Rapid Response

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

Train your communities to identify, call out and respond to active threats

Local EMS leaders said that a recent pay increase may help, but they cited burnout, attacks and industry-wide staffing struggles

The Cool Branch Volunteer Rescue Department now has full-time and part-time EMTs and paramedics plus volunteers

Maryland physician describes the current pediatric bed crisis as “far worse than the worst days of the adult critical care bed crunch during COVID”

Broward Fire Rescue Battalion Chief Michael B. Kane: “Testing could not empirically establish that the fire station alerting system worked properly at the time”

The dangers to EMTs/medics are less well known to the general public than firefighting, even at times to the agencies where they work

Unprovoked killing of Lt. Alison Russo-Elling is a tragic reminder that EMS providers are putting their lives at risk for choosing to serve their community

Paid and volunteer firefighters worked together to answer hundreds of calls for rescues

Sevyn Schatzman-Chase was two days old when she stopped breathing; her mother dialed 911 and her father started chest compressions

Boulder Fire-Rescue Chief Mike Calderazzo said the goal is to bring response times down from a high of 11 minutes to about six minutes

A passenger from the Missouri Amtrak derailment shares details of the response involving nearly 20 local and state agencies

Focusing on swift triage, being good at the basics and having a plan for exfiltrating the wounded are essential steps to immediate lifesaving measures

Morgan County EMS says Keenan Blair's death is being investigated

The CERA application is designed to connect police and EMS providers with teachers, students and others in life-threatening situations