Disaster Management
The impact of Helene highlights the importance of preparedness, ICS training and rapid mobilization for future storms
Use a portable power station to quickly and quietly charge radios, smartphones and power lighting and other devices when other power sources are not available
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Dozens of emergency vehicles responded to an MCI at the Amazon center near Edwardsville, Ill., following severe storms
Acadian Ambulance invested in assets to assist operations in areas impacted by extreme weather and to improve morale for deployed responders
A paramedic and a nurse who witnessed the deadly night’s events and tried to help victims describe how so much went so wrong in Houston
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More than 100 rescuers were involved in the effort as residents were stranded in their vehicles and in their homes
The city has implemented a safety initiative after ambulances had difficulty accessing the bar district area after a mass shooting
The kits are part of the city’s new Safe Chicago program, and are equipped with a tourniquet, gauze, shears, gloves and an instruction manual
“It’s a big scary mess, and we honestly don’t know if the help is there beyond waiting out the current circumstance and hoping more people come in to the medical field”
Ambulances from several towns and companies could be seen parked along Main Street on both sides of the hospital
Detailing grant programs that focus on an agency’s specific needs as it navigates through an ongoing pandemic and budget shortfalls
Organization leaders canceled 50th anniversary celebrations to focus on taking care of their employees and the people they serve
EMT Logan Wade, 32, was driving supplies to Louisiana after Hurricane Ida when he and a partner stopped to render aid at an MVC
4 people, who were evacuated to the warehouse, died in the unsafe and unhealthy conditions
Four other lifeguards were injured by the same strike that killed Keith Pinto, 19
More than 250 ambulances, two ambulance buses, and 12 helicopters are available for ongoing hospital evacuations
Hospitals, ICUs are filled with patients from the fourth COVID surge, sparked by the highly contagious delta variant and low vaccination rates across the state
The town of McEwen was pummeled with about 17 inches of rain in less than a day, prompting water rescues, road closures and communications disruptions
How FEMA and AWS Competency Partner ArdentMC collaborated to determine life-saving investment priorities
The missing 16-year-old is the granddaughter of retired Verde Valley Fire, Ambulance chiefs and is the niece of a Cottonwood firefighter
The vehicle is fully powered by a hydrogen fuel cell, mitigating the need for diesel generators that produce toxic fumes
Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that the time saved with lights and siren use has little-to-no impact on patient outcomes
Commerical space flight is a new medical frontier for paramedics to treat the ill or injured and bring lessons back to earth
The centralized Chestnuthill Twp. location could help with recruitment, officials say
Dov Maisel advises on 5 elements of disaster response as United Hatzalah’s Psychotrauma and Crisis Response Unit team responds to Florida
Agencies are (or should be) preparing for continued rolling blackouts meant to minimize the risk of electrical line-caused fires
Cooling centers, water distribution and other precautions not enough to prevent heat-related fatalities
Officials said planning for demolition of the remaining Surfside structure is underway; 145 people are still missing and 18 are confirmed dead
The flames are deep and firefighters have not been able to find their source, Miami-Dade Mayor Daniella Levine Cava said during a news conference
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