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EMS experience, overdose patient data and funding needs aren’t mentioned in commission’s national emergency declaration request to President Trump
Chief Travis Myklebust offered strategies to create community partnerships and collaboration to achieve a reduction in 911 calls the fire service responds to
Officials are using the hashtag #HeatStrokeKills to spread the message about this preventable tragedy
The ALS ambulance, which was one of two assigned to the motorcade, highlighted the equipment issues the Houston Fire Department is facing
Leland Fire Chief John Grimes said the department has worked with various colleges for years and provides a “field internship kind of environment”
Juan Bucio’s family members said his devotion to his job was unquestioned
Erik Hirner, 38, died two days after the motorcycle he was driving to work was hit by an SUV
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
Lt. Benjamin Tatro was diving recreationally with other people by the wreckage of the coastal tanker Chester A. Poling when the accident occurred
Juan J. Bucio, 46, became separated from his partner while trying to rescue someone from the Chicago River
“There is some progress with some of these issues, but it is extremely slow,” an anonymous Vancouver Fire Department firefighter said
Should the controversial merger go forward, the grant funds will help ease the cost of moving Grand Rapids dispatchers into the county dispatch center
From memorial statues to challenge coins, first responders are feeling the love from states around the country
Adrian fire chief Tim Bartenslager asked the mayor, city commission and city administrator to increase the roster from 15 to 18 firefighters
Instead of sending an ambulance to every call, nurses will find out more about the patient and figure out a better alternative for them
The city of Mattoon filed a lawsuit against the union over an arbitration award that gave the city the power to remove ambulances from the fire department
Lt. Matt Sarrracco said they are using two ATVs, to make their way through tough spots to gain access and to transport patients
By sending only ambulances to low-priority calls, the Chula Vista Fire Department believes it can respond to high-priority calls faster
A city manager confirmed that officials are investigating the allegations that fire department paramedics and management falsified training documents
The union is urging voters to reject proposals, one of which eliminates the requirement that firefighters be certified paramedics
One county in Texas found a cost-effective way to get epinephrine in the hands of those first to arrive to allow them to treat patients quicker
The Austin-Travis County EMS Employee Association and Lake Travis Fire Fighters Association are asking Travis County to reverse the funding cuts for ambulances
Monterey County alleged that training documents were falsified after all 23 Salinas Fire Department paramedics failed to keep up with certification requirements
Submitting false EMS transport claims to Medicare for reimbursement is a violation of the False Claims Act
The 57-page suit alleges the city has failed to deter a long-standing, pervasive culture of sexual harassment throughout the department’s firehouses and facilities
Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center announced they are consolidating with another hospital, and fire officials expect this to increase response time
Erik Shouse, 40, who also served as a fire commissioner, died of cardiac arrest while at home
A contractor said the explosion sounded like “a sonic boom” that happened when crews were working on shutting the plant down for repairs
Chief Shawn Shelton said if the current trend continues, he anticipates surpassing 25,000 calls a year by 2020 and the department may have to start holding calls
Investigators said Michael Sowders, who had been shot, was found under a pile of garbage at an illegal dump site
Robert Marshall died a week after being critically injured in Pennsylvania when a truck rear-ended his vehicle, causing it to strike him
Robert Cordani responded to a medical call for a neighbor suffering from cardiac arrest and began to perform CPR before collapsing from cardiac arrest himself
Police said Tony Beverly was found inside a patient’s home wearing bunker pants and identified himself as a volunteer firefighter
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