Firefighters
Your main role on a fire scene is to keep firefighters safe, which may include telling them they aren’t safe to return to duty
Chief Gary Ludwig joins to discuss the role of public safety leadership in preventing tragedy on scene, and weighs in on the EMS body camera debate
“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
Firefighter Walter Stewart lost his youngest and oldest kids following the deaths of their brother and mother
“It’s gotta be like hell,” said Fire Department spokesperson Larry Langford. “We’re doing all we can to support [Walter Stewart],” who also lost his son
The DeSantis appointees also said they would help award death benefits to Lesly Dorminy, the widow of longtime Reedy Creek firefighter Lt. James Dorminy
How “Little Doug,” a friend of Green Bay Metro crewmembers, survived another serious medical issue
New legislation would extend a 10% property tax reduction to volunteer Rotterdam firefighters and providers with at least two years of service
The measure also includes members of the military who responded to 9/11 in Shanksville, Pa., and at the Pentagon, unlike the original legislation
Taney County EMS providers treated and transported two occupants of a damaged “Dukes of Hazzard”-style orange Dodge Charger
Ron DeSantis signed the bill in a Reedy Creek fire station bay; local firefighters and EMS providers backed him and presented him with a ceremonial ax
“The crew began to experience moderate heat and zero visibility,” the Dover Township Fire Department said
According to Care Flight, all aboard died, including the pilot, the flight nurse, the flight paramedic, the patient and a member of the patient’s family
Since the ambulance was impeded by snow-covered streets, Portland firefighters transported the child to a hospital
Westmont first responders found Matt Heiden unresponsive; EMS providers performed CPR and transported him to a hospital
The St. Tammany District 7 crewmember sustained multiple fractures, was extricated from the overturned fire truck and airlifted to a medical center
A tree broke, causing a power line to strike Paw Paw VFD Lt. Ethan M. Quillen
Justin Tallman stayed with a patient until New Orleans EMS providers arrived and said local police established a perimeter quickly
Daniel Lamothe became “medically distressed” and was treated immediately, according to Santa Cruz County
Fire and EMS crews from multiple departments responded to the metal and paint plant
More than dozen people were transported to a hospital
A total of 20 firefighters were hurt in the Staten Island residential blaze
A passenger was critically hurt and four firefighters had minor injuries after the crash into the fire truck that was blocking at a prior wreck scene
The Waterville firefighter resigned after being put on leave, citing personal reasons
EMS leaders described Dr. Leonard Cobb as a giant, pioneer and luminary whose work “touched the lives of thousands worldwide”
Gwinnett County Captain Chris Bilik positioned his vehicle to block traffic and called 911; a second firefighter also rendered aid until EMS providers arrived
Hundreds of law enforcement officers and about 200 firefighters will be on hand, and two emergency medical tents will be in place
Coral Springs public safety service members have turned to therapy, peer counseling and charity work
Mercy Flight EMS providers transported the injured child to Oishei Children’s Hospital in Buffalo
Dozens of police, fire and EMS vehicles have responded, and a unified command post has been established on campus
“They rushed over,” said Anderson Township Fire Department member Curtis Yuskewich
Grant Calcaterra applied to be a firefighter with the Los Angeles Fire Department before returning to college football
State police said both sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the Route 9 incident
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