Fire-EMS
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Paramedics Julie Purick and Davin Eshelman were exposed to respiratory injuries that were 鈥渟econdary to the inhalation of hot smoke and gas,鈥� the union said
Portland firefighters faced a 20-minute ambulance delay while treating a patient experiencing chest pains
Everyone must be comfortable speaking up, no matter their rank or years on the job
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
First responders in Waterford were initially dispatched for a person injured in a fall
Portland Fire Rescue said the person survived after possibly coming in contact with a 57,000-volt power line
Salem firefighters were alerted to an explosion and fire at the Tomo Japanese Steakhouse
The Flint Fire Department ambulance is funded by opioid settlement dollars instead of tax dollars
Overland Park firefighters faced a worker buried up to his waist 15 feet below the ground
Waterford administrator offered a plan to create a new EMS department as part of a larger reorganization
The Colorado Springs Fire Department plan would end the 40-year partnership between the city and AMR
An 18-year-old Allen High School graduate collapsed while participating in a citizen鈥檚 fire academy training
Larry Ganske and Kris Kruckman look at what has changed in EMS since they started
The investigation determined the Springfield Township assistant chief did not adequately investigate the incident
Fire Chief Colin Stowell to start a review comparing the current system with in-house or hybrid EMS service
Here鈥檚 an overview of what naloxone is and how responders are helping curb the opioid epidemic
One teen was critically injured after falling 30 feet inside the intercontinental ballistic missile silo in Arapahoe County
A debate forms over what is an emergency for a Longview man and first responders
An engine from Chuckawalla Valley State Prison/Ironwood State Prison Fire Station, staffed with two incarcerated firefighters, responded to a child鈥檚 cardiac arrest call
Here鈥檚 an overview of what EMS chaplains do and how you can become one
Officials in Fort Worth recommended a fire-based EMS system as the solution to overhaul the city鈥檚 EMS
The Albert Lea Fire Rescue community risk reduction program provides follow-up with EMS patients and has the interest of other agencies
The driver and three passengers were able to escape as flames overtook the bus
Floyd County officials unable to agree on EMS coverage as ambulance contract expires soon
Sam Orbovich was unconscious, trapped in his burning car on I-94 in St. Paul
The Lockport Fire Department has a revenue amount of $800K compared to $872K spent to start the ambulance service
Sunnyvale has relied on AMR for paramedic service since February
Fire, police responses to five hotel shelters led an advocate to call one site a 鈥渨arzone鈥�
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Charlotte County Fire and EMS has started a program to add ambulances during the busiest times of the day
Fire, EMS crews in Whitman faced an unusual rescue
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