By Bill Carey
91视频
PITTSBURGH 鈥� The Pittsburgh Bureau of EMS recently celebrated the graduation of nine new EMTs who make up the first class of the Freedom House EMT Academy, named in honor of the nation鈥檚 first EMS service.
EMS Chief Amera Gilchrist noted that in her 25 years with the bureau, they have never had an EMT training program until now, reported.
鈥淲e actually took people, regular citizens, off the street and put them through school and showed them what EMS is all about,鈥� Gilchrist said.
The graduation pays tribute to the original Freedom House Ambulance Service, established in the Hill District in the 1960s.
Paramedic Kevin Hazzard recounts the incredible story of the Black men and women who became America鈥檚 first paramedics
December 29, 2022 01:41 PM
鈥淚f it weren鈥檛 for the men and women of Freedom House, I wouldn鈥檛 be the chief of this department right now,鈥� Gilchrist said.
The paid training program spans 12 weeks. Every member of the inaugural class successfully passed.
Pittsburgh EMS Chief Amera Gilchrist shares the progressive plan she fervently believes will reduce staffing challenges
December 21, 2023 10:50 AM
First responders will have instant virtual access to emergency physicians, paramedics and nurses for guidance and support while en route to hospitals
September 16, 2024 10:24 AM
The judge ruled Aurora Paramedic Peter Cichuniec had to make a quick decision the night of the arrest as the highest-ranking paramedic at the scene
September 16, 2024 08:26 AM
Exeter Hospital said it will delay ending the ALS intercept program and paramedic layoffs
September 16, 2024 06:45 AM
The monument in Keansburg is reportedly the first Sept. 11 memorial in the U.S. dedicated solely to EMS responders
September 16, 2024 06:30 AM
