Disaster Management
Acadian Ambulance invested in assets to assist operations in areas impacted by extreme weather and to improve morale for deployed responders
Detailing grant programs that focus on an agency’s specific needs as it navigates through an ongoing pandemic and budget shortfalls
How FEMA and AWS Competency Partner ArdentMC collaborated to determine life-saving investment priorities
The death toll attributed to Florence stands at four Saturday, all in North Carolina
The Parkland school has had one code red (active shooter) drill, two fire drills and five false alarms since school began on Aug. 15
More than 60 people had to be pulled from a collapsing motel at the height of the storm, and many more who defied evacuation orders were hoping to be rescued
The organization reminded fire departments to be “disciplined” in their response and “ready and available to local communities”
Police said an ambulance rear-ended another rig that had slowed for traffic, causing a chain reaction with three other ambulances
Responders from California, Indiana, New Hampshire and Colorado are heading to the East Coast to assist in any needed rescue efforts
As the Category 4 hurricane barrels toward the East Coast, thousands of first responders are preparing for what could be a disastrous aftermath
Newberry County Sheriff Lee Foster said when someone hits the button, it alerts police, paramedics, firefighters, school administrators and calls 911
Complete with a mock community and former hospital, the CDP gives responders the opportunity to train on emergency and disaster response
More than 300 Anne Arundel County school nurses and health assistants were trained in the grim but necessary skills to handle a school shooting
“One of the bigger trends is EMS actually going in while the event is occurring rather than waiting until it’s all over to come in,” Capt. Andrew Winters said
Henry Ford Allegiance Health staged a full-scale emergency exercise of a mass shooting designed to test its response, and the response of several other agencies
The Department of Homeland Security is accepting applications for the School-Age Trauma Training grant
A bridge on a highway linking Italy with France collapsed in the city of Genoa during a sudden, violent storm, sending vehicles plunging
Environmental disasters can expose first responders to asbestos, putting them at risk for mesothelioma
Wall-mounted stations each contain eight bleeding control kits, giving each school 24 smaller sets of tools that can be used in the most serious of emergencies
Healthcare coalitions offer EMS a “seat at the table” for regional emergency planning
When we travel, we get a chance to see other cities, meet other emergency management professionals and discover hazards that exist for the area we’re visiting
The 106,000-square-foot, 14-bed hospital is being built to hurricane design specifications established by Miami-Dade County—some of the strictest in the country
The Medical Reserve Corps organizes medical and public health professionals to serve as volunteers in case of disaster
“It’s currently the largest emergency operations center in the state of Alabama,” 911 director Rod Coleman said
The ballistic gear allows firefighters and paramedics into the “warm zone” alongside law enforcement to quickly provide life-saving first aid
Washington County EMS called the crisis a “mass casualty incident,” and 27 concert-goers were transported to the hospital
EMS1.com Editor-in-Chief Greg Friese speaks about how disasters can have an emotional toll on first responders
The Story County Sheriff’s Office has launched its Defibs Save Lives campaign, which aims to ensure that the county becomes a heart safe community
Paul Stiegler, OnStar’s medical director, spent more than three decades as a top-rated ER physician
The West End Community Ambulance rig rolled down an embankment after crashing while moving through a heavy storm
The Oshkosh Fire Department will use a grant to purchase 10 sets of ballistic vests, helmets and accessories
Make information sharing a part of your mass casualty incident protocols, especially in incidents involving children or unknown illness
The “Stop the Bleed” app, which is free of charge, was designed to teach the public how to save lives in an emergency
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