Celebrate EMS Week 2019 with even more EMS Superlatives
May 19, 2019
Who are the coffee fiends, tech junkies and bathroom radar detectors in your EMS agency?
Wis. town gives gives ambulance personnel lock-box access
May 19, 2019
EMS personnel sometimes had to call out fire department personnel to gain access to a building
Wis. bill would give tax credits to volunteer firefighters, EMTs
May 19, 2019
The bill would allow volunteer firefighters and EMS workers to receive refundable tax credits for equipment purchases and for education-related activities and travel
Former addicts thank emergency responders for second chances
May 19, 2019
Naloxone administrations by the state's emergency responders declined last year after peaking at more than 50,000 in 2017
Veteran Philadelphia paramedic to be honored as EMS Provider of the Year
May 19, 2019
Paramedic Christian Apelt, a 15-year veteran of the PFD, has been teaching life-saving skills at the Fire Academy for the past seven years to firefighter recruits as well as fellow…
FDNY celebrates 25th annual Second Chance ceremony
May 19, 2019
The ceremony reunites FDNY first responders with the people they have saved in the past year
Documentary focuses on trauma, emotional toll faced by first responders
May 19, 2019
A new documentary, "Keeping the Peace," tells the story of law enforcement officers, firefighters and other first-responders and the harrowing scenes they witness
10 things you need to know about hypovolemic shock to save lives
May 17, 2019
The effects of shock due to major blood loss rapidly become irreversible, so quick identification and intervention are critical
Pittsburgh planning heavy police, fire, EMS presence for Garth Brooks concert
May 17, 2019
There will be 32 paramedics inside the stadium during the concert along with two doctors
Provincetown Fire Dept. cited for delayed EMS runs
May 16, 2019
The notice cited the department's practice of responding to calls in a town ambulance and then having the patient transported to by a different ambulance