Fire-EMS
The Fire-EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service. Use this page to find news and tips on survivability, ambulance safety, emergency medical response and medical operations.
Three of the FDNY’s leading responders on Sept. 11, 2001, reflect on how 9/11 impacted EMS and beyond
Being an emergency medical technician is rewarding job, and with the right EMT training, there’s plenty of room to grow
Use “when-then” thinking to prepare for the unimaginable
First responders used rescue surfboards to reach the family off Nukolii Beach in Wailua
Video showed the former Flagler County Fire Rescue paramedic molesting an unconscious female
The intersection of Robert Smalls Parkway and Savannah Highway in Beaufort County is the site of numerous motor vehicle collisions
Workers were pouring aluminum billet out of the forge into a mold when the explosion occurred
Heather Davis spent nearly 20 years at UCLA’s Center for Prehospital Care and later oversaw training for 3,000 firefighter EMTs and paramedics as L.A. County Fire’s education director
Property owners will pay an annual tax to pay for emergency medical services
Peterborough Paramedic Dan Heffernan reached out to a nonprofit to gather secure weekend food for schoolchildren
Fire chiefs say that Nashoba Valley Medical Center’s closing adds to the existing workload difficulties
Kansas City Royals pitcher Sam Long thought his baseball dream was over and so he pursued a career as an EMT
First responders in Saginaw arrived on the scene to find the truck and house on fire and the driver lying on the roof
Vallejo Fire Department paramedics have used tranexamic acid three times with positive results
Ventura County firefighters used Oxnard police robots during a technical rescue operation
Kern County officials created an Ambulance Patient Offload Time Task Force to deal with wait times
An increase in natural disasters has compounded problems for first responders across Texas and other states
Sioux City Fire Rescue has seen a 21% increase in EMS calls over the last five years
More than 80 firefighters worked on the rescue, along with a “complete medical team,” LAFD said; Two rescuers were treated for heat exhaustion with one hospitalized
The FDNY added the names of 32 firefighters and EMS personnel to the World Trade Center Memorial Wall
The St. Paul city attorney said an internal investigation was closed with no discipline
When it comes to threats on scene, train your internal response to work for you, not against
Two students and two teachers at Apalachee High School were killed; A 14-year-old suspect is in custody
A fire on the roof of Jefferson Regional Medical Center in Allegheny County was determined to be caused by welding
The lawsuit highlighted St. Paul medics reporting manifestations of Parkinson’s disease and obtaining a refusal from a patient who can’t read or speak English
A gas leak caused an explosion in an East Flatbush house in Brooklyn
Pioneer Ambulance’s regional manager proposes that the Baker City Fire Department regain its ambulance license
Sources said a tire on a plane exploded at the wheel and brake shop
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