Rescuers from Around the Nation Mass for Florence
September 13, 2018
Fast response crews from California to Florida and New England converged on the Carolinas to be ready to move into the Hurricane Florence damage zone.
Wind and Rain from Florence’s Leading Edge Lash Carolinas
September 13, 2018
Despite being downgraded from a Category 4 to a Category 2 storm, forecasters warned that the widening storm — and its likelihood of lingering around the coast day after day…
2 paramedics hurt in Fla. ambulance crash
September 12, 2018
Firefighters had to extricate the paramedics and one other person from another vehicle after a crash occurred while the paramedics were responding to a call
Responder opens up during National Suicide Prevention Week
September 12, 2018
Firefighter-paramedic Brent Jones said he decided to get help after five of his colleagues died by suicide in the past five years
New Mont. 911 center built with dispatchers’ health and safety in mind
September 12, 2018
The new center boasts redundant power, communications, and heating and air conditioning systems, $18,000 worth of bulletproof glass and sleeping rooms for staff
IAFC discourages self-dispatching ahead of Hurricane Florence
September 12, 2018
The organization reminded fire departments to be “disciplined” in their response and “ready and available to local communities”
5 ambulances involved in crash during convoy to aid in Hurricane Florence
September 12, 2018
Police said an ambulance rear-ended another rig that had slowed for traffic, causing a chain reaction with three other ambulances
Crash victim who suffered brain injury thanks responders 10 years later
September 12, 2018
“Thank you for my life and for my second life,” Lisa said to the responders who extricated her from a car that had been T-boned in 2008
Community Paramedic Pilot in Lexington, Kentucky, Resulting in Fewer EMS Calls
September 12, 2018
Ambulance runs in Lexington are down 2% since February of this year as a result of the Lexington Fire Department's community paramedicine pilot program. Before that, the number of people…
Boy Survives After Meat Skewer Pierces Skull
September 12, 2018
HARRISONVILLE, Mo. (AP) — A 10-year-old Missouri boy is recovering after he was attacked by insects and tumbled from a tree, landing on a meat skewer that penetrated his skull…