Whole Blood in EMS Promises a Revolution in Resuscitation
Stockton Fire Dept. Delivers Customer Service through Data
How this busy agency supports its neighbors and keeps up with demand with FirstWatch
“The real advantage of FirstWatch,” says Michele Godina Machado, Administrative Analyst II at Stockton (Calif.) Fire Department, “is that I know the numbers are right. We say in this business that if it’s garbage in, then it’s garbage out. FirstWatch allows us to verify the accuracy of our data. So I know with a high level of confidence that when there’s a discrepancy in...
Mary Meeks Reflects on a Year as the 2024 Jack Stout EMS Fellow
Serving the People Behind the Data
How do we add value to our community? “That has been stuck in my head as a huge and fundamental question,” says Mary E. Meeks, the 2024 Jack Stout EMS Fellow. As district chief at Chatham Emergency Services (CES), headquartered in Savannah, Ga., she saw the relevance of this question daily in her work. “What do we as an EMS agency do to add value to the community of Savannah? How do we...
Mary E. Meeks Selected as the 2024 – 25 Recipient of the Jack Stout EMS Fellowship for Leadership Development
PLATTE CITY, MO — Mary E. Meeks, EMS District Chief for Chatham Emergency Services (CES), headquartered in Savannah, Ga., has been named the 2024 - 25 recipient of the Jack Stout EMS Fellowship. Endowed by FirstWatch, the Fellowship was created in collaboration with the Fitch EMS Foundation. The Fellowship is named in honor of the late Jack Stout, widely regarded as the father of high-performance EMS systems. It aims to provide a platform for chosen individuals to acquire...
Celebrating Pride Month at FirstWatch: Honoring Our LGBTQ+ Team Members
As we step into June, FirstWatch is proud to celebrate Pride Month, a time dedicated to honoring the vibrant and diverse LGBTQ+ community. This month serves as a powerful reminder of the importance of inclusion, acceptance, and the ongoing struggle for equality. At FirstWatch, we believe that our strength lies in our diversity. Our LGBTQ+ team members are integral to our success, bringing unique perspectives, creativity, and passion to our workplace. We are committed to fostering an environment where everyone...
Orange County Fire Authority: Leading with Data
Transparency is good. But data without context can mislead. How OCFA leverages data to tell a more complete story. “A critical component of our work is accurately identifying and describing the problems we face as a fire department and as a community,” says Orange County Fire Authority Chief Brian Fennessy. “Once we’ve identified a problem, then we can address it.” The bigger and more complex those challenges, the more important it is to convey them accurately. For Fennessy and OCFA, this begins...
Keeping Ahead of the Crowd
How Lake Stevens (Wash.) PD continues to innovate, despite staffing challenges
Chief Jeffrey Beazizo of the Lake Stevens, Wash., Police Department needs to keep informed in order to keep his community and officers safe. “If something big happens,” he says, “I want to know immediately. With FirstWatch, I get alerted through CAD triggers on my phone as soon as that call comes through. “It’s obviously not every call I need to be alerted to,” he says. “But major crimes and Priority...
Mike Taigman Receives Outstanding Faculty Mentor Award for 2023 at UCSF
All Clear Foundation (ACF), a national 501(c)(3) nonprofit dedicated to improving the wellbeing and longevity of Emergency Responders, including Healthcare Workers, and their families, has appointed Mike Taigman Chairman of the Board.
