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CFSI/MASIMO EXCELLENCE IN FIRE SERVICE-BASED EMS AWARD Nominations Open Until 2-24-2017

 Steve Austin    February 6, 2017    No Comments

CFSI/MASIMO EXCELLENCE IN FIRE SERVICE-BASED EMS AWARD Nomination Period is Open until 2-24 Click here to nominate Learn about the Award and the previous winners by reading below The Excellence in Fire Service-Based EMS Awards Program recognizes fire departments … [Read more...]

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Fire Based Mobile Integrated Healthcare and Community Paramedicine (MIH & CP) – Data and Resources

 Steve Austin    June 3, 2016    No Comments

The concept of Mobile Integrated Healthcare and Community Paramedicine (MIH & CP) has been existing for quite some time, but more prevalent in other countries around the world than in the United States. The primary purpose of MIH & CP programs are to provide more … [Read more...]

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Fire Service-Based EMS Advocates Recognize National EMS Week

 Steve Austin    May 8, 2016    No Comments

Sunday May 15, 2016 marks the beginning of National EMS Week and presents an opportunity to honor the men and women who deliver pre-hospital 9-1-1 emergency medical care throughout the United States. This vital public safety service is provided primarily by cross-trained, … [Read more...]

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New Edition of the Fire Service Based EMS Tool Kit Available

 Steve Austin    May 3, 2016    No Comments

The 3rd Edition of the Fire Service-Based EMS Tool Kit is available for review and/or download A team from the Metro Chiefs, the IAFF, IAFC, CFSI, and IFSTA participated in the creation of the latest update to this popular and valuable tool. In addition to significant changes … [Read more...]

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Joint Position Statement
Opposition to Proposed Degree Requirements for
Accredited Paramedic Programs
International Association of Fire Chiefs (www.iafc.org)
International Association of Fire Fighters (www.iaff.org)
National Fire Protection Association (www.nfpa.org)
National Volunteer Fire Council (www.nvfc.org)
The IAFC, IAFF, NFPA, and NVFC strongly support higher education for members seeking advanced degrees and educational opportunities at any level. We believe that individual agencies can and should consider strategies and provide incentives that encourage personnel to pursue higher education.
However, requiring a college degree for entry-level paramedics would create hardships for fire departments and make EMS systems financially unsustainable in many states. There are no identifiable data or other evidence suggesting that requiring paramedics to obtain a college degree would result in better patient outcomes, enhanced professionalism for EMS providers, better performance, or higher pay.
Our organizations are concerned about ongoing legislative and regulatory efforts to require a college degree for entry-level paramedics. This completely arbitrary change would shutter over 20% of existing paramedic education programs, leaving colleges and universities as the only venues available for paramedic education, thereby severely restricting fire/EMS departments’ ability to recruit and train paramedics. The justifications used to support a proposed transition to college degree educational requirements are unnecessary, untested and do not have the support of our organizations.
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Great! Just another reason fire has no place in EMS.

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Citywide Ambulance shuts down, fires employees with no warning

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DENVER -- Without warning 40 employees of Citywide Ambulance, a Denver area ambulance company, are out of a job. Many say they are owed thousands of dollars in back pay and are getting no response trying to reach the company's owner. Those employee got an unusual dispatch call Friday. "Without notic...
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