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Saturday, July 19, 2008

Manager-medics: Myths and merits

Michael J. Ward

ems supervisors are often lumped in with battalion chiefs, but the similarities are superficial and the differences are real.The fact that ems supervisors...

code blue: Paging paramedics

Douglas Page

The chronic shortage of emergency nurses has inspired the idea of staffing crowded hospital emergency departments with paramedics. Not everybody likes...

EMS advocate

Charles Rule

James O. Page Jim Page is widely recognized as the most influential proponent of ems delivered by fire departments. After working as a private ambulance...

How to avoid common ambulance billing pitfalls

Peter Lawrence

Each year, millions of ambulance trips are billed to Medicare and other health insurance organizations by fire departments across the country. While specialized...

Can you afford to bill patients for EMS calls?

Leslea Adams

The elected officials are casting their votes regarding a resolution that has been discussed, debated and discounted many times over the last year. One...

Where does EMS rank in your department?

The IAFC Staff

What's the level of commitment to ems in your department? Does your department fully embrace ems with a dedicated ems chief - maybe even an ems command...

EMD: Making the Most of EMS

Jeff J. Clawso and Robert L. Martin, Geoffrey A. Cady and Robert Sinclair

Almost 90% of America's fire departments have a role in providing prehospital medical care and transportation. These fire service-based ems systems are...

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Mutual Aid Mutual Aid is a blog of news and views from FIRE CHIEF staff and industry experts — a virtual conversation about the issues important to you as a fire service leader.	In Service provides information on fleet management, apparatus specifying and maintenance. Keep abreast of new trends and changes to emergency vehicle apparatus.	Station Style focuses on the architectural design and needs of fire and emergency stations today. See the latest in design trends and learn about the Fire Station Design Awards.

Mutual Aid

Mutual Aid is a blog of news and views from FIRE CHIEF staff and industry experts — a virtual conversation about the issues important to you as a fire service leader.

In Service provides information on fleet management, apparatus specifying and maintenance. Keep abreast of new trends and changes to emergency vehicle apparatus.

Station Style focuses on the architectural design and needs of fire and emergency stations today. See the latest in design trends and learn about the Fire Station Design Awards.