Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
As Ann Arbor prepares to rebuild Fire Station 4, an ambulance shuffle between stations aims to maintain emergency coverage during the 14-month project
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Two people died and six others were hospitalized after an early morning fire broke out at a Centennial assisted-living facility
With fires now just 4% of incidents, San Jose has shifted toward fees for EMS through Prop 26, which enabled cost recovery for medical care and transport
FDNY fire and EMS personnel had to breach walls to access and rescue the trapped worker
Video shows Orange County firefighters rescuing an unresponsive woman from a Mission Viejo house fire
A Center Star Fire/Rescue firefighter was shot while trying to help at the scene of a crash, not knowing the driver was fleeing police after a bank robbery
A former sheriff and a volunteer firefighter created a bill that makes harassing first responders engaged in their lawful duty a first-degree misdemeanor
The Hepburn Township Volunteer Fire Company stated the township supervisors dissolved the ambulance service due to a shortage of EMTs
The Calendar of Heroes returns in 2026 with a fresh focus on fitness, diversity and fundraising featuring the department’s firefighters, EMTs and paramedics after a three-year hiatus
When Kansas City Firefighter Paramedic Karl Tsen was ordered into quarantine mid-date at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, he and Kristy Sloan barely knew each other — two weeks later, they were inseparable
A man who barricaded himself inside his Ypsilanti Township apartment for hours during a standoff with police was eventually removed after fire forced him onto a balcony
Records show the chief performed intubation and administered IVs, while unlicensed, while his son conducted CPR and ventilation without a valid EMT license
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A firefighter battling a fire in Brooklyn suffered a medical emergency while working on the roof of a four-story building
17 people suffered minor injuries when a bus crashed into a tractor-trailer while exiting I-84 in Jefferson Township
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“I knew we needed a miracle to bring Henry back,” Westfield (N.C.) fire chief reflects on responding to one of his own
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The FDNY said the firefighter suffered an emergency and then went into cardiac arrest during a two-alarm fire in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood
Photos and videos posted by news outlets showed passengers standing on a plane’s wing as smoke surrounded the aircraft
Dr. Rachelle Zemlok takes the Better Every Shift crew inside the psychologist’s office during First Responder Wellness Week
Fire service leaders must focus on data, not emotion, when make their case for funding, staffing and more
Naperville’s CART started full-time service in January, responding to mental health crises and community paramedicine calls
Willimantic’s in-house social worker connects patients with resources needed outside of emergency response
You are on scene with a patient who has suffered significant facial trauma; what are some strategies to improve your ability to manage his airway?
A passerby spotted one of the Ashland Rescue Squad ambulances burning inside the station and called 911
Westfield firefighters responded to a familiar address and found one of their own in cardiac arrest
The Colorado Springs Fire Department worked closely with the UCHealth hospital system to get the life-saving program off the ground
Increases in drug overdoses and behavioral health calls have led some Twin Cities fire and EMS chiefs to use social workers and Community Risk Reduction to address demands
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