Stranded Man Rescued after Setting Fire on Mountain
December 4, 2018
A man who was stranded on Bluff Mountain in Tennessee for three days set a brush fire to alert that he needed help, according to Walden Creek Fire Chief Tim…
N.Y. Town Finding Ways to Make EMS Succeed Despite Challenges
December 4, 2018
Despite several issues creating a systemic problem for N.Y. EMS agencies, Guilderland EMS is an example of an agency doing their best to provide better pay by creating efficiencies and…
Top 10 strangest calls of 2018
December 4, 2018
From flaming spiders to a girl stuck in a tailpipe, this year first responders dealt with several incidents you just can’t make up
Wash. ambulance crashes after patient hijacks rig
December 4, 2018
EMS providers were trying to get help from police to control the agitated patient when the hijack occurred
Report: The estimated costs of NG911
December 3, 2018
After two years of research, a team of experts has determined that it will cost between $9.5 and $12.7 billion over the next ten years to expand NG911
Retired firefighter-paramedic spends savings on naloxone, gives it away for free
December 3, 2018
Luis Garcia is giving away free doses of the lifesaving drug to local businesses that could potentially encounter an overdose
Study: Cardiac arrest response time longer for low-income areas
December 3, 2018
Researchers who looked at thousands of 911 calls found that response times for cardiac arrest incidents in low-income areas are 10 percent longer
$2M grant allows Fla. fire dept. to hire 21 new responders
December 3, 2018
A SAFER Grant will pay for 75 percent of the newly-hired firefighters’ and EMS providers’ salaries for the next two years
NY campaign seeks to protect future of air medical services
December 3, 2018
The Save Our Medical Resources campaign includes legislation that would require transparent cost data to be submitted to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Paramedic praises George H.W. Bush for making his ‘dream come true’
December 3, 2018
Paramedic Josh Grzyb, who worked for President Bush and his wife at their Maine home, said Bush helped him get into medical school before he died