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JBSA, San Antonio build stronger ties through EMS support agreement
June 15, 2023 — The City of San Antonio, also known as Military City USA, has a strong bond with its military neighbors, but Intergovernmental Support Agreements, or IGSAs, are another means of strengthening that bond and saving federal dollars in the process... MORE

EMS personnel standing in front of ambulance.

Burn survivor, San Antonio firefighter on the road to recovery thanks to USAISR
March 10, 2020 — For nearly three years, San Antonio firefighter Brad Phipps has had to deal with both the physical and emotional scars from a fire that left him with burn injuries and in which one of his colleagues perished... MORE

USAISR program training local first responders on advanced burn care
November 29, 2019 — Paramedics and emergency medical technicians with the San Antonio Fire Department are being trained on the basics of advanced burn care through a new program and partnership with the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research at Joint Base San Antonio-Fort Sam Houston... MORE

The Burn Strong program is a partnership between the San Antonio Fire Department and the U.S. Army Institute of Surgical Research Burn Center in which paramedics and EMTs learn the basics of advanced burn and trauma life support care.

AF medics, San Antonio firefighters corral training for EMT Rodeo
August 24, 2016 — Medics from the Randolph Clinic teamed up with an elite emergency response unit from the San Antonio Fire Department to hone their emergency response skills in preparation the Air Force’s 2016 Emergency Medical Technician Rodeo Aug. 24-27 in New Mexico... MORE

Over the course of two weeks, medics from the 59th Medical Wing trained with the technical rescue team at Fire Station 11 in San Antonio. The joint training gave participants an opportunity to strengthen their partnership, which will benefit the citizens they serve. (U.S. Air Force photo/Staff Sgt. Michael Ellis)

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