Logout
JOIN
Login
Menu
About
Join Now
Board of Directors
Position Statements
Committees
Communications
Constitution, Bylaws & Resolutions
Elections
Emergency Management
Hazardous Materials
Human Relations
Professional Development
Program Planning
Tech Council
Terrorism and Homeland Security
Urban Search & Rescue
Wildland Fire Policy
Divisions
Sections
Company Officers
About COS
COS Election
COS Resources
Coaching Program
Emergency Vehicle Management
EMS
About EMS Section
Liaison Reports
EMS Election
EMS Resources
Recommended Reading
FRM Conference
Heart Safe Community Awards
James O. Page Award
Executive Fire Officers
About EFO
EFO Election
Executive Fire Officer Program (EFOP)
EFO Symposium & Awards
Federal & Military Fire Services
Fire & Life Safety
About FLSS
FLSS Election
FLSS Resources
Fire Alarm Training Series
FLSS Awards
Industrial Fire & Safety
Metro Chiefs
Safety, Health & Survival
Volunteer & Combination Officers
Bugle Partners
Partner
Bugle Program
Advertise
Exhibit
Sponsor
Sponsorship/Exhibiting Opportunities
Awards
Staff
International Fire Service Research Center and Policy Institute
Learn & Develop
Chiefs
Chief Officers
Company Officers
Conferences
FSEDI
Officer Development Program
iDELP
Online Learning
International Fellowship Program
IFP Frequently Asked Questions
Scholarships
Career Center
KnowledgeNet
Topics & Tools
Comprehensive Opioid, Stimulant & Substance Abuse Program
Coronavirus: COVID-19
Communications
Technology Council
IAFC Frequency Coordination
UAS Toolkit
Department Administration
EMS
Fire Prevention
GIS
Hazmat
Large-Scale Response
Leadership
Personnel
LMA
About LMA
Our Facilitators
LMA Conference
Services & Products
Safety & Health
Wellness/Fitness Task Force
Wellness/Fitness Program Summary
Candidate Physical Ability Test
Volunteer
Wildland
Suppression
Suppression News
Fire Adapted
Fire Adapted News
Resilient Landscapes
Wildland Landscapes News
Wildland Policy
Wildland Policy News
News Details
Ready Set Go Departments
Position Details
Wildland Events
Wildland Resource
Wildland News
All Resources
Bugle Brief
Buyer's Guide
Consulting Services
Daily Dispatch
FireRescue GPO
Grant Funding
iCHIEFS
KnowledgeNet
Legislative Issues
Affordable Care Act
Communications
EMS
Federal Taxation
Fire Prevention
Hazardous Materials
Homeland Security
Volunteer and Combination
Wildland Fire
National Mutual Aid System
NMAS FAQs
Contact NMAS
Near Miss
Research
RESCUES
Conferences & Events
Chief's Edge
Community Risk Reduction
conneXions
Fire-Rescue International
Fire-Rescue Med
Hazmat Conference
Symposium in the Sun
About
VCOS Section
About IAFC
Symposium Sponsors
Future Events
Past Conference Resources
Contact Us
Education
Technology Summit International
WUI Conference
Calendar
Upcoming Events
Membership
Join Now
Get Involved
Renew
KnowledgeNet
Member Benefits
Update Profile
Life Membership
Member Directory
IAFC Store
Contact Us
Home
/
Topics & Tools
/
EMS
/
EMS News
EMS News
The Fire Service Fought For Vaccines, So Why All The Resistance Now?
September 2021
It is difficult to state that we care about the public we serve when we cite “personal choice” as a reason for not being vaccinated.
read more
EMS, We Have Some Work to Do
May 16, 2017
As if fire-based EMS doesn’t have enough issues with its name brand of service delivery, I want to tell you about two new challenges.
read more
REPLICA Three Years Later
May 16, 2017
For years, departments have struggled with events that require EMS providers to provide care across state lines. Public safety doesn’t stop at the state line, so why should the ability of personnel providing this service stop here?
read more
Executive Officer Leadership: Incorporating Performance Metrics into Agency Culture and Analysis
May 16, 2017
Performance metrics help to establish expected performance levels. Without them, organizations may drift along with no perception of quality performance. Without substantiating data, any perception they do have is ultimately just an opinion.
read more
Medical Equipment Failures
May 4, 2017
When medical devices fail and death or serious injury occurs, your department is required to report it. This article tells you how.
read more
President’s Letter: Spread the Word About Hands-only CPR
May 4, 2017
This year for EMS Week, we’ve developed a BHAG—a Big Hairy Audacious Goal—to train 1 million people in North America with compression only CPR.
read more
Company Officer Leadership: Fire-Based EMS Systems
May 4, 2017
There are multiple service-delivery models employed all across the United States. Depending on the area or territory served, government structure, political climate and available funding, each model alternative has its place.
read more
EMS Transport: Coming Full Circle
May 4, 2017
In the past, many people were transported in cars rather than ambulances. How many over the years died because no one opened an airway, no one suctioned vomit or blood from an airway? How many removed from car crashes without proper immobilization?
read more
IAFC, AMR and ACEP Team Up to Save Lives from Sudden Cardiac Arrest
April 25, 2017
Three of the largest names in emergency medical services aim to train people in bystander CPR during World CPR Challenge, May 21-27
read more
Emergency Medical Service: We’re Not in Kansas Anymore
March 1, 2017
We know change is inevitable: we deal with it daily, in both our profession and our personal lives. Most of us know we should embrace it and make it work for us, not against us. Today, we face an environment of significant change.
read more
Is Your Department Heart Safe?
February 1, 2017
The IAFC EMS Section, in partnership with Physio Control, is excited to open the nomination process for the 2017 Heart Safe Community Awards.
read more
Previous
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
Next
IAFC News
COVID-19 Firefighter Survival Informational Stand Down
January 5, 2022
The International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) urges all first responders to join in a COVID-19 Firefighter Survival Informational Stand Down.
read more
AFG/SAFER Webinar Schedule Posted
January 5, 2022
FEMA has webinars scheduled throughout the month of January to help fire departments develop applications for the Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) and Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) grants
read more
Education Revisited
January 2022
The environment firefighters work in today has many ingredients for educational success, which is a game-changer from the fire station decades ago.
read more
ALL IAFC NEWS
Related
CDC Update on the COVID-19 Pandemic and Delta Variant
Top 5 Things To Know About Covid-19 And Delta Variant
Shelter-in-Place Pictogram Guidance for ten hazards and three building types
FEMA released Shelter-in-Place Pictogram Guidance for ten hazards and three building types
CPR and AED Instruction Tips
CPR and AED Instruction Tips for EMS Educators
FirefighterHub of resources
FirefighterHub was created to be the home of all things fire.
Dry Ice Safety Response (Carbon Dioxide) Response
A dry ice (Carbon Dioxide) Response guide.
False
(?)
Jul
12
Fire-Rescue Med
July 12, 2022
Virtual Experience
MORE EMS EVENTS
You are not logged in.