Fire Chief

Sunday, September 7, 2008

Supply Chain 

By Mike McDonough

Supplying a mass-casualty incident doesn't have to be a disaster....

Necessary Expense 

By Rich Elliott

Strict adherence to state regulations and insurance requirements is essential for reimbursement. Selecting the right EMS billing software can make the difference....

Medtec Has Redesigned Web Site 

The new site meets the needs of EMTs and paramedics by providing detailed product specifications for the Medtec full line of ambulances with a quick and easy drop-down of each model directly from the home page. ...

Enforce Ambulance Safety Inside & Out 

By Bruce Evans

Odds are 6.5 times more likely that you’ll be injured if unrestrained. You are 2.6 times more likely to be injured running with lights and siren, and 5 times more likely to be injured in the rear of the ambulance. ...

Medics Under Fire 

By Jim Weiss & Mickey Davis

As law enforcement becomes more dangerous, fire and rescue agencies are training in tactical combat-casualty care....

ACEP Kicks Off National EMS Week, Notes Launch of Virtual Museum 

The American College of Emergency Physicians will kick off the 34th annual Emergency Medical Services Week this weekend with events in communities across the nation. In addition, the first virtual EMS Museum will go live, linking approximately 1,000 EMS museums across the country....

EMS Expo to Feature Vehicle Sessions 

Vehicle technicians responsible for working on ambulances can learn about the latest specification and maintenance standards, procedures and products at the EMS Expo....

ACEP Puts EMS Week Kit Online 

The American College of Emergency Physicians’ 48-page EMS Week Planning Kit is available online....

Promotion Process Needs Managed Care 

By Bruce Evans

Even more common is promoting good technicians to supervisory roles only to have them fail miserably because they lack the skills....

HHS Releases Mass-Medical Care Guide 

The Department of Health and Human Services has issued Providing Mass Medical Care with Scarce Resources: A Community Planning Guide in an effort to provide community planners, as well as planners at the institutional, state and federal levels, with information on planning for and responding to a mass-casualty event. ...

FEMA, IAFC Reviewing Federal Ambulance & Paratransit Support Services Initiative 

Fire departments and fire districts throughout the United States have received a solicitation letter from American Medical Response regarding federal ambulance and paratransit support services. The International Association of Fire Chiefs EMS Section has been in contact with Glenn Cannon, Federal Emergency Management Agency response division director, and FEMA subsequently has placed a hold on this initiative until it can review the work and recommendations of the Mutual Aid System Task Force. ...

With More than a Little Help from My Friends 

By Bruce Evans

With the New Year comes a personal change. After 18 years with the Henderson (Nev.) Fire Department, I have moved to the City of North Las Vegas to assume...

Despite Efforts to Date, EMS Problems Remain 

By Bruce Evans

The Institute of Medicine's Committee on the Future of Emergency Care in the United States Health System was convened in 2003 to examine the state of...

It's Time to Put the M Back into EMS 

By Bruce Evans

This summer the prepublication of the long-awaited Institute of Medicine's report on EMS became available from the National Academies Press in PDF format....

Shared Care 

It seems so simple, you wonder why it hasn't been tried before. Home health-care agencies face a growing shortage of trained professionals. Fire agencies...

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