Firefighters
The public shouldn’t have to roll the dice about their emergency services, wondering who’s going to show up
Five factors help explain why our current crop of firefighters and firefighter-EMTs never make the move
EMS providers transported the driver; Firefighters are concerned that the structure may fall further
Captain Walker L. Hill spent his whole career with the Baton Rouge Fire Department
“The most important part of my life is to help and uplift other people, so there’s no way I can give up now,” says 34-year-old J.C. LaVerde
The rear of the home partly collapsed, and the Unity firefighters were treated on scene
Livermore Falls FD’s license expired Nov. 30; the department didn’t reapply because of a lack of firefighter staff to respond to calls
Two crewmembers suffered serious injuries and one was critically injured; all three were transported to a hospital
Firefighter Megan Warfield leapt into action to help a victim in an overturned car after being involved in a multi-vehicle crash – and gave birth 23 hours later
A fundraiser has been set up for the family of Charles D. Swank, an Army veteran who had five children
Firefighters have been using fireboats and drones, but the fire may burn for days, and DNA evidence has been lost
Both firefighters were on duty, and the injured person was transported to a hospital
“For person after person, it was the firefighters over and over again trying to be helpful in some way,” Second Assistant Chief Rob Sibley recalls of members’ support for the community
The man had fallen from a midrise building’s eighth floor to the seventh floor and had 1-inch rebar through his left hip and center chest area
Nine Cowlitz 2 Fire & Rescue firefighters and a medic unit responded after the injured driver slept overnight in the cold trunk as water got into the vehicle
The Chandler Fire Department takes pride in having its firefighters trained and certified as EMTs and medics
The survivors have claims worth more than $10 million, attorneys for the families said
Fire crews from multiple counties fought the Marengo fire, and ambulance crews transported five people to a medical center
With American Rescue Plan Act money, the city plans to offer $3,000 signing bonuses to 550 new hires
“Numerous maydays were given,” a trooper said, before Firefighter Marvin Gruber and First Assistant Chief Zachary Paris of the Community Fire Company were transported
Polk County Fire Rescue said that Driver/Engineer Dustin Bovill cleared the child’s airway and rode with the patient until EMS providers could take over
Cache County Fire District members, state troopers and EMS providers were responding to three other crashes at the time
“Completely broken heart": Clear Spring Volunteer Fire Company Capt. Mike Reid announced the death of his son Chief Zachary P. Reid
The rig flipped onto its side, and one passenger in the Jeep had to be extricated
Rowan County EMS treated the three wounded first responders on site
Palestine FD members provided aid immediately, and the firefighter was transported to a medical center in stable condition, the police chief said
Penn Hills Paramedic Joshua Smith said Nicholas Theofilis would go on ride-alongs as a teen and shadow medical personnel
Ohio House members added an amendment requiring a minimum 5-year prison sentence when the victim is a firefighter or EMS provider
EMS providers resuscitated Saddle Brook Fire Captain Basil Pizzuto at the scene and transported him to a hospital, where his condition worsened
“Our guys did exactly what they were trained to do,” Vermilion Fire Chief Bill Brown said, describing how firefighters, officers and EMS providers responded
The rescue happened more than seven hours after the man “split from another hunter he had been with” and vanished into the swamp
The firefighters and EMS providers are also seeking damages they say they are owed from having to work desk jobs, which pay less, for 18 months
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