EMS1 Top Articles
- 6 injured when box truck strikes pedestrians in Boston April 1, 2025Boston EMS reported that four people were transported to the hospital—two of them in critical condition—while two others received treatment at the scene
- ‘You’re not special': Humility in leadership April 1, 2025Leadership is about serving others, not feeding your ego
- ‘The edge of endurance’: Confronting leadership burnout April 1, 2025Leading through crisis without losing hope — the Stockdale Paradox in EMS
- Del. officials break ground on 2 new EMS stations April 1, 2025Two new EMS stations in Harrington and Frederica, expected to cost around $5 million, aim to improve emergency response times in the region
- What to do if you suspect Munchausen syndrome April 1, 2025EMS clinicians should rely on their assessment and facts when assessing people with a suspected factitious disorder
- Wash. judge dismisses stroke patient's DUI protocol lawsuit April 1, 2025A judge dismissed a lawsuit against Puyallup police and Central Pierce Fire & Rescue filed by a woman who was misdiagnosed with DUI but was later found to have suffered a massive stroke
- Future-proofing EMS: How a new course is building results-driven problem solvers April 1, 2025In this EMS One-Stop episode, Dr. Dave Williams explains how a new master’s-level course will empower leaders to solve systemic challenges using proven methodologies — and why quality must be a leadership priority
- Over 3M to receive increase in payments through Social Security Fairness Act April 1, 2025Firefighters, police officers and teachers will see higher Social Security payments starting in April after the repeal of WEP and GPO under the new Social Security Fairness Act
- Health and Human Services employees begin receiving layoff notices April 1, 2025Up to 10,000 employees face layoffs as part of a major overhaul led by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., following President Trump’s move to end their collective bargaining rights
- Top 10 MIH or community paramedicine program funding sources March 31, 2025These sources of start-up and long-term funding can help launch and provide economic sustainability for mobile integrated health care
NIST Live Feed
- 5x5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit June 3, 2025REGISTER NOW 5x5 ― the confirmation of a strong and clear signal ― and the place to make your voice heard and drive public safety communications forward. In 2025, the FirstNet Authority and the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Public
- Staff Spotlight - Dr. Brittany Stinger March 10, 2025We are thrilled to welcome Dr. Brittany Stinger to the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) as a National Research Council (NRC) Postdoctoral Fellow in the Flammability Reduction Group of the Fire Research Division (FRD). Dr. Stinger
- PFAS Found in Firefighter Gloves, Hoods and Wildland Gear December 17, 2024The amount of PFAS in each sample varied greatly, so it may be possible to design gear that reduces exposure.
- AI Can ‘Hear’ When a Lithium Battery Is About to Catch Fire November 14, 2024NIST researchers have trained AI to detect the telltale sound even in noisy environments.
- New Smoke Alarms Are Better at Detecting Fires but Still Beep for Bacon September 18, 2024NIST research in a kitchen fire laboratory shows that updated smoke detectors still produce nuisance alarms during cooking.
- 2024 NIST-NSF Disaster Resilience Research Symposium August 20, 2024In cooperation with the National Science Foundation, the Engineering Laboratory at NIST, Gaithersburg, is proud to host the 7th annual symposium featuring the Disaster Resilience Grant Research Program recipients on August 20 and 21, 2024. This
- 5x5: The Public Safety Innovation Summit June 25, 20245x5 ― the confirmation of a strong and clear signal ― and the place to make your voice heard and drive public safety communications forward. In 2024, the FirstNet Authority and the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Public Safety
- John W. Lyons, Who Led NIST in Times of Great Change, Dies at 93 April 11, 2024Lyons served as director of NIST from 1990 to 1993 and guided the organization as its mission expanded in support of U.S. industry.
- Wear and Tear May Cause Firefighter Gear to Release More ‘Forever Chemicals’ January 16, 2024Are firefighters at risk of increased exposure to cancer-causing chemicals in their protective clothing?
- NIST Researchers Develop Standards to Help Eliminate ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Firefighting Foams September 18, 2023These foams contain chemicals called per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) that have raised environmental and health concerns.