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.
EMS, fire and hospital personnel describe interstate collision, patient entrapment and field amputation to save a man pinned inside his truck cab by 80,000 pounds of logs
Encouraging firefighters to be more focused on rehab requires leadership, training and reinforcement
Firefighters and EMTs learn a situational awareness process and complexities to maintaining and acting on situational awareness
Disaster response teams from across the U.S. have been activated to provide emergency assistance through its agreement with FEMA
Responders said they received reports that some students may have had allergic reactions to the bees
Thirty-one people have died and at least 3,500 homes and businesses have been destroyed
Deadly California wildfires are latest natural disaster to displace civilians, damage infrastructure and strain fire department budgets
Both firefighter-EMTs were conscious but seriously injured, according to Police Chief Jerrod Thompson
Officials said at least 11 people have been killed, hundreds injured and 1,500 homes and businesses destroyed
Doctors said it’s a miracle Christina Kitcat is alive after the bullet tore through her arm and into her heart and lung
The 41-foot medical ambulance bus provides on-scene rehab and mass casualty incident response
The man inside was in stable condition; he was conscious and talking when taken to the hospital
Paul Gerdis, with Atlanta Professional Firefighters, said only 12 of the 25 who graduated in the class of 2016 passed the paramedic test
Responders from the Las Vegas Fire Department as well as off-duty concertgoers jumped into action to save as many lives as possible
Prosecutors said Ahmad Khan Rahimi researched online, bought ingredients and assembled bombs after watching how-to videos
Firefighter Steve Keyes said “I’ll be fine” when he was picked up by doctor and former firefighter Mike Brown
Courtesy of Bound Tree University and Bound Tree Medical
While being taken to a local hospital, firefighter-paramedic Austin Pugh and firefighter-EMT Dawson Beale helped give birth to a baby girl
The unidentified woman drove over a spillway through high water and was trapped inside
A parade of tow trucks carried an honorary casket representing first responders fatally struck by cars at emergency scenes
More than 140 New York City firefighters, police officers and other emergency workers are in Puerto Rico to help
Clifford Heiser was arrested after a DNA test backed up a complaint filed by a female patient he had transported to the hospital
Here’s a breakdown of what an integrity interview is and what type of questions you can expect
The ability to hire DACA recipients as first responders varies state by state and department by department
Record-setting number of climbers raises $110,000 for the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation at 2017 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb in Green Bay
The recent storms spurred the Senate to act on legislation that will require cellphones to work on other carriers’ networks during emergencies
The National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians recognized Chief Jerry Hickman for keeping up with his certification for the past two decades
Nine New York City police officers and firefighters stayed in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Irma
Crews delivered baby Timothy with an umbilical cord wrapped around his neck
Captain Dave Galbraith took an elevator to his colleague’s office when he felt pressure coming from his torso
Brian Sumrall was on his way to give hay to a cattle owner who was impacted by the hurricane when he was hit by a truck
Broward commissioners approved spending $177,000 to purchase 176 body armor packages and helmets