EMS Heroes
The EMS heroes topic covers articles and recent news about EMS providers that go above and beyond the call of duty.
From fulfilling dying wishes to finishing house work for a patient, EMS providers performed some pretty incredible acts of kindness this year
Legislation recognizes and remembers first responder line of duty deaths
John Filangeri talks about memorable calls and recreational fluid challenges
Gaston County EMS paramedic Susan Nalley met Ben Armstrong, 10, years later when he enrolled in the agency鈥檚 summer kids academy
David George, who is also a pastor, shot and killed Timothy Day after he opened fire in a Walmart
Rowan Thomas said she abandoned her car and rushed to help the 14-year-old, who was surrounded by teens with weapons
Henley Wilder said an off-duty EMT jumped into action to save her 2-year-old daughter after witnessing a car crash
Kristen Bias and Brandt Hiler received the national Star of Life award from the American Ambulance Association
鈥淚 am very happy and surprised and happy to see him up and going as well as he is, it鈥檚 pretty amazing,鈥� paramedic John Graves said
Bill Seifarth, a veteran in EMS leadership, was appointed by the National Registry of EMTs to be its new executive director
Dispatcher Jessica Brooks and Yvens Carrenard bonded after Brooks stayed on the phone with Carrenard during the shooting until he could be rescued
Scott Globerman was returning from a crash scene when he stumbled upon a woman who was about to jump off an overpass
EMT Aaron White was described as the 鈥渆pitome of going above and beyond the call of duty鈥�
Tawanda Murphy-Watkins jumped from her car after seeing Victoria Wolf fall off her bike in the middle of rush hour traffic
Joe O鈥橦are reunited with Kai Leigh Harriot, whom he rushed to safety after she was struck by a stray bullet in 2003, leaving her permanently paralyzed
Joel Welch was standing by for the Gulf Coast Iron Man competition when he noticed a family stranded in a car in a nearby parking lot
EMT Amanda Turner jumped into action after watching the elementary school bus flip over from just two cars away
The U.S. Department of Justice鈥檚 Bureau of Justice Assistance has opened the nomination period for the highest national award honoring first responders
Street signs at Boston Road and E. 169th Street will be co-named for Yadira Arroyo
Sedgwick County EMS paramedics Leigh Chambers and Gabe Shults treated 18-month-old Kason Dube after he was pulled from a half-frozen pond
Veteran paramedic David Blackstone recently had hip surgery, but he hopes to return to the EMS industry when he is back on his feet
Sarah Ketner and her boyfriend, Jake Whorton, were the first to perform CPR on a man who was shot in a movie theater parking lot
Harvey Hall, the longest-serving former mayor of Bakersfield, founder of Hall Ambulance Service, Inc. and community champion, died Saturday
Joshua Granada and Carlos Tavarez recalled their experience as the first to treat victims on the same day that more people were killed by a mass shooter
Jacey Stone said that while she 鈥渋s not a spotlight person,鈥� she was honored to win the 2017 South Carolina Paramedic of the Year Award
Mark Greczkowski presented an AED to Lowe鈥檚 after his father, who works at the store, went into cardiac arrest while on the job
Todd Zobrist, who rescued a baby from the vehicle submerged in the frigid waters of Silver Lake, was awarded the Firefighting Medal of Honor
The dog, nicknamed Winks, was doused in bleach to possibly cover up any DNA from his owner
Steve Martin, a 21-year veteran paramedic, was talking to his son when he heard someone knock at the door for help
Responders surprised Zac Cannady, who has spina bifida, with a helicopter ride to thank him for his years of support
In honor of Nurses Appreciation Week, we take a look at five nurses, both on and off duty, who went the extra mile for their patients
When paramedics and EMTs responded to the October crash, they found Ivana Fore trapped in the driver鈥檚 seat, and her daughter Emma unconscious
The fundraiser was held for Rory Barros to help with his out-of-pocket expenses for a high-tech military prosthetic that could cost upwards of $200,000