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How one day transformed emergency preparedness and the lives of generations of first responders
Richard Allen Pearlman was the youngest first responder killed on 9/11. For a small volunteer ambulance corps, keeping his memory alive has become part of the job.
Lillian Bonsignore spent weeks working the pile; 25 years later, the area still triggers her brain to recall the smell “like it’s day one”
The familiar images tell only part of the story. These lesser-known accounts reveal how Sept. 11 continues to shape lives and public safety 25 years later.
First responders can be trusted voices, separating fact from fiction while keeping the focus on evidence and remembrance
Go inside the National September 11 Memorial & Museum and the 9/11 Museum Workshop
I was a flight paramedic on a routine Sunday when Waco changed everything. Thirty-three years later, I finally wrote it all down.
Inside the Waco siege through a paramedic’s eyes — the ATF raid, the 51-day standoff and the children who came out
Mantooth’s portrayal of firefighter-paramedic Johnny Gage introduced millions of viewers to paramedicine, but his connection to EMS continued long after “Emergency!” ended
Mantooth’s portrayal of firefighter-paramedic Johnny Gage introduced millions of viewers to the emerging profession of paramedicine
Hall Ambulance highlighted its 1975 launch of paramedic-level care and its role supporting President Gerald Ford’s visit
For centuries going back to Leonardo da Vinci, humans have innovated and perfected ways to protect their health amid hazardous conditions
What patients see, what providers feel and how both shape outcomes in emergency care
Take a trip down memory lane and see Barbie’s multiple roles as a first responder
Lawmakers and EMS leaders are pushing to honor Pittsburgh’s Freedom House Ambulance Service with one of the nation’s highest civilian awards
The rogue heroes our government turns to when there’s nowhere else to turn
During a time of racial tension and social upheaval, the movement helped form the foundations of the pre-hospital care we’re used to today
A new production dramatizes the creation of the nation’s first paramedic-staffed ambulance service and connects past public health struggles to issues still felt today
Their quick thinking after a series of sudden deaths led to the discovery of cyanide-laced Tylenol — and a turning point in consumer safety
From community risk reduction to treatment in place, other cities are reaping the benefits of advanced EMS systems. A proposed independent NYC EMS department could be the turning point.
A six-year push for the day of appreciation, inspired by heroism and tragedy, culminated in the designation of Oct. 28 to honor first responders
This special episode of Inside EMS explores the shift from reactive to preventative strategies in emergency services and the crucial role of technology and health initiatives
Books about the catastrophic 9/11 attacks and the long return to normalcy are crucial to the historical record of those we lost and how we moved forward
On the anniversary of the deadly terrorist attacks, the number of EMT and paramedic deaths should come to mind as quickly as “343 firefighters”
Raw and unflinching, New Orleans EMS shares the story of medics who chose to remain when everything else failed. It’s not just history — it’s survival, trauma and transformation.
Laura Russell’s first hurricane activation as a paramedic turned into a fight for survival as levees broke and chaos spread
In a gripping first-person account, New Orleans EMS veteran Keeley Williams-Johnson shares what it was like to survive and serve through the city’s darkest days
First responders saved more than 200 people during one of the worst engineering disasters in U.S. history
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