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How Memphis Fire Department Cracked the Code on Recruitment and Retention

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Rethinking the Recruitment Model—People Hire People Memphis Fire and Rescue shifted recruitment responsibility from traditional human resources personnel to firefighters and firefighter-paramedics deeply embedded in the culture. Key Takeaways 1.

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Grand Blanc Township (MI) Weighs Using Police, Firefighters as EMS Responders

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Six township firefighters are already enrolled in a medical first responder course provided by the state of Michigan. I’m trying to get as many of our firefighters medically trained as we can to get certified, at least to the medical first responder level so we can start providing that level of care to the township,” Jent said. “I’m

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Women’s Health Challenges in EMS and Fire Service Culture

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1 min read Patient Care Podcasts EMS EMS Week EMT Paramedic The JEMS Report Innovating Prehospital Care: The Impact of Mobile Integrated Health Programs in South Carolina Dr. Ted Lee speaks with Luke Estes about the transformative role of community paramedics in prehospital medicine.

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Documentary on the Life and Legacy of James O. Page Will Inform and Inspire

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The… 1 min read EMS Training News News Feed Georgia Headlines Baltimore to Downgrade Some ALS Units as Staffing Shortages Persist The Baltimore City Fire Department is preparing to downgrade four Advanced Life Support (ALS) units to Basic Life Support (BLS) starting next month.

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Knowing When to Stop

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4 min read Exclusives Mental Health and Wellness EMS EMT Paramedic The ‘One Big Beautiful Bill’—And the EMS Revenue Collapse No One’s Ready For The One Big Beautiful Bill slashes Medicaid funds, threatens EMS budgets and risks service cuts in vulnerable communities.

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Unmasking the Mental Health Crisis Among First Responders

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David Tan and Henry Lewis.

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J.B. Poindexter & Co., Inc. Acquires Ambulance Manufacturer Demers Braun Crestline Medix

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Page Legacy Scholarship, endowed by Hartwell Medical.

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