Disaster Management
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Firefighters, EMTs and paramedics across the country brave freezing temperatures, face record call volumes and remind community members to stay safe in the cold
DMI announced the release of Endzone, which enables responders to handle real-time scenarios from a mobile device
Clinton First Aid and Rescue Squad is deploying its ASAP, or Alternate Support Apparatus, unit to help in rescue efforts
The recent storms spurred the Senate to act on legislation that will require cellphones to work on other carriers’ networks during emergencies
Twenty-seven members of the Task Force 1 FEMA Urban Response Team have been called to go to Puerto Rico and help rescue and recovery efforts
Tatyanna Watkins and boyfriend David Knight thanked Desiree Farrell for walking them through the birth over the phone
Nine New York City police officers and firefighters stayed in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Irma
“This is going to be a historic event for Puerto Rico,” said Abner Gomez, the island’s emergency management director
Just after search and rescue dog teams returned home from Harvey and Irma, they set back out to rescue victims from more disasters
A mix of neighborhood volunteers, police and firefighters used trained dogs and their bare hands to search through ruins
Rescue workers rushed to the site of damaged or collapsed buildings in the capital less than two weeks after another quake left 90 dead in the country’s south
The nursing home listed a backup nursing home and an EMS agency in its hurricane plan, but reps for both companies say they never got a call
The combined tab from Hurricanes Harvey and Irma is expected to hit $200 billion or more
Eight people died and 145 patients had to be moved out of the stifling-hot facility, many of them on stretchers or in wheelchairs
Eddie Wu drove for 17 hours, served meals for 44 more, then drove back home in time to see his kids off on their first day of school
Paramedic Lester Hernandez encountered a stray, 8-month-old collie mix, who traveled back to Las Vegas in an ambulance with him
Responders can get free tickets for themselves and five additional guests to WonderWorks, a science-driven attraction
Hurricane Irma has forced the cancellation of dozens of Red Cross blood drives in the Southeast, resulting in more than 2,100 uncollected donations
J.R. Atkins said he recognized the symptoms of necrotizing fasciitis immediately after a mosquito bite became infected
Mehrvarz Yavaliollah used the chainsaw to cut down a tree that had fallen in their doorway after Hurricane Irma
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Hollywood Police Chief Tom Sanchez said investigators believe the deaths at the Rehabilitation Center at Hollywood Hills were heat-related
Victims include a Florida jailhouse guard and sheriff’s deputy who died after their vehicles collided
“We can’t help the people who are truly in need when we keep having to deal with people who are minorly inconvenienced,” Fire Capt. Jason Sellers said
Responders were rescuing people from homes struck by trees near the Florida line in Lowndes County, Georgia
Fire crews and police took an armored vehicle through the city to reach the woman’s house
State Attorney Dave Aronberg said sober homes are not legally required to notify the shelters when they drop off recovering addicts
After a power pole fell on the patrol car, the two responders were stuck inside for two hours before workers could disconnect the line
At high wind speeds, police officers and fire-rescue personnel will not be able to respond to emergencies
With paramedics unable to go out into the storm, a dispatcher talked the woman through delivering her baby at home
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