Firefighters
Chief Gary Ludwig joins to discuss the role of public safety leadership in preventing tragedy on scene, and weighs in on the EMS body camera debate
鈥淭he most important part of my life is to help and uplift other people, so there鈥檚 no way I can give up now,鈥� says 34-year-old J.C. LaVerde
Firefighter Megan Warfield leapt into action to help a victim in an overturned car after being involved in a multi-vehicle crash 鈥� and gave birth 23 hours later
Daniel Lamothe became 鈥渕edically distressed鈥� and was treated immediately, according to Santa Cruz County
Fire and EMS crews from multiple departments responded to the metal and paint plant
More than dozen people were transported to a hospital
A total of 20 firefighters were hurt in the Staten Island residential blaze
A passenger was critically hurt and four firefighters had minor injuries after the crash into the fire truck that was blocking at a prior wreck scene
The Waterville firefighter resigned after being put on leave, citing personal reasons
EMS leaders described Dr. Leonard Cobb as a giant, pioneer and luminary whose work 鈥渢ouched the lives of thousands worldwide鈥�
Gwinnett County Captain Chris Bilik positioned his vehicle to block traffic and called 911; a second firefighter also rendered aid until EMS providers arrived
Hundreds of law enforcement officers and about 200 firefighters will be on hand, and two emergency medical tents will be in place
Coral Springs public safety service members have turned to therapy, peer counseling and charity work
Mercy Flight EMS providers transported the injured child to Oishei Children鈥檚 Hospital in Buffalo
Dozens of police, fire and EMS vehicles have responded, and a unified command post has been established on campus
鈥淭hey rushed over,鈥� said Anderson Township Fire Department member Curtis Yuskewich
Grant Calcaterra applied to be a firefighter with the Los Angeles Fire Department before returning to college football
State police said both sustained non-life-threatening injuries in the Route 9 incident
Columbus Battalion Chief Richard Richardson鈥檚 occupational cancer death was followed by the losses of Firefighters Michael Calafatis and Gary D. Childers
Maui County FD鈥檚 Tre鈥� Evans-Dumaran, 24, fought for his life for a week
Cumberland County applicants who met the qualifications received payments ranging from $87 to $250 each
The Fort Worth engine sustained minor damage and was found about two blocks away
Chief James Banta asked Marion County FD members to be check in with each other following the deaths of Firefighter-Paramedics Tripp Wooten and Allen Singleton
These Guilford County providers respond to lower-acuity calls, and fire departments are handling minor calls without ambulances
鈥淥ur guys felt like they didn鈥檛 exist,鈥� said Chief Matt Hallock. 鈥淚 have several paramedics who aren鈥檛 back to work, and I don鈥檛 know if they will come back鈥�
Paterson firefighters used a winch to separate the cars and medical tools to retrieve the man鈥檚 leg, Chief Brian McDermott said
The patient was alert throughout the rescue
Bay Village鈥檚 Jeremy Gillespie ran over and helped responders perform CPR on Maui Firefighter Tre Evans-Dumaran
鈥淵ou don鈥檛 expect to actually see a giant hole where a bridge used to be 鈥� a bridge that I had driven across thousands of times,鈥� said Paramedic Jon Atkinson
EMS agencies and fire departments in north and central Texas have been responding to hundreds of wrecks, including one involving an Austin ladder truck
The Maui crewmember had been responding to a flood at a home during a heavy rainstorm
鈥淪he was possibly going to go off the road, hit another car, another person, or worse,鈥� said Josh Milne with Gilbert Fire and Rescue
FDNY crewmembers removed all of the children and found heavy fire in the basement
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