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Tag: EMS

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Feb 18, 2025
Groundbreaking prehospital blood transfusion programs roll out in Minnesota and Texas

IAFF members in Minnesota and Texas are joining the IAFF’s broader push to implement prehospital blood transfusion initiatives.

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Oct 30, 2024
IAFF Center of Excellence clinicians put themselves in members’ boots

Thirty-six clinicians and staff from the IAFF Center of Excellence participated in Fire Ops 101, experiencing real-life scenarios to better understand the challenges fire fighters and emergency medical workers face on the job.

Behavioral Health

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Jun 13, 2024
IAFF, Fort Worth, TX Local 440 support plan for fire-based EMS model

Fort Worth City Council approved a new model that will dissolve MedStar, with its other member cities forming service agreements with Fort Worth.

EMS

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Groundbreaking prehospital blood transfusion programs roll out in Minnesota and Texas

IAFF Center of Excellence clinicians put themselves in members’ boots

IAFF, Fort Worth, TX Local 440 support plan for fire-based EMS model