Posts Tagged: Ambulance
How EMS physicians became recognized and rewarded
How ems-oriented physicians spent the past 38 years - achieving recognition and compensation.
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Keep Yourself Safe!
A great EMS safety video from Farooq Muhammad.
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Is EMS REALLY a calling?
At the start of the 38th annual EMS week celebration, Mike wonders why medics are still paid near minimum wage. Everyone else involved in emergency medicine seem to have improved.
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FF’s Injured in Saturday’s Water Tanker Crash
WSFX
CONWAY -- Two people were injured in a crash involving a water tanker from Flair Bluff on Saturday. The South Carolina Department of Transportation reported that an accident on Highway 501 southbound at Gardner Lacy Road occurred at 5:59 …
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Spartanburg County Names Telecommunicator of the Year
GoUpstate.com
SPARTANBURG COUNTY -- Saving lives is what they do. They're not firefighters, police officers or paramedics; they're the first first-responders. At Spartanburg County's 911 center, every 911 emergency is routed th…
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Adults, Children Injured in MVA
GoUpstate.com
GREER -- Five people were sent to local hospitals after a two-vehicle crash in Greer on Monday night. A Ford pick-up truck and a Chevrolet Tahoe collided near the intersection of J. Verne Smith Highway and Victor Mill Road abou…
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Miscommunication Leads to Medical Response Delay
LIVE5NEWS.com
SUMMERVILLE -- We have new information on a toddler who drowned in Summerville. Charleston County says miscommunication led to a delay in crews getting to an emergency scene. A neighbor from the Summer Park s…
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Puerto Rico Ambulance Feud Leads to Murder
A turf battle between rival ambulance companies has turned deadly in Puerto Rico where two paramedics stand accused of murdering a competitor who allegedly “stole” one of their patients.
Luis Deida Martinez, 31, was shot dead on Wednesday as he …
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Train Carrying Methanol Derails in Abbeville
ABBEVILLE COUNTY - Crews are on the scene working around the clock to clean up a chemical spill following a Thursday morning train derailment in Abbeville. Nearby homes were evacuated after more than two dozen CSX train cars derailed around 5…
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Colleton County Home Destroyed by Fire
COTTAGEVILLE - Colleton County Fire Rescue crews battled a blaze at 125 Dodge Lane,just south of Cottageville. The large double wide mobile home was located in a remote area and down a long dirt road. The people were not at home when the fire started. …
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Staffing is important in Honolulu. No more driving ambulances.
Driving amb ulances will no longer be in the job description for Honolulu firefighters.
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NIOSH Report Released on Fallen Columbia Firefighter Chance Zobel
COLUMBIA - 23-year-old career Firefighter Chance Zobel was struck and killed by a car while at the scene of a grass fire on November 13th, 2010. The driver that struck and killed him was an illegal immigrant. The NIOSH Report has been released and is ava…
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Vacant Mill In Clinton Destroyed In Fire
CLINTON - Fire crews are still on the scene of a fire that destroyed an Upstate mill. Clinton firefighters responded just after 7pm Saturday to the Lydia Mill on Peachtree Street. The fire destroyed what was left of the now vacant mill. It was in …
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Fire Destroys Spartanburg County Home
HOLLY SPRINGS - A massive fire destroyed a home on Ben Hurt Road Extension tonight near Lyman Lake in Spartanburg County. Holly Springs Fire responded just before 7pm Saturday. Nine other fire departments joined the effort. Firefighters coul…
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Remembering FDNY’s “Black Sunday”
NEW YORK, NY - The Black Sunday Fire - January 23rd, 2005 - The Bronx blaze claimed the lives of FDNY Lt. Curtis W. Meyran, L27 - FF John G. Bellew, L27; critically injured FF Jeffrey Cool, R3 and Lt. Joseph DiBernardo, R3 and injured FF Brendan C…
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Rural Metro under fire in Western New York. Claims it failed to report ambulance crew arsonists & investigation of billing practices.
Rural Metro says they told the Buffalo Fire Marshal's office about its own inconclusive investigation after co-workers became concerned about the arsons. The FM says otherwise.
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Arrest Made in 2009 Church Arson
BENNETTSVILLE - The Bennettsville Police Department has made an arrest in connection to a burglary and arson at a local church in 2009. Lt. Larry Turner with the Bennettsville Police Department said officers have arrested Jarrod Demario Hicks, 19, o…
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Anderson County Line of Duty Death
PENDLETON - 63-year-old David Crenshaw, a veteran Firefighter and former Anderson County Sheriff, died this morning at a traffic accident. The 50+ year veteran responded to the scene of an accident at Highway 88 & Porter Road and was assisting E…
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ManvFire Webisodes – EXCELLENT!!!
CHARLESTON - Man v Fire has created a set of webisodes on the North Charleston Fire Department. They are very well done. Good job to the NCFD! There are 9 total... enjoy!
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2012 SConFire Calendar is HERE!
Check out the new 2012 SConFire Calendar! Each calendar is $20! This price if for a limited time! It is 11" wide and 16" tall opened! Each month has a high quality photograph of a emergency action scene from South Carolina! Email us at southc…
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Busy Spartanburg Intersection Closed, Tanker On Its Side Leaking Fuel
SPARTANBURG - An overturned gas tanker truck leaking fuel has prompted officials in Spartanburg to shut down a busy intersection Friday afternoon.
Spartanburg County Dispatch tells 7 On Your Side all lanes have been shut down at Southport Road and Joh…
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4-year-old Killed in House Fire
DENMARK - The Bamberg County Coroner, Billy Duncan has identified the 4-year-old girl killed in this morning's house fire as Janae Greggs. The fire started around 1 a.m. at a mobile home on Cotton Street. That's off Church Street, near Whaley S…
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8-year-old Boy Gives Savings to Family That Lost Home in Fire
SUMMERVILLE - For all of his eight years, Fischer Cook of Knightsville has saved his money. His allowance for chores, such as making his bed and organizing his room, went right into his savings account. Cash his parents, Michelle and Tony Cook, gave…
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FF Injured in Rollover MVA
CHERAW - A South Carolina firefighter and four other people were injured in a crash Saturday near Cheraw. The truck flipped over on Camp Coker Road near Highway 52 at about 3:30 Saturday. Troopers said the Harris Creek Volunteer firefighter, who was resp…
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