference”
Witnesses told investigators that “tube checks” on deceased patients were “a widespread prior practice of paramedics” of the Bellingham Fire Department
Mobile 911 calls have been processed directly through the Barnstable Police Department’s new dispatch center, significantly reducing emergency response times
Da’Von McRae pulled Bettye Carter to safety after a senior living building went up in flames