EMS News

Heart Safe Communities Honored at Fire-Rescue Med 2018

June 18, 2018

Award recognizes creative approaches to implementing systems to prevent and treat cardiac-related diseases. read more

Time Running Short for Input Into NFPA Active Shooter Standard

February 14, 2018

Standard provides training standards; breaks it down between law enforcement, fire and EMS responsibilities. read more
Congress Restores Medicare Ambulance Add-On Payments

February 9, 2018

Bill contains some of the most significant EMS reimbursement reforms that Congress has enacted in several years. read more
Congress Delays “Cadillac Tax”

January 23, 2018

“Cadillac Tax” now set to take effect in four years in 2022. read more
Save the Medicare Ambulance Add-On Payments

January 5, 2018

Urge your members of Congress to restore the Add-On Payments! read more
FirstNet's Historic Achievement

January 2, 2018

All 50 states, D.C., and two U.S. territories have officially "opted in" to FirstNet read more
Reaching the Community with Hands-Only CPR

December 2017

While the death rate is declining, the best way to affect out-of-hospital cardiac-arrest incidents is to ensure that AEDs are readily available and that members of the community are trained in CPR. read more
Mobile Integrated Healthcare Handbook is Released

December 2017

The MIH Handbook will provide a step-by-step process to evaluate whether mobile integrated healthcare is right for fire departments and the steps to implement such a program, tailormade to the needs of the department’s local EMS systems. read more
Fighting Fire with the Tax Code

December 5, 2017

Tax cut bill: What's in it for fire and EMS read more
Emergency Medical Service: The EMS Section Show

October 16, 2017

Any successful, long-running TV series, when it first aired, had a solid cast of lead characters. After some time, some leads were phased out and new characters were brought in. Such is the life of the EMS Section. read more
EMS: People Will Come

September 2017

On May 8, the REPLICA team was established when Georgia became the 10th state to sign on. This significant moment in the history of EMS represents one of the largest im-provements in our system in decades. read more

IAFC News

Emergency Medical Service: Disruptive Innovation in the Fire and Emergency Service

October 15, 2018

What do Blockbuster, Borders, Yellow Cab and Kodak have in common? They never saw it coming. read more
Q&A with Joanne Hayes-White, 2018 Career Fire Chief of the Year

October 15, 2018

Joanne Hayes-White is chief of the San Francisco (California) Fire Department. She was honored during Fire-Rescue International in Dallas as the 2018 Career Fire Chief of the Year. Here’s what she told On Scene about the path to this high honor. read more
How You Can Help Disaster Survivors

October 15, 2018

FEMA: Don’t send stuff, send money read more