Volunteer EMS
Autonomy, leadership, resource commitment and integrative processes bolster successful volunteer EMS agencies
Brooklyn EMS volunteers offer services tailored to their New York community
Tax incentives are one way to incentivize volunteer EMS professionals for agencies struggling with EMS recruitment and retention
41-year EMS veteran from Minnesota credits two rules he learned from M*A*S*H for his career longevity
The firefighters who assaulted a young woman pursuing her paramedic dream are still at the departments she was dismissed from for reporting the incidents
Death of EMT and student Shannon Mathers, 21, ruled an accidental electrocution
Being “Stronger Together” is about service to others and to the community
The district has only one EMT staffed to run the ambulance service
A lactate meter will tell when firefighters are at the point of exhaustion or extreme dehydration
More funding is needed in the county’s capital budget to replace gear and renovate fire stations
Chief John Dunham said crews called “two or three times” for an ambulance at the scene of a house fire, but it took 20 minutes for one to arrive
Hire EMS providers with the experience, positive attitude and maturity to help your volunteer service be excellent in its commitment to the community
A grand jury handed down indictments against Dustin Hazlewood for illegally obtaining fentanyl and morphine
The significant funding, workforce and leadership challenges facing rural EMS agencies were discussed at National Rural EMS Conference
MDA’s LifeGuardian program is based on a societal tradition of volunteerism which transcends religion and ethnic divides
Kevin Swain, 19, was shot four times while responding to a welfare check
Colin Skeele, 29, was arrested after being accused of engaging in sexual intercourse and showing child pornography to a 17-year-old cadet
National Rural EMS Conference attendees asked to identify unique attributes and barriers to success
Deputies were on scene and saw the woman move and called for the ambulance to come back
Our readers’ responses ranged from specific charges to pleas for others to wait for a trial instead of placing blame; where do you stand?
EMS officials from a nearby agency said they responded as fast as they could to the man in cardiac arrest
LODD of firefighter-paramedic John Ulmschneider is a tragic reminder of the potential for violence on every EMS incident
Kevin Swain, 19, was shot four times while trying to enter a home to make a welfare check; firefighter-paramedic John Ulmschneider was fatally shot
Firefighter-paramedic John Ulmschneider died after he was shot; volunteer firefighter Kevin Swain, 19, is in serious but stable condition
Firefighter-paramedic John Ulmschneider succumbed to his injuries; volunteer firefighter Kevin Swain is in serious condition
The ambulance burst into flames while transporting a patient; no one was reported injured
A 10-year-old boy was killed, his mother, father and two younger siblings are in the hospital; the firefighters suffered non-life threatening injuries
Mississippi police say the rig’s driver did not yield right of way in the crash that killed one boy and injured six others
The ambucycle will help cut down emergency response time throughout the country to under three minutes
North Dakota EMS officials meet to solve the declining pool of volunteers, which is the largest subsidy to EMS
John Ollberding, who had been renting a cabin with his family, saw the helicopter go down; he’s been struggling with what he saw ever since
Officials recommended adding a ninth ambulance to operate during peak hours; they’re also in need of more volunteers