Fire-based EMS
The fire-based EMS topic deals with the range of issues facing EMTs and paramedics in the fire service.
A deadly vehicle attack in New Orleans underscores the need for EMS to adapt to evolving threats, exploring strategies for prevention, response and building resilience
Officers in Ewing tried to reach a 6-year-old boy trapped in a fire on the fourth floor of a seven-story apartment
Security camera footage shows the aircraft on its side as it crashed into the building in Fullerton
“This was an act of terrorism. It was premeditated and an evil act,” said Christopher Raia, the deputy assistant director of the FBI’s counterterrorism division
The Falfurrias Volunteer Fire Department will use funding from an Operation Lone Star grant to put more EMTs on the street
Officials said some of those wounded in the New Year’s Eve blast had severe burns and shrapnel injuries
A Delray Beach spokesperson said three firefighters are in stable condition after their ladder truck was struck by a train while responding to a call
Three Vancouver firefighters were injured after a downed power line caused several fires
Images from the scene show a Delray Beach fire truck on its side, significantly damaged
Firefighters rescued a woman trapped inside her burning vehicle after she crashed into a daycare center
First responders worked 60 feet above the ground, inside a grain silo in Boyceville to free a person trapped by a sweep auger
Video from the captain of Fort Lauderdale Engine 8 shows the scene of a fiery blast that killed one person and injured five
“When we arrived, the baby had no pulse and was not breathing,” Sacramento Firefighter Adrienne Bisharat said, recalling the highway incident
Cambridge firefighters used Ladder 1’s aerial to rescue a woman trapped on the third floor
Carroll County commissioners heard from fire and EMS advisors on recruitment, pay and staffing issues affecting the department
Police in Baltimore County investigating a shooting found a burning vehicle on its side outside a funeral home
Madison Police Chief Shon Barnes said the shooter is among the deceased
Members of Local 2 issued the vote after going without a contract or raise since June 2021
Police officers were among those transported to a hospital during an apartment fire in Gloucester
Adams County Fire Rescue’s fire engine wrap will promote fentanyl awareness and education over six months
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A steel beam slid into the cab during a four-vehicle crash on I-395 in Norwich
As fire and EMS crews in Bolton went to work on a cardiac arrest patient, one of their own suffered cardiac arrest
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The Joilet Fire Department will receive the 2025 Excellence in Fire Service-Based EMS Award from CFSI and Masimo for its innovations in EMS
Federal funding allows for new, state-of-the-art simulation training in EMS for fire and EMS personnel in Gearhart
Birmingham firefighters rescued two people trapped on the third floor during an abandoned apartment building fire
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