Firefighters
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EMTs, paramedics and firefighters are uniquely qualified to aid public health contact tracing efforts to limit the spread of COVID-19
An EMT who spoke Spanish helped put the man at ease during the multi-agency rescue, police said
Those with an active fire and EMT certification can receive $2,500, and those with a fire-paramedic certification can receive $3,000
Lifeguards also extricated two women from the crashed vehicle; one woman was transported to a hospital as firefighters worked to remove the car
Ali Bakker did not have a cellphone, recently suffered a fracture and was on pain medications prior to the crash
Mo. firefighter Todd Covington described the derailment and aftermath, saying, the scouts “probably saved 20 or 30 people’s lives”
The patients were participating in a reality TV show called “Bad Girls Gone God” when some suffered heat-related illness
Mario Artze-Ordiales is accused of defrauding the Broward County Aviation Department through car parking vouchers
In addition to removing the bottom tier of the firefighter-paramedic salary schedule, experienced members also will get pay increases
Pool lifeguards started CPR, Endwell firefighters used an AED, Union Volunteer Emergency Squad medics used a Lucas Device and transported the child
Four firefighters and an inspector were hurt and transported to a hospital, where two were listed in critical but stable condition
“He didn’t have a pulse, he wasn’t breathing so I instantly started CPR — what I was trained to do,” said Toledo Fire & Rescue Firefighter Myles Copeland
Douglas Clemons served with Polk County Fire Rescue for 27 years
Conrad John Sunde IV works for the Duluth Fire Department; state and federal boards will determine whether his licenses should be suspended or revoked
With two felony convictions each, the two plaintiffs also cannot serve in many fire departments
“Caroline’s Law” was first introduced after an EMT posted a murder victim’s photo to Facebook in 2009
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Brittany Nicotri found a way to increase the Burton Fire District’s capabilities at a low cost
The Annapolis agreements also include two $3,000 COVID-19 bonuses — one in July and one in 2023
Firefighters freed the woman from underneath the vehicle and transported her to University of Cincinnati Medical Center
San Bernadino firefighter-paramedics treated two people who were injured in the crash
The Poughkeepsie crew was utilizing the ambulance’s lights and siren when the incident occurred; the force of the impact caused the rig to crash into a streetlight and a fence
Lloyd Claycomb and the driver of the car that hit the rig were seriously injured; an EMS provider and a vehicle passenger had non-life-threatening injuries
A Sparta Township Fire Department crew was with a patient experiencing cardiac arrest when a second ambulance was called for the firefighter
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All four crewmembers were injured — two of them seriously — when the Airbus AS350 tried to land in windy conditions at the Christmas Valley Airport
A crowd of about 150 firefighters, EMTs, hospital staffers and members of Staten Island motorcycle clubs greeted Richard McMahon as he exited the facility
Firefighter-EMT John Klanchesser was having an ordinary day until he felt lightheaded and said something out of character
The legislation was created in response to a firefighter breaking the rules after waiting for an ambulance then transporting a child with burns in a fire truck
Baltimore County Fire Department crews extinguished the fire that officials say may have contained hazardous materials
Crews with multiple agencies rescued the Morristown Rescue crew and treated and transported the patient
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