Top fire and EMS photos of 2011
Rep. Gabrielle Giffords of Arizona was shot in the head January 8 when an assailant opened fire outside a grocery store during a meeting with constituents, killing six people and wounding 13 others. In the above still captured from TV, she is wheeled to awaiting ambulances.
Digging out survivors: Rescue workers sift through the debris of [...]
USAID/Fairfax units start search and rescue in Japan
The United States Agency for International Development activated their Fairfax County-based search and rescue team to aid in rescue efforts in Japan following an earthquake Thursday.
The team, composed of firefighters from Fairfax County Fire and Rescue, received the call from USAID just after noon Friday, said Capt. Will Bailey, spokesman for the county agency. He [...]
Relief efforts to Japan
Dear friends,
I am unabashedly sending this to everyone I know. The news on the radio, Internet and TV may be difficult to listen to at times, but I hope you’ll take the time to read this. Japan is the 3rd most developed country in the world, and it’s struggling to deal with the massive earthquake [...]
2 firefighters perish in Chicago wall collapse
Two Chicago firefighters were killed Wednesday morning and 14 others were hurt when a roof and wall collapsed while they were fighting a fire in an abandoned, one-story, brick former laundry building on East 75th Street.
The two firefighters were identified as Edward Stringer, a 12-year veteran, and Cory Ankum, a member of the department for [...]
Firefighter-EMT holiday competition (more than $100 in prizes!)
With Thanksgiving and Christmas right around the corner, this year Firefighter-EMT.com is going to be doing something pretty special - we’ll be giving you opportunities to win swag and cash! See if any of the following interests you.
Photo of the day, October 5, 2010
On Sunday, October 3, 2010 just before 7:00 AM, units of the San Jose Fire Department, including first due Engine 7 and Truck Company 30, responded to a police report of a major injury accident involving a single vehicle into multiple parked vehicles and a tree near the intersection of Park Avenue and Emory Street [...]
November may mark the change in CPR protocols
For the past 40 years, CPR has been composed of two things—rescue breaths and chest compressions—and this formula for cardiac survival can revive around 25 percent of patients without a pulse. However, emerging evidence suggests there may be a more effective protocol for resuscitation that can save even more lives, and it’s simpler than traditional [...]
Firefighters attempt highway rescue battling bees
Photo by Richard Sennott, Star Tribune.
Two semitrailer trucks — one carrying millions of bees — and two cars collided on Interstate 35 in Lakeville, Minnesota, late Monday morning, a crash that closed the northbound lanes along a 5-mile stretch of the interstate between County Road 2 and County Road 70 for several hours.
The drivers of [...]
Firefighter-EMT onboard with shipments to Chile
Firefighter-EMT is coordinating a shipment of firefighting equipment to Chile in light of the earthquake that happened on February 27, 2010.
Currently the Swarthmore Fire and Protective Association in Swarthmore, PA, as well as the Garden City Fire Department, will be donating used firefighting equipment including jackets, bunker gear, helmets, gloves, hoods and boots in an [...]
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