Well...if someone once told you that you have beautiful, dreamy eyes, we don't care-this isn't what this is about. However, your help is needed for a quick survey so the NFPA folks hear from FIREFIGHTERS and eye protection related to helmets. Below is a survey link on eye and … [Read more...]
We regret to pass on to you that a District Fire Chief of St Johns The Baptist (NW of New Orleans, Louisiana) Fire Department was killed in the Line of Duty this morning. District Fire Chief Spencer Chauvin with the St. John the Baptist Fire Department, was pronounced dead at … [Read more...]
Staffing Page News
Stop back here frequently to read updated news regarding the staffing issues in the fire service. … [Read more...]
LODD: EMT collapses, dies while caring for a patient – North Carolina
GATESVILLE, N.C. — EMT Steven Toppin became ill and died during 911 call Tuesday. Gates County Rescue & EMS announced the death of Toppin, 53, on the department's Facebook page. Toppin and his paramedic partner responded to a 911 call for a critical patient. During the … [Read more...]
Man driving company truck charged with DUI after crash involving ambulance – South Carolina
By Kelly Matter FLORENCE, SC (WMBF) - Florence Officials confirm an ambulance and pick-up truck were involved in a crash Wednesday morning on Church Street at 5:02 a.m. Three people were sent to the hospital for treatment. The driver of the pick-up truck, an … [Read more...]
Detroit EMT injured in attack
Candice Williams and Mark Hicks, The Detroit News A Detroit emergency medical technician was attacked on a run Tuesday evening, city officials said. The worker was in stable condition at St. John Hospital after the attack with a department radio, said Detroit Senior … [Read more...]
NC man charged with felony DUI in Florence ambulance crash – South Carolina
FLORENCE, S.C. -- A North Carolina man has been charged with felony DUI following a head-on crash that sent him and two Florence County EMS medics to a Florence area hospital and shut down the Martin Luther King Jr. Bridge over the CSX rail yard for much of the morning. Jody … [Read more...]