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.
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One teen was critically injured after falling 30 feet inside the intercontinental ballistic missile silo in Arapahoe County
A debate forms over what is an emergency for a Longview man and first responders
An engine from Chuckawalla Valley State Prison/Ironwood State Prison Fire Station, staffed with two incarcerated firefighters, responded to a child鈥檚 cardiac arrest call
Officials in Fort Worth recommended a fire-based EMS system as the solution to overhaul the city鈥檚 EMS
The Albert Lea Fire Rescue community risk reduction program provides follow-up with EMS patients and has the interest of other agencies
Floyd County officials unable to agree on EMS coverage as ambulance contract expires soon
The Lockport Fire Department has a revenue amount of $800K compared to $872K spent to start the ambulance service
Sunnyvale has relied on AMR for paramedic service since February
Fire, police responses to five hotel shelters led an advocate to call one site a 鈥渨arzone鈥�
Charlotte County Fire and EMS has started a program to add ambulances during the busiest times of the day
Fire, EMS crews in Whitman faced an unusual rescue
Two Newport News firefighters were terminated after an investigation found they ignored protocols
Officials in New London hope a SAFER grant will allow them to staff, operate an additional ambulance
The Denver Fire Department believes cross-training firefighters will help patients as Denver Health fails to meet response time goals
The West Covina Fire Department unveiled three new ambulances and a new fire truck
DNA from the urine on the medic鈥檚 CD player strongly supported it came from a Kansas City firefighter
New Haven Fire Chief Fire Chief John Alston said the department has 15 paramedics compared to 50 the department normally has
The Normal Fire Department announced that paramedic-level care is now on all of its front-line fire engines
Floyd County Commissioners voted to pursue negotiations with AmeriPro Health as council members consider fire-based EMS
Arlington Firefighter Brady Weaver was shot while checking on children heard crying inside an apartment
The Moscow Administrative Committee recommended the city council approve a FEMA grant application that would lessen the cost of the three new hires
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Erin and Ashley Lucas are the only set of twins on the staff of the Lexington Fire Department, and they said that sometimes makes work a little more interesting
According to local officials, Falck ambulances were late to about one in every six medical emergencies in the cities of Livermore and Pleasanton
Arlington officials said the firefighter was shot in the chest
EMS did not have a budget of its own in the Harristown fire department finances
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- Atlanta unveils new EMS 鈥榤icro station鈥� to reduce community 911 wait times