EMS News Briefs from Mike McEvoy

Should Police Transport MCI Victims?

The May 2015 Amtrak passenger train derailment in Philadelphia led the National Transportation Safety Board to recommend that fire and EMS make plans to incorporate police transport of MCI victims in their planning for large incidents. IAFC EMS Section Vice Chairman Mike McEvoy discussed the pros and cons in a recent IAFC article, reprinted by Fire Chief magazine. Read it here.

BLS First Response Agency Renewals

Does your fire department have a New York State Department of Health Agency Code as a BLS first response agency? Click here to learn more. If so, you should have been recently contacted to update information and renew your agency code. If you have not seen any correspondence from DOH in the past six months, you may be on their AWOL list and could potentially lose your agency code. It might not hurt to touch base with your state EMS rep. Contact information is available here.