EMS providers, agencies underprepared for violent MCIs

As mass violence incidents grow in scale and frequency, less than half of EMS feels adequately prepared to respond

Ala. ambulance service seeks elimination of 'double jeopardy' response time penalties

First Response Ambulance Service criticized the city of Decatur's penalty system of points and fines, adding that its response time requirements are higher than...

The key to saving more lives in a mass violence incident

Good communication and pre-planning: What the Boston Marathon bombing taught us

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Mass. FF-EMT files gender discrimination lawsuit, says she was passed over for promotion

Methuen Firefighter-EMT Tracy Blanchette, a 27-year department veteran and the city's first female firefighter, says a less experienced male firefighter was gra...

FDNY to switch from disposable to reusable masks

Firefighters and EMS providers will now use elastomeric respirators on every call instead of disposable N95 masks

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