Disaster Management
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
Studies have repeatedly demonstrated that the time saved with lights and siren use has little-to-no impact on patient outcomes
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
During a six-hour class Thursday, the Calhoun County School System nurses heard from medical professionals about the best wound-care techniques to use
The new trauma kits, which are tested on Afghanistan battlefields, include tourniquets, hyfin vents that can be applied to a chest wound and medicated gauze
A recent report claims that well over 4,500 people in Puerto Rico died as a result of Hurricane Maria and its aftermath
Senate Bill 833 would require local emergency officials to follow first-ever statewide standards for public warnings
These concepts will yield more prepared, capable and resilient communities
The 911 landscape has changed as acts of mass violence and other multi-caller/multi-victim high-threat incidents begin to increase
Paramedic chiefs and field providers have much to learn from the FBI’s ongoing summary and analysis of active shooter incidents
The MedStat ASAP MS250 is an all-wheel-drive utility vehicle that is the size of a Mini Cooper but can transport EMTs, a patient and a full-size cot
As the Democratic Republic of the Congo reports another Ebola outbreak, is EMS prepared with proper protocols and PPE?
All organizations should develop an emergency action plan and train to respond to active shooter scenarios
Dustin Talacko wants to raise $25,000 to make emergency response vehicles more prepared for mass casualty incidents
NFPA 3000 isn’t a tactical document or a policies and procedures manual; it’s a framework to develop programs that integrate planning, response and recovery to active shooter hostile events
Mecklenburg County Commissioner Pat Cotham said it’s “disappointing” that half of the county’s ambulance fleet has engine issues
Strategies for pre-planning and day-of execution of a successful active shooter drill or violent threat mass casualty exercise
The three organizations are working together to offer free training during National EMS Week
Lt. Matt Sarrracco said they are using two ATVs, to make their way through tough spots to gain access and to transport patients
Feedback will be accepted through June 30, 2018
The new team is made up of eight paramedics who will now be on the front lines with firefighters and police officers
State agencies, the district of Columbia and the federal government are participating in hurricane response training as part of 2018 National Level Exercise
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