Management
A commitment to EMS excellence establishes a lasting reputation of respect, reliability and integrity
Sacramento City FD Battalion Chief Erik Saari on creating positive pathways for all members to contribute to the department
Removing bias in employee evaluations with actionable data-driven metrics
County officials cut about $1.8 million in EMS funding over a three-year period at the beginning of the recession
The department reduced shift length based on a review of four years worth of response data
Ada County EMS continues to look into and provide resources to keep their personnel healthy and well
The request does not call for the restoration of full paramedic services, but firefighters would be allowed to administer basic first aid and life support
EMS Chief Ryan Greenberg discusses the competencies required of EMS officers
The department鈥檚 mission statement sets the expectation for morale and must align with the motivations of personnel
Chief Bill Gamble appointed after the top three Mat-Su borough EMS officials resigned or were fired after complaints about their leadership
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Nearly 1 in 4 members, including the Compton Fire Chief, are working without an EMT certification
Public-private partnership intends to improve service delivery and streamline internal operations
Cumberland Goodwill EMS awarded Commission on the Accreditation of Ambulance Services recognition after completion of multi-year project
Forming a strategic plan for your agency鈥檚 future is the easy part; the hard part is getting the people who will carry it out to believe in it as much as you do
The concerned man gave local television station photos of medics; prompting an investigation that the medic may have violated a policy
Dr. Brent Meyers to become chief medical officer of Evolution Health, a community paramedic service that makes house calls and provides other preventive medical services
Camp County EMS begins service after East Texas Medical Center ends coverage of city
Rescue lacks personnel and equipment to maintain paramedic level license; change to 鈥榓dvanced鈥� discussed on anonymous Facebook page
7 medics worked more than 2,000 hours of overtime in 2014; 20 percent of Baltimore Fire Department paramedic jobs are vacant
New partnership with hospital stations a medic in a response truck who is available 24/7
Praise often goes to the team as a whole, while individual members that make mistakes are often disciplined in public rather than in private
Five questions every EMS leader should ask employees about their perceptions of the organization
City officials said Chief Kelvin Cochran violated city policy by publishing a book without permission
Professional organization for EMS leaders announces new and returning board members
Gunman announced online that he was planning to shoot two 鈥減igs鈥� in retaliation for the in-custody death of Eric Garner
Total debt liability may exceed $860,000; employee medical bills not being paid by employer
More volunteers, paid weekday EMT, remounted ambulance all part of improvements to Anderson township EMS
A staffing shortage is resulting in long response times, and EMS providers are paid $6 per hour less than those in surrounding areas
Funding has been and remains a top challenge; call volume has grown significantly since he became director in 1975
At least 183 sons of current or former firefighters have served on the force since the start of 2012
Political fighting led commissioners to replace ER doctors, hospital chiefs, paramedics, EMTs, and one fire chief on the emergency response advisory board with a five-member citizens committee