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Emergency Services

Marketing Fire and EMS: What’s your department’s brand?

January 4, 2017

Via: FirstArriving

In a recent post over on LinkedIn entitled, The Art of Juggling in an All Hazards World, my fire service colleague and former “mate” with the Chesterfield County (Va.) Fire and EMS Department, Deputy Fire Chief Rick Edinger, provides a […]


Emergency Services

Minneapolis Fire Sued Over Hypothermia Death

December 14, 2016

Via: FirstArriving

The complaint includes three counts of negligence; three counts of medical negligence; gross negligence; negligence per se for violating federal, state and local law; negligent hiring; vicarious liability; negligent undertaking; wrongful death; and a civil rights violation of denial of […]


Emergency Services

Compensation for EMS Training

August 5, 2016

Via: FirstArriving

Today’s burning question: Do fire departments/EMS organizations have to pay personnel for the time spent attending training for EMT and paramedic while off-duty? Answer: There are several important issues that have to be addressed to fully answer the question, including […]


Civil Service, Emergency Services

Breaking- Two additional SC Firefighters and Paramedic Fired over Social Media Post’s

July 15, 2016

Via: FirstArriving

Three more Columbia-area public employees have been fired over remarks they’ve made on social media. Richland County leaders announced they terminated one of their senior paramedics over posts the person made on social media. Officials announced their decision to terminate […]