Evacuation
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Rob Lawrence speaks with Stefan Korshak, senior defense correspondent for the Kiev Post
First responders used watercraft to rescue and evacuate residents in Oakdale
Storm system soaked the state a led to a state of emergency declaration for the southern coast
A second storm system moved into the state causing flooding, power outages and evacuations
Several patients experiencing headaches and dizziness at a North Whitehall childcare center were transported to area hospitals
Tampa General Hospital, region’s only Level 1 trauma center, will receive patients as the storm passes through
Idalia is expected to make landfall Wednesday, bringing storm surges and flooding
Over 100 deaths are confirmed and approximately 1,000 people are unaccounted for in the Lahaina fire
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
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
Crewmembers have been clearing roads and helping people get to safety
The bill supports tougher penalties for swatting calls that lead to an evacuation, lockdown or emergency response
Multiple ambulance strike teams are transporting patients to alternative facilities in the area
Firefighters have searched for a missing child and conducted rescues
In Sonoma County, Occidental Volunteer Fire Chief Ronald Lunardi said a child believed to be under 2 years old died Wednesday night after a tree fell on a home
One firefighter suffering from exhaustion was transported to a hospital
“Thank your nurses and thank your EMS workers and firefighters because they made all this possible,” said Dr. Chase Jones
Task forces have spent weeks on hurricane relief efforts such as search and rescue, reconnaissance, needs assessments and evacuations
Officials declared a mass casualty incident, bringing every ambulance in Allentown and more from surrounding municipalities
Orange County Fire Rescue Department crewmembers and other teams transported people from medical centers and away from Hurricane Ian
Hundreds of evacuations were taking place in the Fort Myers area, where storm damage cut off potable water to at least nine hospitals
Coast Guard, USAR and firefighting crews have been conducting rescues, and medical facilities have been evacuated
USAR teams have been deployed to a staging area, and local fire departments have been issuing safety reminders to their communities
Decatur’s EMS coordinator presented a challenge coin to six hospital EMS employees and called their willingness to jump in “unprecedented”
