Six EMS paramedics began eight weeks of training today at the Fire Training Academy in what city officials said shows the strength of their commitment to integrate the divisions of Fire and EMS.

A child was transported to a hospital yesterday after a near-drowning incident in a backyard swimming pool. 

A Clearwater (FL) fire inspector was punched in the face Wednesday by a man he was trying to help at a motor vehicle accident.

Action Training Systems' Infection Control & Prevention series was one of the 25 top products chosen this year at the EMS Today Conference & Exhibition.

Isolated thunderstorms expected this afternoon also could pose significant problems for crews today if they develop and produce outdrafting winds.

A pickup truck struck an ambulance Tuesday night in Elmwood, Nebraska, killing the drivers of both vehicles.

The Spencerport (NY) Fire Department responded to a motor vehicle accident Tuesday afternoon on New York State Route 531 at the overpass of Union Street in the town of Ogden.

Springfield (MA) firefighters are changing up their response to medical calls in an effort to save money.

At least 35 people were injured when a school bus crashed on a highway in Louisville (KY).

Just after 7pm, firefighters and paramedics from the Howard County Department of Fire and Rescue Services responded from the 3200 block of Starting Gate Court in Woodbine, MD for reports of a structure collapse.

The San Ramon Valley may be one of the safest places to experience a cardiac emergency in the United States. According to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), sudden cardiac arrest, heart attack, stroke and other heart diseases are the leading cause of death in the United States.

Detroit firefighters responded recently to a report of a victim pinned under a fallen tree.

An emotionally disturbed man being transferred from an ambulance to the emergency room at Harlem Hospital shot an NYPD officer once in the foot before being wrestled to the ground by an FDNY EMT.

In 24 minutes, the Las Vegas Fire Department received the maximum 500 applications for the firefighter trainee program after the job was posted on the city's website at 7:30 a.m. today.

Three people were injured early Saturday morning in a Chicago (IL) fire that forced some residents to jump to safety.

A man has been charged with driving under the influence after authorities say he drove through a crash scene, sending seven people to the hospital.

The House of Representatives has passed a bipartisan amendment, sponsored by Congressmen Michael Grimm (R-NY) and Gerry Connolly (D-VA), to restore $7.7 million in federal funding for the 28 federal Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) teams, including Virginia Task Force 1 (VA-TF 1) based in the Fairfax County Fire and Rescue Department.

Chicago Fire Department paramedics called for help early Saturday after they found themselves in the middle of a West Side shootout that left two people critically injured

A mechanical failure was reportedly the cause of a D.C. ambulance breaking down while transporting a gunshot victim last month.

A medical helicopter crashed Thursday in Manchester, Kentucky, killing all three crew members aboard.