Field Training Instructor, EMT-B/Firefighter
Detroit Fire Department
Detroit, Michigan, United States
Kelly Adams has been employed by the Detroit Fire Department since 2003 as an EMT-B. She is also a trained firefighter and a peer counselor. Also a proud member of Local 344. In 2014, she became a field training instructor to help firefighters transition to be medical first responders. On October 20, 2015, while she was working Medic 6, Kelly and her partner responded to a medical call just before midnight regarding a female with a hurt ankle. While Kelly was assessing her patient, the patients boyfriend attacked Kellys partner with a boxcutter. Kelly and her partner sustained life threatening stab wounds that night. Kelly now works with the FIRST Center to prevent future violent encounters to other first responders.
CE-103: Violence to Firefighters and EMS Responders
Thursday, August 17, 2023
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM