Md. town donates thousands to volunteer first responders
July 26, 2018
"We don't do much for you. You do a lot for the community," Thurmont Commissioner Martin Burns said
Pinnacle EMS 2018 Quick Take: The power of collaboration for EMS leaders
July 26, 2018
Jay Fitch, Ph.D., tells Pinnacle leaders that collaboration with colleagues and frenemies is critical to greater operational success
Fire dept. intern saves man’s life with newly-learned skills
July 26, 2018
Kaylee Mosley jumped into action to save a man who had driven into a wall by performing CPR, which she had just been certified in four days earlier
Pinnacle EMS Quick Take: Why public safety leaders must have zero-tolerance for sexual misconduct
July 26, 2018
Police sergeant challenges and educates EMS leaders to do more to reduce the risk and occurrence of sexual harassment for all employees
Cops pull paramedic, patient away from ambulance seconds before explosion
July 26, 2018
Officials said the ambulance crashed after an EMT swerved to avoid a deer, and the ambulance was already on fire by the time police arrived
Pinnacle EMS Quick Take: Active shooter incident lessons learned for leaders
July 26, 2018
NFPA 3000 is a framework for preparing EMS agencies, fire departments, other responders and communities for active shooter incident response and recovery
2 Dallas firefighter-paramedics hurt in ambulance crash
July 26, 2018
A patient in the ambulance was not hurt, but two firefighter-paramedics were taken to a hospital
Paramedics help rescue woman stuck behind bus stop bench
July 25, 2018
Polk County paramedics helped a road supervisor save a woman who had been stuck behind a bus stop bench for hours
Dispatcher meets grandmother she coached through baby delivery
July 25, 2018
Britt Miller, who had never helped anyone deliver a baby over the phone, met Kim Schroeder, who delivered her daughter-in-law's baby with Miller's help
Paramedic wrestles gun away from senior home resident
July 25, 2018
Officials said the AMR paramedic was trying to convince the resident to go to the hospital when the 94-year-old man fired a shot at a maintenance worker