The Rural Health Transformation Program may be one of the biggest opportunities EMS has seen in years, but winning the money is only the first challenge. For years, EMS leaders have complained that nobody will fund innovation. Want to start community paramedicine? Great idea. Who pays for it?
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In this engaging Tech Talk Tuesday session, the hosts discuss practical approaches to purchasing and implementing technology for fire departments. They emphasize the importance of conducting a thorough needs assessment rather than simply acquiring the latest gadgets. The conversation includes introductions of the guests, each sharing their backgrounds and expertise, setting the stage for a
Tech Talk Tuesday – Buying smart, capturing ROI and working with multiple stakeholders Read More »
While no deaths or injuries have been reported, fire officials are working to verify the safety of at least 14 people.
Firefighters, Hotshots Continue Efforts to Control Washington Wildfires Read More »
The department’s innovative approach uses realistic environments to strengthen communication, assessment and decision-making. Many EMS education programs do an excellent job teaching clinical skills but struggle to prepare students for the realities of the field, as patients typically don’t collapse in quiet classrooms.
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Socially vulnerable groups are significantly over-represented in high wildfire-risk areas across the United States and should be prioritized for targeted mitigation measures, research has found. A study in the International Journal of Wildland Fire identified census tracts across the US where high wildfire risk and high social vulnerability intersect – and found that American Indian/Alaska Native
Everyone deserves access to cleaner indoor air during wildfire smoke events. But when there are smoky conditions from wildfires, commercial air cleaners can be difficult to obtain because of limited availability or high cost. EPA and other health, environmental, and nonprofit organizations are providing instructions and materials for making Do-It-Yourself (DIY) air cleaners as a solution to reducing
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The idea for the program came from a committee tasked with coming up with solutions for so-called “high-utilizers” of public emergency response resources. They found that $7.1 million had been spent on 17 individuals over a five-year period.
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For the past decade, “cultural competence” has been the gold standard in first responder wellness. It’s meant knowing your world — long shifts, dark humor, tight crews, the unspoken code of stoicism, and the quiet weight of seeing things most people never will. It’s meant understanding rank, routine, and the reality that asking for help
How clinical variation, management visibility and unintentional overtime impact provider fatigue, depersonalization. A study from the University of Huddersfield in the United Kingdom has examined burnout in a large ambulance trust in north England using the Maslach burnout inventory and Copenhagen self-assessment burnout tools, two surveys that have previously been validated in regards to burnout.
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Chief Kristopher Blume joins Peter Matthews to reflect on what products and innovations he saw while attending the largest firefighter conference in the world, Interschutz, earlier this month in Germany. From robots and apparatus to PPE and training equipment, Blume explains the difference between Interschutz and shows in the U.S.
Recap of the Interschutz, The World’s Largest Fire Conference – Kristopher Blume Read More »
