Reality Training: Emergency driving safety
Chief Wylie talks about why you should take in the road and traffic conditions as you respond and why they should help formulate your driving plan.
Leadership & Personnel
How to Build Mental Health Resilience in EMS
The greatest asset of any EMS agency is its people – the EMS practitioners and other personnel who are there for members of the community during their worst or most challenging moments, and who ensure their patients receive high-quality, compassionate, and life-saving care.
5 ways to protect your ambulance from theft
Articles about ambulance theft pop up frequently enough on EMS1.com to convince me that theft is an actual problem that could happen anytime and anywhere. With the potential for catastrophic injury or death as well as a financial loss of more than $200,000, it seems like preventing ambulance theft should be a high priority for …
Make EMS Week a year round celebration
EMS Week has always had two purposes. The first is to appreciate EMS providers. The second purpose is to improve public awareness of EMS contributions. Like most recognition days, weeks, or months I believe EMS provider celebration and affirmation should be ongoing throughout the year and not set aside for just one day or week. …
30-plus ways to celebrate EMS Week
National EMS Week is the perfect time to honor your local EMS professionals and promote awareness of their everyday service to the public. Here are 30 inspiring ways that your organization can celebrate EMS Week.
Drones in Fire Departments: The Step-by-Step Process to Create a Drone Program
Given the size of the city of L.A., the potential bureaucratic hurdles required to actually launch something so new were significant. In this article, we’ll share the step-by-step process that was followed for the LAFD’s drone program approval to be expedited, so that the department could have UAVs at their disposal to help with the …
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NFPA Research: Fireground Injuries
Information about firefighter injuries — how and where they occur, the activities being performed at the time of injury, and other relevant information — is critical for identifying risk factors, developing prevention programs, and guiding resource decisions for firefighters, as well as informing other areas of intervention.
Case Study: A Fire Department Communication Strategy
This is the communications strategy for Shropshire Fire and Rescue Service and provides a comprehensive picture of how the Service plans to provide and develop its communications to support the communities it serves. It also reflects the Service’s aims and values and considers findings from staff survey feedback and specialist communications reports. This, in turn, …
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Crisis Intervention by Social Workers for Fire Departments
Originally, social workers were developed in these fire departments to address the needs of firefighters themselves. However, their functions have expanded to address the needs of customers served by the fire department, both at the scene and during the postintervention period. Using principles of crisis intervention and trauma theory, social workers and social work students …
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Peer Support: QuickStart Guide to Building Your Program
A robust peer support program is an essential component to any comprehensive behavioral health program. The 10 steps outlined below are critical components to the development of your peer support program. Start by identifying who needs to know about your program.