Mar 22, 2019 | EMT/Paramedic
Within seconds a Connecticut paramedic became the patient after the EMT, who was in the driver’s seat at the time, suffered a stroke. “I was inches away from dying,” Aetna Ambulance EMT Chris Cabral told FOX 61, “and my partner saved my life.” During the night shift...
Mar 12, 2019 | EMT/Paramedic
FDNY EMTs Brendon Hernandez (pictured left) and Jean Altidor were praised by Mayor Michael Bloomberg, Fire Commissioner Salvatore Cassano and Police Commissioner Ray Kelly on June 10, 2013 after EMT Hernandez wrestled a gun away from a patient who shot a police...
Mar 7, 2019 | EMT/Paramedic, Fire, Police
Retired Downingtown Police Chief James R. McGowan III, who died Monday, is remembered for sharing advice and sincerely caring for those he served in the community and those who worked alongside him. Downingtown Mayor Josh Maxwell was 25 when he was elected into office...
Feb 8, 2019 | EMT/Paramedic, Fire, Marines
When off duty fire fighter Joe Manganaro boarded a cross-country flight this summer he never expected to save someone’s life. But that’s just what happened, and this week the Boston Celtics honored Manganaro of South Boston as a “Hero Among...
Jan 24, 2019 | EMT/Paramedic
On March 29, 2011, Dr. Michael Shannon was driving on Pacific Coast Highway in Dana Point when a semi-truck T-boned his SUV, pinning his vehicle underneath the truck as it caught fire. Firefighters from Paramedic Engine 29 were returning from another call and...
Jan 6, 2019 | EMT/Paramedic, Fire
Brian Thatcher (Draper Fire Department) 1973-2018 In a post on the Draper City Fire Department Facebook Saturday, they said Fire Marshal Bryan Thatcher unexpectedly passed away at his home ‘leaving a huge void in his family and our department.’ ...
