Fire-EMS
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Rescuers need to anticipate specific medical problems and patient needs as they prepare to encounter patients in a collapsed structure or debris pile
A child receiving treatment at Shriners Children’s Hospital, her mother, four Jet Rescue Air Ambulance crew members and a person on the ground were killed
The Jet Rescue Air Ambulance, carrying a child patient, passenger and four crew members, crashed shortly after takeoff
Authorities say the fire captain used his role as an EMT instructor to inappropriately touch students under the guise of medical assessments
First responders have recovered at least 28 bodies from the Potomac River after the midair collision between a passenger plane and an Army helicopter
First responders from several departments conducted a rope rescue operation to save a worker with an injured leg inside a rock crevice
A two-story house under construction on Weymouth collapsed, trapping one worker inside
The Chattanooga Fire Department said the driver was trapped after a large tree nearly flattening her vehicle
Due to the severity of Bailey’s injuries, Keene firefighters used rapid sequence intubation to maintain her breathing
A five-year levy costing taxpayers 76 cents per $1,000 of assessed home value allowed Bend Fire to hire and train six firefighter/paramedics and equip a new ambulance
Fort Lauderdale officials are expected to vote on an EMS tax on property owners that could generate nearly $55M a year
Burnsville paramedics will be among the first in the state to use whole blood in the field
Approximately 850 patients and residents of nursing homes, assisted living facilities and group homes were evacuated during the wildfires, according to the California Department of Public Health
Paramedics Daniel Fennell and Michael Strobel administered hydroxocobalamin after the child was removed from the basement
The Scottsdale Fire Department’s new ambulances have answered 250 calls in less than a month
Ellsworth fire officials are looking at strategic upgrades to meet a growing demand for EMS
Rescuers used a rope system to lower an injured worker from a 92-foot water tower
The new plan, led by the Plaistow Fire Department, mirrors the former ALS service with additional benefits, including cost savings and enhanced training
For the first time, there will be a paramedic on duty at the Butte-Silver Bow Fire Department
13 chiefs wrote to Gov. Maura Healy to keep EMS from collapsing following the closing of Nashoba Valley Medical Center
City leaders held a ribbon-cutting ceremony to unveil Medic 8 at Station 28 and the reopening of Station 31
A proposed tax in Muskogee County could fund several public safety facilities, projects and services
The Grand Chute Fire Department will no longer be using Gold Cross Ambulance and instead handle EMS in-house
A survey of Chippewa County EMS agencies finds that more than half believe they will have trouble with staffing, call volume and transport times next year
The Portage Fire Department launched its own service with 21 new hires and three new ambulances
12 residents and three staff members of the Mount Carmel Senior Living Community were among those transported to a hospital
Grant funding and a donation will allow the Plaistow Fire Department to begin a pilot paramedic intercept program
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