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Charges dismissed against EMT who treated girl at underage drinking party
The EMT stayed to help the girl after she fell down the stairs while many others at the party fled as police…
Brooklyn paramedic killed in off-duty motorcycle crash
Maimonides Medical Center Paramedic Christina Gardini, 27, was riding her motorcycle in Brooklyn when it struck a parked truck and caught fire
Photo of the Week: Wash. FF-EMTs finish mowing lawn for injured man
When Harold Storelee, 88, broke his hip while cutting his grass, West Thurston Firefighter-EMTs made sure he both he and his lawn…
Chief Marc Bashoor on fire-EMS crossover, Side Alpha podcast
In this episode, our co-hosts welcome FireRescue1's Executive Editor Chief Marc Bashoor, who discusses the fire industry and the site's new podcast
Calif. city manager apologizes for calling EMS personnel ‘bus drivers’
Garden Grove City Manager Scott Stiles made the comments while discussing ambulance response times at a meeting last month
The power of self-care and empathy
A paramedic shares how the opioid epidemic triggered a mental health crisis, and how emotional care has helped
Cleveland officials question low minority staff levels at public safety departments
Council members raised concerns over hiring practices after noting the low proportion of minority first responders in the minority-majority city
Applicants selected to participate in ET3 payment model
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has selected 205 applicants to test the program for five years
IAFC, RQI Partners aim to double out-of-hospital cardiac arrest survival
Through the implementation and education of a number of new programs, the partnership hopes to reach their goal by 2025
Philadelphia Fire Department selected to test ET3 model
The city will become one of the first to try the program, which is designed to reduce Medicare costs by reimbursing non-hospital…
Philadelphia FD to test Medicare program that diverts patients to urgent care centers
The city will become one of the first to try the program, which is designed to reduce Medicare costs by reimbursing non-hospital…
Mass. city police warn of heroin mixture that may not respond to naloxone
Heroin cut with a synthetic cannabinoid has been connected to several recent overdoses in the city