Disaster Management
It is our responsibility to respond, no matter what the potential hazards may be, so what is your agency training on?
Creating an effective tabletop training exercise for pre-planning MCI response
Disaster preparation for a flood includes gathering necessities, relying on local media sources and being aware of the dangers rising waters bring
The storm knocked out power at donation centers and led many to cancel their donation appointments; the Oklahoma Blood Institute has already been strained by COVID-19
The tropical storm made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday, leaving three people dead in three different states
How Team Rubicon and AWS Competency Partner Maxar Technologies teamed up to provide life-saving communications
From a marathon runner who performed CPR on the course to a college student who stopped class to help his professor, these EMS providers stepped up to render aid in unexpected circumstances
Members of Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority’s Special Operations Team spent 34 days in Louisiana aiding residents affected by the storm
Incident Commander Nick Pachota was deployed for 160 days as part of a team covering one of Florida’s largest population areas
Key takeaways and lessons learned from the 2018 mass shooting event at Mercy Hospital and Medical Center in Chicago
Comments on drafted definitions for EMR, EMT, AEMT and paramedic under the National Incident Management System are open until Oct. 15
The Inside EMS podcast welcomes back Kelly Grayson, who details his experience responding and weathering through Hurricane Laura
The Iowa Department of Public Health sent a cease and desist letter to Eric Hansen warning he could face felony charges if he continues to present himself as an EMS provider
Adventist Health St. Helena was evacuated first due to the LNU Lightning Complex and most recently due to the fast-growing Glass Fire
Gaston County EMS leadership embarked on a plan to equip every transport-capable ALS unit in Gaston County with a ventilator
Okaloosa County EMS providers and firefighters performed water rescues and helped with the delivery of two babies in the midst of the storm
Six members of the Kanawha County Emergency Ambulance Authority’s Special Operations Team stayed behind to continue relief efforts after Hurricane Laura
4 hard-won lessons in preparing for natural disaster recovery from a medic who weathered Hurricane Laura
EMS partners with healthcare coalitions in PPE supply, COVID-19 treatments and COVID-19 vaccination
Monroe Community Ambulance paramedics presented Wyatt Musulin with a “Live Saving Award” for taking the proper steps to aid his injured mother
Paramedic Kelly Grayson recounts weathering the storm that damaged his station and ambulance, and left the city in tatters
A variety of nonprofits are raising money to provide financial relief, needed supplies and food to first responders who were affected by and are working in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura
On this episode, our hosts discuss ketamine use in EMS, as well as the response to hurricanes and wildfires ravaging the south and the west
Hopkins County EMS deployed with Texas Emergency Medical Task Force 4 to aid in Hurricane Laura rescue efforts
Tornado warnings were issued in Arkansas and Mississippi after the storm was downgraded from a hurricane to a tropical depression
Strike teams, search and rescue crews, aircraft and convoys of ambulances headed to the Gulf Coast area before and in the aftermath of the Category 4 storm
The National Hurricane Center projected the storm will grown into a Category 3 hurricane before landfall
Officials said two chemicals used to clean equipment leaked and combined
EMS providers said they were forced to wheel a stretcher for a quarter-mile down the road after being told it wouldn’t be cleared for another hour
A funeral was held for Beirut Fire Brigade Paramedic Sahar Fares, 24, on Thursday; Beirut’s governor said nine other firefighters were killed
Former Chief Jeff Payne, who retired in January, says he is “very proud” of the resiliency first responders have shown
The strike team’s original 10-day deployment has been extended twice as the virus continues to rage in South Texas
Hurricane Douglas, currently a Category 3, is expected to hit Hawaii this weekend
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