Disaster Management
The faster information can get into the hands of decision makers, the increased potential for a successful outcome
What public safety can learn from the Titan submersible disaster
Equipping citizens to put down the cell phone and save lives in an emergency
Searchers and cadaver dogs have covered 25% of the burned area of Lahaina
Officials say the wildfire that destroyed Lahaina and killed 96 people is 85% contained
The Maui wildfire is the deadliest fire in over a century, and only 3% of the area has been searched
Maui County officials sent alerts to cellphones, television and radio stations, but it is unclear if it was before widespread power, cellular outages
Officials in Maui County say 271 structures were damaged or destroyed and dozens of people injured
Burn patients from the blaze in Lahaina have been flown to various hospitals
The Grand River Dam Authority is investigating the incident at Blue Hole Park that sent four girls to hospitals in Tulsa and Pryor
An EF3 tornado damaged the Pfizer factory responsible for producing nearly 25% of the company’s sterile injectable medicines
Officials in Upper Makefield say they will change their operations to include an underwater search by the weekend
Sweltering weather spreads from the Southwest to California causing heat-related deaths
Takeaways from Dr. Tan and Chief Wylie on training and communicating to deploy rescue task forces, unified command and casualty collection points
Stony Point EMTs recall an hours-long rescue effort in a state park during a storm
SAR crews from North Carolina, Michigan and Connecticut were among those helping to get to towns that have been unreachable
Miami-Dade County’s new Emergency Operations Center will have a 12-story fortified bunker for offices and emergency vehicles
First responders in Cuyahoga County held an NDMS exercise using a plane full of patients
West Metro Fire Rescue said most of the injuries at Red Rocks were cuts and fractures
A supercell struck Matador killing at least 4 people and causing widespread destruction
“We have seen somewhere between 50 and 100 patients,” Ochiltree General Hospital CEO Kelly Judice said
31 residents died in the Christmas 2022 storm that dumped over 50-inches of snow with hurricane-force winds
A partial failure of the crane system at a high-rise building caused the evacuation of a one-block radius
Federal, state and local agencies trained on how to handle thousands of evacuees in the event of a reactor meltdown at a Connecticut plant
999, London Ambulance Service Deputy Director Simon Harding talks emergency planning for the royal gathering
You can protect others, but what about yourself? Make sure you’re personally ready in the event of an emergency so you can assist others in their time of need
More than 30 agencies responded to the scene, and EMS providers transported more than 30 people to area hospitals
Over 50 gathered to discuss disaster response and recovery options
Police and fire agencies worked together to prepare and care for a major ski event
ATCEMS performed multiple water rescues, and a volunteer firefighter in Oklahoma activated tornado warning sirens
The “Avengers” actor was towing his nephew’s truck when the 14,330-pound Snowcat ran him over
More storms in the Midwest and South may bring additional twisters and hail
In Belvidere, Ill., Fire Chief Shawn Schadle witnessed “absolute chaos” at a theater with a collapsed roof and 260 people at the venue
