Paramedic Chief
The news items, feature articles, videos and more you find here are selected specifically with paramedic chiefs and EMS leaders in mind. This content will give those who are charged with running a department or agency the tools, information and insight they need to excel as leaders and managers.
Learn why outcome-based leadership is crucial for making meaningful changes in your agency and community
Discover why the departments that treat recruiting like marketing are winning — and how to follow their lead
What public safety can learn from the Titan submersible disaster
The shooting at the Thousand Oaks, Ca., Borderline Bar & Grill is another blow to first responders in communities impacted by mass violence
An investigation found that at least five Armstrong Ambulance paramedics falsified records for advanced cardiac life support, CPR and Pediatric Advanced Life Support
NFPA 3000 provisional standard brought EMS, firefighters and law enforcement together to tackle interagency training
A pharmacist can help EMS improve patient outcomes, participate in protocol development, and collaborate on EMS research projects
Gordon Stokes is accused of intentionally drilling into an overdose patient’s bone without anesthesia and then calling it a “teachable moment”
Petersburg officials recently cut ties with 10 part-time paramedics, who were brought on as a way to save money
This issue features articles highlighting the importance of patient and provider safety during ambulance transport and the need for an EMS overhaul
Officials said they plan to increase background checks after it was revealed that an EMT involved in a fatal ambulance crash had a long criminal history
To bring more recruits into Springfield Fire-Rescue, the department is no longer requiring applicants to be at a paramedic status
Our co-hosts tackle the topic of paramedic education and how it would affect the EMS industry
Reading Fire Department Chief William Stoudt said a lot of the costs are associated with an inability to recruit and keep paramedics
Great Falls amended their policy of sending paramedics to every call so that they can free up enough responders to provide ALS coverage to outside districts
Crozer-Keystone Health System EMS Chief Robert Reeder suffered a cardiac arrest while on duty Saturday at a charity event at Talen Energy Stadium
Operating in the public eye under conditions that may require evacuation or assisting colleagues at a moment’s notice means responders must be ready 24/7
Using LEAD principles, EMS leaders can encourage employee retention at their organizations
A look at how paramedics treat people for pain-related emergencies shows that complaints of pain from black, Asian and Latino people are sometimes ignored
The organization is asking fire service leaders not to sign on to the American Ambulance Association’s newly proposed cost reporting system
Educating friends about EMS PTSD can prevent innocent questions that can undo years of mental health work and progress
Government grants often mean long waiting periods with your application pending
Our co-hosts are joined by EMS1 contributor Amy Eisenhauer to discuss her thoughts on professional development, mentoring and mental health in the industry
Embrace change, empower leaders and remove cancer are three factors to evolve an EMS agency and avoid the pitfalls of stagnation
Overdose cases can create numerous logistical problems when there are multiple overdose cases around the same time in different locations
After learning he was suspended, Clearwater Fire Department Chief and EMS Director Scott Cooper resigned and was followed by several responders who did the same
Our EMS expert panel identifies actions EMS leaders can take to improve clinical and operational performance, and to advance the profession
An organization’s leadership culture may explain the stark difference in opinion between providers and leaders on issues of patient and provider safety
Even though the race to recruit, hire, engage and retain EMS employees is as intense as ever, there are working solutions within reach for every agency
The 2018 EMS Trend Report asks EMS field providers, as well as leaders and chiefs, about their perceptions of the state of EMS in the U.S.
The city of Sun Prairie settled with paramedics John Uebelacker and Matthew Schaller who were cleared of wrongdoing after being fired in 2014 over the care of a patient
Effective fire and paramedic chiefs and officers reflect on the past to validate the present and chart the future
Making the EMS Agenda 2050 become reality will require strengthening the collaboration between EMS, public health and healthcare
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