Toolkit for Fire-Based EMS Leaders

By Mike McEvoy
EMS Editor

An electronic toolkit to provide fire service leaders and fire union officials with the latest information and resources on Fire-Based EMS has been released through a joint effort of the International Association of Fire Chiefs, the International Association of Firefighters, and the Metropolitan Fire Chiefs Association. The toolkit provides fire service EMS leaders with a wealth of resources to develop and operate high performance Fire-Based EMS systems in today’s highly competitive healthcare business environment. It includes talking points for communicating with elected officials and decision makers, information and resources on revenue and costs, and links to a multitude of other invaluable resources for today’s fire service EMS leaders.

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