Disaster Management
Paid and volunteer firefighters worked together to answer hundreds of calls for rescues
What to expect as task forces deploy to hurricane ravaged areas
The Bicycle Emergency Response Team is engaging the community, while providing quick response to difficult-to-access venues
The city of Baytown issued a shelter in place that lasted for about three hours for residents living west of the plant
Some structures were consumed by the blaze, and five to seven people were unaccounted for when firefighters extinguished the flames hours later
Every community has a festival, fair or event that could be a target for violence, like the Gilroy Garlic Festival
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The county will start using AT&T wireless phone services and will save $360 a month compared to the Verizon rates the county was paying
Santa Clara is the first county in the state to purchase the technology, which will be available to other areas in the event of a natural disaster
A 41-year-old man has been taken into custody and told police he had scattered “fluid-like petrol” at the site
Officials approved the new building due to the need for a 911 communications center that can withstand man-made and natural disasters
CalGas representatives said one gas worker was killed, a second was taken to the hospital and one person living in the home may be unaccounted for
Blocked train crossings causing 10-minute wait times forced Sheffield city officials to approve a new fire station and several EMS stations on the other side of the tracks
There have been thousands of aftershocks after the recent 7.1 and 6.4 magnitude earthquakes
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The explosion hurled large pieces of concrete up to 50 yards away and sent pieces of metal scattering as far as 100 yards across the street
First responders are investigating the explosion and report multiple injuries
There are significant reports of structure fires, mostly as a result of gas leaks or gas line breaks throughout the city
The program focuses on beach safety procedures that can be tweaked during the season to prepare for shark bites care
Hall Ambulance strike team is helping to transport patients to regional health facilities
The emergency dispatchers fielding the calls in 2017 had never before experienced such a storm of desperate pleas prompting them to give life-saving, unique instructions
A tragic incident in which a NY firefighter was killed by ambulance should have your department reviewing post-accident/incident plans, EVOC and safety courses
Philip D. White, master fire service instructor, addressed planning effective first responder incident preparedness and recovery training sessions at the recent California Mobile Command Center Expo
Once trained, Jasper, a 1-year-old German Sheperd, will be used to search for lost children, Alzheimer’s patients, and natural disaster victims
The weather service said it had received 22 reports of tornadoes by late Wednesday
The fire extended into an adjoining lab, prompting officials to call in a hazmat decontamination unit in case anyone had been exposed to potentially harmful chemicals
The webinars will cover security for places of worship and how to prepare for complex attacks
The Index analyzes 129 different measures for each state and the nation —including the number of paramedics and medical volunteers
The FirstNet communications platform for first responders is being used by more than 7,250 public safety agencies to improve interagency communication
One female and three males had died by the time firefighters had arrived Saturday afternoon, Fire Chief Harold Scoggin
Two paramedics were driving back from a call when they encountered severe weather
The Telecommunicator Emergency Response Taskforce (TERT) Initiative is developing dispatcher mutual aid for disaster response
Four people were killed in Texas. The other victims died in Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama
Jamestown Ambulance Service is searching for a woman who helped shovel drifted snow to allow emergency responders to gain access to a patient’s house
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