Fire-EMS
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Detailing changes to equipment and PPE priority lists
The public鈥檚 First Amendment right to film is strongest when it comes to filming governmental employees engaged in their public duties in public places
The state-of-the industry survey focuses on wellness, career development and satisfaction in EMS
The James City County Fire Department received the highest state honors for an EMS provider
Goshen EMS Captain Kit Castetter also serves as a Medflight nurse and a NICU nurse for Beacon Ground Transport
Captain Jeffrey Little removed the flags from three stations and asked to be exempt from having to raise them
Sacramento鈥檚 Squad 102 will be staffed by paramedics and is expected to respond to over 3,000 calls a year
Sick workers arrived at the Sunnyside hospital after being exposed to low levels of radiation
An explosion inside a Youngstown building collapsed the first floor into the basement
The NOPEC Foundation awarded a $39,500 grant to the Ashtabula County Water Rescue Team
An EMS crew spotted a firearm on a bed during a call in Staten Island
Widespread adoption by EMS agencies faces challenges due to equipment purchases and insurance
Weekend storms caused destruction, power outages across Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas and Kentucky
Multiple agencies participated in a drill at Fort Harrison involving protestors blocking a roadway
Firefighters from three departments are recognized for their quick work with CPR and an AED
Burleson Fire Chief Casey Davis previously served as an EMS chief, assistant chief and fire marshal
Duette Fire Chief Rocky Parker wants Manatee County officials to allow volunteer paramedics to provide ALS service
The patient fell 40 feet at the Great Falls in Salisbury
These social media posts show how various agencies and departments recognized EMS personnel across the country for EMS Week
The Seminole County Fire Department鈥檚 Save-A-Life program helped train Winter Springs High School students in hands-only CPR
Survivors had the time to thank their rescuers in the annual Second Chance Ceremony
Peyton Fire Protection District officials are looking at in-house solutions to AMR鈥檚 response time, staffing problems
Yi-Joo Kwon met his rescuers at the FDNY鈥檚 annual 鈥淪econd Chance鈥� celebration
Tualatin Valley firefighters had to stabilize several vehicles during two separate extrications
A man stole a Sacramento Fire Department EMS captain鈥檚 pickup truck leading to a police pursuit and standoff
The change in Fort Worth will make MedStar employees members of the fire department
Floyd County officials have replaced New Chapel EMS with AmeriPro Health and the Highlander Fire Protection District
Rochester fire officials said a propane heater caught fire before the blast
Shelby County鈥檚 initiative for trauma patients will have whole blood available in four locations
EMS personnel administered CPR and hydroxocobalamin after the firefighter was pulled from the burning house
San Bernardino County Fire Protection District first responders from Station 53 cover an area of roughly 5,000 square miles
The victim was installing a water pipe in Noblesville when sides of the trench collapsed
Firefighters union in Allegany County fights against proposed cuts, layoffs as volunteer ambulance service sets to close
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