Disaster Management
Capt. Frank Leto, deputy director of the New York Fire Department Counseling Service, outlines how COVID-19 impacted members’ behavioral health, and how the department is meeting their needs
Our co-hosts sit down with Manatee County (Florida) EMS Assistant Chief Tim Nowak, who gives an overview to his department’s COVID-19 response
A bold proposal to change the way we educate and certify EMS providers
The “Run, Hide, Fight” model lacks efficiency and flexibility to permit someone to evaluate the problem and choose the appropriate response
The threat for flash flooding along the Cedar River remained high after heavy rain Thursday and Friday
High-fidelity, full-scale exercises for SWAT and EMS at Urban Shield 2016 create a unique and memorable MCI and active shooter training experience
The technology has enabled the management of large scale event management, terror attacks and other multi-casualty incidents
High winds tipped over an 18-wheeler, killing its driver and shutting down a bridge
New York officials are investigating an emergency alert system that sent out a false evacuation order Saturday
Hundreds of first responders worked long hours during the days and weeks after the floodwaters began to rise even as their own homes sank
Fla. residents lost power and saw water reach their homes’ foundations
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A National Academy of Medicine paper describes best practices for EMS responses to active shooter, bombing and terror attacks
Since the Wednesday earthquake, firefighters and rescue crews used sniffer dogs around the hard-hit areas in central Italy
The medic said fellow responders are working the storm even through their own homes have been destroyed
The flooding has left eight dead and over 8,000 people in shelters
Over 3,000 people have been evacuated as of Saturday
A flood watch remains in effect until Sunday, while rescuers continue to search for victims or those in need
Montreal firefighter Mitchell Koski died in the flooding, but the sheriff declined to provide details
FEMA had registered nearly 6,000 people and provided more than $18 million in assistance
The nation’s medical tactical response team answers the call when mass casualty medical care is needed
The Wheaton Volunteer Rescue Squad is donating a recently retired ambulance as a replacement
Funerals have been postponed due to ongoing storms and rain conditions
The discovery lowers the death toll to 23; the number of dead includes 20 bodies found and 3 people who are missing and presumed dead
The two Kentucky EMS providers were loading a motor vehicle collision patient into the ambulance when the rig was struck by lightning
The federal disaster declaration lets residents in three counties get aid for temporary housing and home repairs, receive low-cost loans
National Guardsmen are assisting in eight counties, helping local crews with swift water rescues, search and extraction efforts and health and welfare checks
Initial rescue efforts were complicated by heavy rains and the threat of more tornadoes and hailstorms
National Guardsmen are assisting in eight counties, helping local crews with swift water rescues, search and extraction efforts and health and welfare checks
The disaster has been declared a national-level emergency
The ACEP High Threat Emergency Casualty Care Task aims to reduce death and disability from mass shootings and active shooter incidents
Emergency responders from N.D. and other neighboring counties were called in to help
One main goal of the exercise is to test how well they will work together to minimize loss of life and damages when a mega-quake unleashes a tsunami
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