Disaster Management
Our cohosts are joined by Jeff Hensley, emergency manager for MedTrust Medical Transport in South Carolina, to discuss the position
Ken Bouvier, NREMT, offers low-cost tools and tips to improve incident command responses to emergencies
Paid and volunteer firefighters worked together to answer hundreds of calls for rescues
Following a Meek Mill performance, about 15,000 people panicked and ran causing a stampede that injured several during the Lil WeezyAna Fest
The Bahamas Paradise Cruise Line is transporting first responders, volunteers and supplies to the Bahamas
The City of Miami and the Bahamian government are working out an agreement to send Miami’s urban search and rescue team rather than wait for federal approval
Each unit, comprised of handler and canine, is FEMA-certified and has specialized training for disaster response events
Nahant EMS acquired a Humvee emergency transport vehicle for free through a Defense Logistics Agency program to prepare for extreme weather conditions
Florida firefighters are making an estimated 1,300 meals to feed more than 500 people a day
Fire department and medical personnel will work with the U.S. Coast Guard to help with the relief effort in the Bahamas
Automated scheduling technology can help public safety agencies with employee notification and cost recovery for emergency staffing
The city of High Springs is just one base of operations for emergency responders that are setting up camp before the storm arrives
Missouri Task Force 1 sent 52 members, including firefighters, doctors, engineers and others, to help with water rescues
Spirit Medical Transport has sent four more EMS personnel and two more ambulances along with additional medical supplies
CDEMA has an 18-person Rapid Needs Assessment Team stationed in Nassau, ready to be deployed to impacted areas as soon as the storm passes
Spirit Medical Transport has sent four EMS personnel and two ambulances, along with additional medical supplies
The IMT team will deploy for a 16-day mission to help assist with Hurricane Dorian response efforts
Acadian Ambulance has sent 60 EMTs and 30 ambulances to assist in evacuations
The shooting began with an interstate traffic stop where a man opened fire on police with one of two troopers inside a patrol car struck by gunfire
Odessa Police Chief Michael Gerke says that at least 21 people have been injured by gunfire and five killed in a shooting in West Texas
Incident Management Team (IMT) members will help responders there with logistics, planning and personnel coordination
First responders from Fayette EMS and Murrysville Medic One are heading to a staging area in Georgia to support rescue and evacuation efforts as Hurricane Dorian approaches
Officials are unsure how many or where people will show up for the events
Teams are working on multiple contingency plans in anticipation of thousands descending on rural Nevada
An untold, large number of people may be coming to Lincoln County, Nev. in late September, with some perhaps unhinged enough to try and take on the military
Prepared to treat your own? Lessons learned from a problematic incident
A team of firefighters, medical crews, and hazmat specialists will provide search and rescue support, medical support, communications and damage assessment
Paramedic Craig Wohlitka testified last year that he and other paramedics were haunted by the patients’ deaths
All of those injured were alert while being transported to local hospitals with non-life-threatening injuries
More than 40 firefighters and 15 ambulance crews responded to the incident
County officials are worried that the number of visitors that may attend the event will be an issue for EMS providers, communications, and internet services
Of the 21 injured, 16 people were taken to the hospital and one person was transported with serious injuries
One driver was unable to stop and his car went through the fence, injuring several people and killing a female EMT
