What Would You Do? Confrontation between police and EMS on scene
Dr. David Tan and Steve Whitehead discuss confrontations between police and medics. What would you do if while you are treating a patient a cop demands you move the patient off the road and let traffic...
View ArticleLODD: Ohio firefighter-EMT dies at steel plant job
CANTON, Ohio — An Ohio man who worked as a firefighter, police officer and EMT died while working at a steel plant Sunday. CantonRep.com reported Kenny Ray Jr. was found dead at his full-time job at...
View ArticleCalif. firefighter handcuffed for blocking traffic at rollover scene
He parked his rig at an angle to protect the crash victims and responders, and was handcuffed by a California Highway Patrol officer for refusing to remove the vehicle
View ArticleFirefighter Down-CPR: 10-step training video
Here's a simple technique to doff the gear from an unresponsive firefighter, which requires minimal training and no additional equipment.
View ArticleMich. EMT, firefighter missing
The family of Timothy Graves is asking for help in search; he's been missing since leaving work Sunday
View ArticleCalif. FF confronts Comic Con photojournalist; demands he stop filming
After a verbal confrontation, he allegedly grabbed the photojournalist's arm and pushed him backward as a patient was being moved to the ambulance at Comic Con
View ArticleGetting to the root of the fire services' misogynistic weed
A couple of weeks ago, I was flipping channels and landed on a PBS show about a biblical scholar who was looking for the Garden of Eden. In doing so, she theorized that the Judeo-Christian societies...
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Telemedicine robot named for firefighter, stroke survivor
By Wes Wolfe The Free Press KINSTON, N.C. — Firefighter Corey Showers sat between two recliners at a Kinston fire station a year ago this month, unable to speak or move the right side of his body....
View ArticleUFC heavyweight champion credits firefighter-paramedic career for victory
CLEVELAND — After becoming the UFC heavyweight reigning champion, Stipe Miocic said his career as a firefighter was instrumental in his victory. Stipe, 33, beat reigning champion Fabricio Werdum...
View ArticleVol. firefighter dies after falling from rescue helicopter
Associated Press GEORGETOWN, Del. — Authorities are identifying a Delaware volunteer firefighter who died after a fall from a helicopter during a training exercise. Delaware State Police identified the...
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