FIRESTORM - Trailer, ©Talking Eyes Media

http://talkingeyesmedia.org/firestorm

Every minute in the United States, an ambulance gets turned away from an emergency room because hospitals are simply too full. In Los Angeles, where the wait time in some ERs is as long as 48 hours, the entire 911 system is being challenged in ways that are alarming. FIRESTORM is a feature-length documentary that examines the health care crisis through the prism of the Los Angeles Fire Department. The LAFD handles all emergency medical services for the city of Los Angeles, and currently 82% of the department's work is medical, rather than fire-related. Eleven hospitals have closed in just five years in LA, and the challenge of delivering more than 500 patients per day to a shrinking number of hospitals is overwhelming to LAFD paramedics. With resources strained, and 911 being used for everything from heart attacks to stomach aches, LAFD paramedics have become virtual 'doctors in a box'. FIRESTORM asks, who will rescue the rescuers?

To purchase a DVD go to http://www.firestormmovie.com/store.html

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• LAFD
• EMS
• Ambulance
• Healthcare
• Los Angeles
• California
• Hospital
• Firemen
• Firefighters
• Fire
• ER
• Emergency Room
• Doctors
• Insurance
• Patients
• Sick
• Uninsured
• South-Central
• Watts
• Paramedics

[meski13]

When & Where can I see this film?

[talkingeyesmedia]

@meski13 Great timing. We just made dvds available on our website yesterday.

[GoLAcityFD]

i look forward to purchasing this documentary full support!

[talkingeyesmedia]

thanks!

[GoLAcityFD]

is this documentary mainly about my FD? and if so is it mostly footage of the LAFD?

[talkingeyesmedia]

The film is entirely shot with the LAFD and at LA hospitals, but it suggests that this is a national phenomenon with fire departments across the country experiencing the same challenges..

[BrendaDylan4ever]

Great vid! Can't wait to see this documentary!!!

[kingbear3472]

What's with the gang member @ :31 ?!?

[burnedoutmedic]

now that it's out of dvd, i should get a copy of this.

[midnite4x4]

Very interesting video!

[arbcqueen]

NEVER UNDER ESTIMATE O.C.D. EVER! They're our lifeline!

[unoriginalnick]

As a former EMT from the US, I am very interested in seeing this film. However I currently live overseas. Is there any plan for online or international distribution?

[GoLAcityFD]

wheres the video at?