This afternoon before 6 PM three cars became tangled on Capital Blvd. The Wake Forest Police Department hand the scene handled. The Wake Forest Fire Department was called out along with Wake EMS to tend to one of the drivers who complained of back pain. Judging by the windshield on one of the cars involved … Read more
At about twenty after noon today while cars were turning left from Heritage Lake Road onto Dr. Calvin Jones (98) witnesses said the driver of the lighter colored Toyota Camry was traveling into Wake Forest on Dr. Calvin Jones and allegedly ran the red light and struck another car. The driver of the red Kia … Read more
This past week in brutal heat and an empty unairconditioned downtown office building, the Raleigh Police Department and Wake EMS were spending valuable time both sweating and learning new skills that may benefit you. The talented Raleigh Police Department didn’t need to practice on how to deal with a shooter who kills people. It’s something … Read more
At just about 1 PM today a very hot and very, very pregnant driver, who you must infer was a female, was struck in the rear while turning onto Capital Boulevard from Caveness Farms Ave. As a precaution Wake Forest Fire Department Engine 2, Wake EMS 12, and Wake Forest Police arrived on the scene … Read more
At 5:30 PM on Sunday a call went out for Wake EMS, Wake Forest Police, and Wake Forest Fire Department to respond to Capital Blvd, northbound, around where Lowe’s is. Witnesses described the woman who was injured, traveling faster than 65 MPH when she drifted off the left side of the road. They described a … Read more
Now as super fast as the Wake Forest Fire Department gets to the scene, what I’m about to share is a very rare situation. This afternoon a call went out for EMS and the Wake Forest Fire Department and I happened to be closer than they were and arrived first. The first thought that went … Read more
While I can think of a number of things a NASCAR team and Wake EMS have in common, like speed, winning, professionalism, and working with tools, the real common denominator is the pit crew. Oh yes and what they don’t have in common is beer, food concessions, and swag trailers. Although a trailer selling Wake … Read more
Wake EMS members got together and did a wonderful video recently using the Happy song that’s hot right now. It will bring a smile to your face and will actually make you happy.
Here is the second video produced by Setla Film Productions on Wake EMS and how they handle cardiac arrest. The first one can be seen here. In this video Wake County EMS talks about how they assist people in the field with the Advanced Practice Paramedic that I talked about in this article. It relates … Read more
This morning at about 11 AM a call went out for Raleigh Fire Department Engine 22 to respond to the Sheetz on Thornton Road, near where we had the overturned cement truck yesterday. Apparently someone left a package of bottles or vials that are used for medical collection. Allegedly a Sheetz employee found these by … Read more