Disaster Management
A non-profit School Emergency Response Coalition is equipping students with life-saving emergency response training and equipment
Examining the extraordinary measures to recruit current and former volunteers to fill gaps in career staffing
Five key financial and operational asks to keep EMS afloat and financially solvent
Rescue operations were repeatedly disrupted by aftershocks; footage showed fires breaking out after the earthquake
The preliminary report details prevailing weather conditions and the crash debris of an Ala. helicopter crash that killed the crew and a patient
Local, state and federal crews simulated what they’d do if two large vessels slammed into each other off the Newport Beach coast
Tennis-ball-sized hail caused extensive damage to almost 50 vehicles and 11 ambulances at MedStar headquarters
All three drowned after heavy rains caused major flooding in Louisiana, Texas and Oklahoma
The new Tactical Emergency Medical Support Team will receive protective gear and emergency response training allowing them to respond to large scale emergencies
The casualty was reported after a storm that rolled across California; thousands of people lost power after winds toppled trees and power lines
Their conditions are unknown, but two were taken to a hospital; some homes were damaged but it’s unclear how severely
Tornadoes and heavy snow left hundreds of thousands without power in several states, cancelled flights and closed schools
There were no patients on board and no EMS providers were injured in the crash
All three crew members were wearing seat-belts and were not injured
Roanoke Fire and EMS suggests creating kits with items like personal hygiene products and medicine
The accident occurred during a snowstorm that was expected to drop up to a foot of snow on parts of the state
More than 170 people freed from the high rise building; as many as 124 may still be trapped
An infant, two children and six adults were killed when a 17-floor residential building collapsed
Officers teach situational awareness and principles of “Run, Hide, Fight”
Teams of medical and emergency personnel were sent to the last few Super Bowl games and attended a weeklong crash course on mass casualty events
Nearly 100 teens interested in emergency services careers gathered to learn about operations, procedures and equipment
Neighbors shoveled the snow around the ambulance so that the crew could continue doing their work
A combination of daring and improvisation allowed a diabetes patient to undergo a kidney transplant despite a blizzard raging on the East Coast
The mother was inside the car with her children as the father cleared the snow around the car
The EMT and cop’s wedding didn’t go as planned but ended up being a ‘perfect day’
The 18-year-old from Pennsylvania suffered from several heart defects, including Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Several babies were delivered under unusual circumstances during the record-breaking snowstorm
Officer Vernon Alston, 44, died of a massive heart attack; it took an ambulance about 30 minutes to reach him
The ambulances were allegedly not properly equipped for driving in the snow
While the county’s fire and rescue was sent to the residence, the dispatcher talked the father through the delivery of a healthy baby boy
