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Years of preplanning aided the incident command of an MCI, building fire, technical rescue, hazmat, and terrorism crime scene all in one
Risk management expert Gordon Graham discusses the protocol for medically treating patients who are in the custody of law enforcement
A second Fort Osage Fire Protection District member also was hurt when a brush truck became surrounded by heavy smoke and was destroyed
Brian Harbaugh said he went to pick up paperwork Sunday, exited the building fast and called for NorthStar EMS to help him; he quit on Monday
Firefighters found “extremely high” levels of the lethal gas inside the building, said Kansas City Assistant Fire Chief Jimmy Walker
Broward Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Michael B. Kane: “Testing could not empirically establish that the fire station alerting system worked properly at the time”
A Summerville Fire & Rescue Department spokesperson said the crewmember was transported to a hospital, where he passed away
Naples Fire-Rescue Department crewmembers were forced to dismantle the chair in order to free the patient
Squad 1 will respond to EMS calls in the Corona Fire Department’s effort to more efficiently deploy staffers
Megan Warfield, a firefighter with Baltimore County and the Bowleys Quarters Volunteer Fire Department, checked on a driver in an overturned vehicle
An USAR team found the missing person’s vehicle by using a satellite radio service to obtain its coordinates
Chester Battalion Chief Jon Ley immediately requested a second alarm, calling in off-duty firefighters and for mutual aid
G. Wade Cannon’s cancer battle reportedly inspired other Flower Mound firefighters to get checked and two of them discovered early-stage colon cancer
The two teams of eight will go to Lee County, where the hurricane hit hard
Dalhart Volunteer Fire Department Chief Curtis Brown and Firefighter Brendan Torres were returning from a call
Two crews rendered aid to the person, who was transported and reported to be in serious condition
CAL FIRE Captain Chris Wetzel and his treating mental health provider detail his road from defeat to appreciation in the aftermath of tragedy
Itasca first responders have been accompanying Firefighter-Paramedic Frank Nunez through his cancer battle
Mark A. Blake was a Westport EMS supervisor and served with his son and his brother at the Weston Volunteer Fire Department
During an evacuation, there was a flashover or collapse and one firefighter fell down a flight of stairs, according to Springfield Assistant Chief Matthew Smith
City council members will vote on a 2-year ban on all chemical sedatives used to restrain patients as well as any new sedatives for medical purposes
Police returned fire, wounding the suspect and avoiding further injuries to the public
Alameda County Fire Department crewmembers assessed the grocery store for hazards and treated the injured people
Rescuers lowered a South Walton Fire District firefighter-paramedic into the hole to treat the man’s injuries before he could be hoisted out
Taylor Cruz said he went “into work mode” for his first baby delivery – his daughter
Apopka crews typically have two people, but the IAFF recommends at least four
The pilot and two others sustained moderate injuries and were transported to a trauma center
Cebollero, Dudley and Ludwig discuss honoring the legacy of 9/11
All four Newington crewmembers were transported to local hospitals
After the driver’s own vehicle overturned and ejected him onto an Interstate 75 overpass, he leaped over a concrete barrier and into deep water
McLean Volunteer Fire Department’s Timo Klotz helped free three people trapped under debris after an Uber driver crashed a car into the building
He was on scene as the EMS incident command and said more than 100 EMS, fire and police personnel from several municipalities and counties responded
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