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D.C. firefighters investigated for avoiding EMS calls - 08/01/2008
Automatic vehicle locators showed that two DC Fire/EMS ambulances were not stationed where they were supposed to be. The theory behind the allegations is that the ambulances were not shown to ...

Paramedic response questioned in death of Chicago marathon runner - 10/31/2007
Record-hitting temperatures left about 300 runners suffering from heat exhaustion during a Chicago marathon in early October. The sole fatality was a participant who died from cardiac arrest. ...

First responders exhaust resources to combat spreading Calif. wildfires - 10/25/2007
First responders spread their efforts as they continue to dampen several fires in Southern Calif. As flames die down and hope rises, weary rescue crews work to return nearly 500,000 evacuated ...

Responders unite after Minneapolis bridge collapse in massive rescue - 08/03/2007
Recovery efforts continue after the eight-lane bridge that connects St. Paul and Minneapolis buckled and collaped into the Mississippi river during rush hour. Several people are dead, many more ...



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Top EMS Stories
Standing Out with Personal Stories - 08/19/2008 Thermal Burns Patients: Treatment, Special Situations and Prevention - 08/11/2008 EMT/firefighter student's death confirmed among Calif. copter crash - 08/08/2008 9 firefighters feared dead after helicopter plummets in Calif. - 08/07/2008

Fire-EMS Articles
The Pee Chart - 08/27/2008 Fireground Medical Screening Exam – Part 9 - 08/13/2008 N.Y. officials consider 'organ-removal' ambulance - 06/06/2008 Thermal Burns Patients: Initial Assessments and Management Tips - 05/05/2008 Official: Texas paramedic who failed to check vital signs of 'dead' woman was following training - 01/10/2008
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EMStock Just 2 Months Away IAFF and CPF Unveil Online Paramedic Training Congress Passes National CPR/AED Awareness Week NASEMSO Will Develop Model State EMS Document for U.S. Final Version of Uniform Emergency Volunteer Health Practitioners Act Announced
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