Lessons to apply: Welfare check incident became an LODD
December 5, 2018
NIOSH line of duty death investigation recommendations for conducting welfare checks are applicable to every EMS agency
Lessons to apply: Welfare check incident became a LODD
December 5, 2018
NIOSH line of duty death investigation recommendations for conducting welfare checks are applicable to every EMS agency
Pa. EMS chief: ‘Who will rescue the rescuers’ from crisis?
December 4, 2018
Susquehanna Township EMS Chief Matthew Baily wrote a letter in response to a Senate commission report and said responders are “woefully underfunded”
Mich. students hear reality messages about opioid abuse
December 4, 2018
A panel of speakers shared their stories with middle and high school students about life-and-death reality of opioid addiction
Video: Responders rescue man clinging to tree in rain-swollen river
December 4, 2018
A dramatic video shows a man who was “mid-stream, clinging to a tree and in need of immediate rescue” being hoisted to safety
Calif. ambulance company owner wins EMT of the Year honors
December 4, 2018
Medic Ambulance’s Jimmy Pierson was among 33 Californians to be honored for their heroic acts and extraordinary contributions to EMS
Mom meets paramedics who saved baby after premature birth
December 4, 2018
When baby Leo was discharged from the NICU after a four-month stay, mother Yazmeen Tuskan stopped by the fire station to say “thank you”
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