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EMS1 Top Articles
- 10 affordable wearable health trackers for budget-savvy medics March 11, 2025Hit your fitness goals without breaking the bank
- N.C. firefighters respond to EMS call involving one of their own February 25, 2025Westfield firefighters responded to a familiar address and found one of their own in cardiac arrest
- Nurses at Ore. hospitals end strike after 6 weeks February 25, 2025The changes under the approved deal include more retroactive pay for Providence nurses whose contracts expired before December 2024
- Ind. AG files complaint to end county's volunteer ambulance service February 25, 2025Indiana Attorney General Todd Rokita is seeking the dissolution of the Dillsboro Emergency Ambulance Unit due to declining responses
- Video: Off-duty Ariz. FF/paramedic works with cop to rescue woman from burning truck February 25, 2025Peoria Firefighter/Paramedic Asa Paguia was on his way to work when he came upon the fiery crash, and because of a prior overtime shift, he happened to have his gear with him
- Rural Minn. EMS stakeholders struggle with staffing, funding challenges in search for solutions February 25, 2025EMS providers face challenges in recruiting and retaining staff, as leaders exploring financial incentives, legislative support and reclassification as an essential service
- Drunk driver receives maximum sentence for crash that killed Mo. firefighter/paramedic February 25, 2025A judge sentenced the driver to seven years after he pleaded guilty to the wrong-way crash that killed off-duty Independence Firefighter/Paramedic Harold “Gene” Eddins
- $100K grant helps Pa. EMS purchase, equip new ambulance February 24, 2025West County Paramedic Association added its first new rig in over a decade, boosting morale
- Colo. whole blood program sees ‘Rosie’ outcomes for patients February 24, 2025The Colorado Springs Fire Department worked closely with the UCHealth hospital system to get the life-saving program off the ground
- Calif. ski patroller dies after being caught in avalanche February 24, 2025Mammoth Mountain Ski Patroller Claire Murphy was doing avalanche mitigation on Lincoln Mountain when snow broke loose
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
- 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.
- NIST Issues New Guidance for Emergency Response During Wildfires August 23, 2023Lessons learned from the 2018 Camp Fire in California include strategies for protecting lives when there is not enough time to safely evacuate all residents.