EMS1 Top Articles
- Medication management: Pre-shift checklist October 6, 2026Use this checklist to identify medication inventory, storage and security issues before they become operational problems
- Supreme Court declines to hear case of Wash. firefighters fired over vaccine mandate October 6, 2026The high court's refusal leaves in place lower court rulings that Snohomish Regional Fire & Rescue could not reasonably accommodate firefighters who sought religious exemptions from Washington's 2021 COVID-19 vaccine mandate without undue hardship
- 32-vehicle crash sends 15 to Idaho hospitals October 6, 2026Idaho State Police say a crash involving a group of motorcyclists on I-84 near Caldwell caused several vehicles to pile up, prompting air and ground ambulances to transport about 15 people to local hospitals
- 2 dead, 26 injured in crash involving Fla. school bus October 6, 2026A car crossed the center line and struck a Winter Haven school bus carrying 39 people, ripping off a tire and sending the bus into an oncoming Jeep that caught fire
- Pa. surpasses 1,000 measles cases, largest state outbreak in over 30 years October 6, 2026With 198 hospitalizations and five deaths since April, Pennsylvania's outbreak is the largest since the early 1990s, as New York declares a disaster emergency and the CDC reports nearly 3,900 cases nationwide amid falling vaccination rates
- After Ole Miss deaths, a closer look at kratom and 7-OH October 5, 2026Potent synthetic kratom products are showing up in smoke shops and gas stations. Here's what EMS and LEOs should know
- Book excerpt: ‘Built for this: A paramedic’s reckoning’ October 5, 2026Jeff Abbott's memoir examines the culture that treats being able to do the job as proof of being unaffected by it
- The small patient in crisis: Assessing and reaching children with CARE-KIDS October 5, 2026A framework for pediatric crisis calls starts with ruling out medical causes and keeping caregivers involved
- Ind. EMS supervisor fired after sexual misconduct testimony October 5, 2026The Evansville Fire Merit Commission voted unanimously to terminate Douglas Randell after hearing testimony from multiple women alleging inappropriate text messages and comments
- Texas FD's MIH unit diverts 1,200 to 1,500 annual non-emergency calls from ambulance crews October 5, 2026Bryan Fire Department's Mobile Integrated Health Care program saves the city nearly $1 million a year in ambulance operating costs
NIST Live Feed
- Super Intelligence in the Fire Service January 26, 2027An interactive workshop discussing the use of super intelligence in the fire service will be hosted, on-site, at the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) in Gaithersburg, MD. The focus of the workshop is on Problems super
- 2026 NIST-NSF Disaster Resilience Research Symposium August 18, 2026In cooperation with the National Science Foundation, the Engineering Laboratory at NIST, Gaithersburg, is proud to host the 9th annual symposium featuring the Disaster Resilience Grant Research Program recipients on August 18th-19th, 2026. This in
- New AI Model Shows How to Evacuate for Fires One Safe Step at a Time June 4, 2026A NIST-led team has created a new AI model that can identify safe evacuation routes in a single-story floor plan during a fire, with a multilevel version in the works.
- Wear and Tear Changes Measurable PFAS Levels in Firefighter Hoods, Gloves and Wildland Gear May 13, 2026In the fourth of an ongoing series of reports, NIST shows that wear and tear increased the levels of PFAS found in hoods and gloves.
- NIST’s Alex Maranghides Receives Service to America Medal July 17, 2025The award recognizes Maranghides for 25 years of work investigating devastating wildfires in the United States and creating actionable guidelines on how to save lives and property.
- 2025 Material Flammability Research Highlights June 30, 2025Members of the Material Flammability Characterization Project recently presented or co-authored a series papers at the 16th International Conference and Exhibition on fire science and engineering (Interflam 2025, UK), the Flame Retardancy of
- 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
- NIST Updates Critical Wildfire Evacuation and Sheltering Guidance April 24, 2025The ESCAPE report redefines how to save lives in the face of fast-moving wildfires.
- 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.